Societal Implications of Fiscal and Monetary Policies

List of Figures x

List of Tables xi

Contributors xiv

Foreword xxi

Preface xxv

Abbreviations xxvii

Introduction 1

Ramesh Chandra Das

Part I Policy Implications to Education, Health, and Overall Development 11

1 An Empirical Analysis of Fiscal Policy, Governance, and Educational Outcomes in Low- and Middle-income Countries 13

Haimanti Banerjee and Sucharita Ghosh

2 Nexus between Governance, Corruption, and Human Development: Evidence from Low-income Countries 32

Abhijit Bhattacharya and Mousumi Ghatak

3 The Role of Government Expenditure, Economic Growth, and Investment in Explaining Human Development Index: A Panel Data Analysis 48

Biswajit Nayak and Sudipta Jha

4 Nexus between Economic Development and Quality of Governance: A Cross-country Study with Reference to Post-globalization Time 61

Debashis Mazumdar and Mainak Bhattacharjee

5 Examining the Idea of Good Governance and Human Rights in South Asian Context 74

Eyasin Khan

6 Corruption and Development in Bangladesh: An Analysis 90

Tulshi Kumar Das, Krittebas Paul, and Priyanka Bhattacharjee

7 Role of Digitalization in the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy: Evidence from Developing Economies 109

Madhabendra Sinha, Samrat Roy, and Bablu Kumar Dhar

8 Fiscal Priorities in SAARC and ASEAN Countries: Exploring the Trade-offs between Defense and Development 125

Soumyajit Bhunia

9 Monetary Policy Tools and Their Effectiveness in Renewable Energy Project Development 141

Serhat Y¼ksel, Hasan Dincer and AyÅ?e Nur ırak

10 The Relations between Monetary Policy and Economic Growth: A Study on the Political Economy of Japan 153

Debasish Nandy

11 Does Public Spending upon Science and Technology and State Income Affect Environmental Quality?: A State-Level Analysis in India 170

Imran Hussain, Sunanda Das, and Ramesh Chandra Das

Part II Policy Implications to Socio-economic Sustainability 187

12 The Nexus between Social Expenditures and Human Development in OECD Countries: Fiscal Strategies for Sustainable Social Policies 189

Gamze Yıldız Åeren and Aycan Can

13 Do Public Sector Corruption and Other Macroeconomic Indicators Increase Regional Imbalances in Economic Growth in Asian Countries? An Inquiry 202

Saddam Hossain Mondal and Puja Biswas

14 Gender-Responsive Budgeting and Social Sector Development: Insights from T¼rkiyeâs Budget Justifications 216

Åeyda G¼dek-G¶l§ek and Ali G¶khan G¶l§ek

15 Factors Influencing Good Governance and Intention to Adopt Digital Governance Services: An Empirical Study on the e-Government Participation among Users in West Bengal, India 235

Arindam Metia

16 Good Governance and Industry 5.0 as Keys for the Social Sustainability 253

Begum Sertyesilisik

17 Good Governance and Social Sector Developments in India (2014â"2024): Challenges and Future Directions 265

Raj Kumar Kothari and Budh Bahadur Lama

18 Terrorism, Regulatory Quality, and Economic Complexity in Selected African Countries 282

Richardson Kojo Edeme and Ekene Thank God Emeka

19 Good Governance and Digital Financial Inclusion: Evidences from West Bengal, India 298

Nilendu Chatterjee and Tonmoy Chatterjee

20 Nexus between Gender Inclusion and Climate Finance: Bridging Gaps for Sustainable Development 312

Megha Jain and Aishwarya Nagpal

21 Governance of Organizational Sustainability Management 336

Jos© G. Vargas-Hern¡ndez, Absal³n J. Salmer³n-Zapata, and M. C. Omar C. Vargas-Gonz¡lez

Index 357