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Koop, Kelvin (2020)

The ability of governments to save lives: A study on the relationship between Quality of Government and healthcare-performance.

Bachelor thesis | Bestuurskunde (BSc)

This study examines the correlation between Quality of Government indicators and healthcare-performance indicators. Quality of Government is measured using state legitimacy, rule of law and corruption. Healthcare-performance is measured using infant mortality, life expectancy and primary care. The effect of corruption has been researched on the subnational level and the effects of state legitimacy and rule of law have been linked to healthcare theoretically. However the relationship of Quality of Government on healthcare-performance remains understudied for the national level. This study hypothesizes that countries that have a high Quality of Government tend to have better healthcare-performance. Findings from time-series data between 2000 and 2017 from 35 countries out of the OECD and QoG OECD database, report that healthcare-performance is significantly higher in countries that score better on state legitimacy. Results also show that infant mortality is likely to be lower in...Show moreThis study examines the correlation between Quality of Government indicators and healthcare-performance indicators. Quality of Government is measured using state legitimacy, rule of law and corruption. Healthcare-performance is measured using infant mortality, life expectancy and primary care. The effect of corruption has been researched on the subnational level and the effects of state legitimacy and rule of law have been linked to healthcare theoretically. However the relationship of Quality of Government on healthcare-performance remains understudied for the national level. This study hypothesizes that countries that have a high Quality of Government tend to have better healthcare-performance. Findings from time-series data between 2000 and 2017 from 35 countries out of the OECD and QoG OECD database, report that healthcare-performance is significantly higher in countries that score better on state legitimacy. Results also show that infant mortality is likely to be lower in countries that score high on rule of law and low on corruption. The result suggests an importance of state legitimacy for healthcare-performance.Show less

Quality of Government

Health care

Comparative

Author

Koop, Kelvin

Faculty

Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

Specialisation

EBM

Supervisors

Suzuki, K.

ECTS Credits

10

Language

en