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 Yüksel, Hasan Dincer and Ay¿e Nur Ç¿rak
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 Y¿ld¿z ¿eren 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 Türkiye's Budget Justifications 216
¿eyda Güdek-Gölçek and Ali Gökhan Gölçek
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 (2014-2024): 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
José G. Vargas-Hernández, Absalón J. Salmerón-Zapata, and M. C. Omar C. Vargas-González
Index 357
