Institutions, Inequality and Development

The book focuses on the linkages between institutions, inequality and development. It analyzes formal political institutions, in particular the relationship between democracy and human development. It also centers on informal social institutions leading to the exclusion of population groups such as women and indigenous people. To measure these institutions in the case of gender inequality the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) and its five subindices are proposed and for the indigenous «disadvantage» the indigenous dummy is used. The dissertation shows that formal and informal institutions affect human development, the governance of a society and inequality.

Autorentext

Maria Ziegler, born in Stollberg (Germany) in 1980, studied Public Policy and Management at the University of Konstanz and the University Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne. Between 2006 and 2010 she was a PhD candidate at the Department of Economics at the University of Göttingen. During her studies she also worked as a consultant for various international agencies in Latin America and Africa.

Inhalt

Contents: Relationship between democracy and the living standard of a society - Measurement of informal social institutions that prescribe gender roles via the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) and its five subindices - Use of these measures in the explanation of development outcomes with a special chapter on corruption - Contribution of ethnic origin to health inequality in Bolivia.