چکیده:
The issue of "good governance" is one of the most important subjects and new at the same time in the development literature that emerged from the 1980s onwards. Based on the concept of good governance, low or high government intervention is not a problem for development, but the main concern is the quality of government intervention. World Bank is defined good governance based on six indicators of voice and accountability, political stability, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, control of corruption.In this study, relied on indicators of good governance in Islam and using FMOLS, the effect of good governance on health outcomes (life expectancy at birth) is examined, in Iran during 1996-2014. The results of model estimation show that in addition to socio-economic and health factors, governance is an effective determinant in improving health indicators and since the governance in Iran is weak, poor governance has a negative impact on life expectancy.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Governance Indicators in Islam and Their Impact on Health Outcomes in Iran 1 Sara Emamgholipour, Zahra Asmane 2 Received date: 2016/01/27 Accepted date: 2016/04/13 The topic of "good governance" is one of the very important and at the same time new subjects in development literature that emerged after the 1980s.
In this research, by relying on the indicators of good governance in Islam and using the FMOLS method, it examines the impact of good governance indicators on health outcomes (life expectancy at birth) in Iran during the period 1996-2014.
The results obtained from the model estimation show that alongside other socio-economic and health factors, governance is an effective factor in improving health indicators, and since governance in Iran is weak, weak governance has had a negative impact on life expectancy in Iran.
The World Bank 1 defines good governance based on six indicators: Voice and Accountability 2, Political Stability 3, Government Effectiveness 4, Regulatory Quality 5, Rule of Law 6, and Control of Corruption 7.
Introduction of Model and Data In this study, we examine the role of good governance on life expectancy for the country of Iran during the period 1998-2014.
Trend of life expectancy at birth (Refer to the page image) Variables of GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PGDP), the interaction effect of governance quality and the percentage of public health expenditure from GDP (GOV*PHCE)1, and access to health services (IMS) were considered as the explanatory variables of the model.