Public spending on health as political instrument? Regime-type dependency of public spending

Artikel

The paper argues that the level of public spending on health varies according to the type of political regime in a country. A simple political economic model is employed to analyse the rationale of policy makers when implementing healthcare policy. The theory of dictatorship as described by Wintrobe (1990, 1998, 2001) is used to differentiate between the types of autocratic regimes. Furthermore, an empirical analysis is conducted for 170 countries for the years 1995- 2014. We found that public spending on health is decreasing with the level of political freedom. At the same time, public spending on health care competes with military expenditures. Moreover, public spending on health in neighbouring countries affects the level of public spending within the country.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Journal: Open Economics ; ISSN: 2451-3458 ; Volume: 3 ; Year: 2020 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 121-134 ; Warsaw: De Gruyter

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health ; National Government Expenditures and Health
• Thema: public spending ; health regime ; selection effect ; Wintrobe

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Münch, Angela ; Fielding, David ; Freytag, Andreas
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): De Gruyter
• (wo): Warsaw
• (wann): 2020

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.1515/openec-2020-0108
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/236610
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ