Institutional development gap in the social sector

Cross-country analysis

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2434580
AutoresTetyana Vasilyeva (Rzeszów University of Technology), Svitlana Bilan (0000-0001-9814-5459, Rzeszów University of Technology), Kseniya Bagmet (0000-0002-3523-9789, Rzeszów University of Technology), Robert Seliga (0000-0003-3306-904X, Rzeszów University of Technology)
Año2020
Volumen13
Número1
Páginas271-294
Fecha de publicación2020-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEconomics & Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2071-789X • E-ISSN: 2306-3459
EditorialCentre of Sociological Research, Szczecin, Poland (PUBLISHER • PL)
DOI10.14254/2071-789x.2020/13-1/17
OpenAlexW3015363128
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas11

An institutional quality convergence is always a relevant subject matter since institutional quality is considered to be a vital factor for economic development. The question regarding the convergence of social parameters into development is especially acute when choosing a social policy direction and the related instruments. This paper proposes a methodology to calculate the institutional development gap of social sector (IDGSS) in its three measures: social capital development, social infrastructure development, social security system development. IDGSS is calculated here for 20 countries. The estimation demonstrates how social development parameters (social capital, social infrastructure and social security) depends on a country's economic development level. Besides, we show how IDGSS depends on noneconomic factors, including the level of basic institutions' development, the degree of inequality in the distribution of income and poverty.

Business · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Social Policy and Reform Studies