Ramesh Chandra Das is Professor of Economics at Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India.

• Introduction 1. Political Economy Underlying Corruption and Its Macroeconomic Implications: An Introspection 2. Social Credibility and Institutional Informality in the Governance of Public Space: The Commons Perspective 3. Governance, Social Sector Development and Employment in European and Sub-Saharan African Countries 4. Effectiveness of Good Governance on Human Development: Empirical Evidence from Selected Countries in the World 5. Linkages between Social Sector Spending, Governance and Economic Growth: Case Study of India and China 6. Governance, Social Sector Spending and Sustainable Growth in Selected African Countries 7. Is Fiscal Decentralization a Means to Poverty and Inequality Reduction? An India–China Comparative Study 8. The Culture of Corruption in Pakistan and Afghanistan: Impacts on Socio-Economic Profiles 9. Do Emerging Market Economies Have Sustainable Development? A Panel Vector Autoregression Analysis 10. Governance Reforms from a Global Perspective: Some Dimensions 11. Effectiveness of Social-Sector Expenditure and Governance on Economic Development: A Comparative Study between Developing and Developed Economies 12. Some Issues on Health, Urbanization and Wage Inequality in the Aftermath of the Pandemic: An Introspection 13. Healthcare in India with Respect to Sustainable Development Goals: A Comparative Study within South Asian Countries 14. Transformation of Microfinance and Financial as well as Social Inclusion in India 15. Knowledge Deprivation Index: Measurement for the UG Students in Purulia and Paschim Bardhaman Districts of West Bengal, India

Ramesh Chandra Das is Professor of Economics at Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India.

• Introduction 1. Political Economy Underlying Corruption and Its Macroeconomic Implications: An Introspection 2. Social Credibility and Institutional Informality in the Governance of Public Space: The Commons Perspective 3. Governance, Social Sector Development and Employment in European and Sub-Saharan African Countries 4. Effectiveness of Good Governance on Human Development: Empirical Evidence from Selected Countries in the World 5. Linkages between Social Sector Spending, Governance and Economic Growth: Case Study of India and China 6. Governance, Social Sector Spending and Sustainable Growth in Selected African Countries 7. Is Fiscal Decentralization a Means to Poverty and Inequality Reduction? An India–China Comparative Study 8. The Culture of Corruption in Pakistan and Afghanistan: Impacts on Socio-Economic Profiles 9. Do Emerging Market Economies Have Sustainable Development? A Panel Vector Autoregression Analysis 10. Governance Reforms from a Global Perspective: Some Dimensions 11. Effectiveness of Social-Sector Expenditure and Governance on Economic Development: A Comparative Study between Developing and Developed Economies 12. Some Issues on Health, Urbanization and Wage Inequality in the Aftermath of the Pandemic: An Introspection 13. Healthcare in India with Respect to Sustainable Development Goals: A Comparative Study within South Asian Countries 14. Transformation of Microfinance and Financial as well as Social Inclusion in India 15. Knowledge Deprivation Index: Measurement for the UG Students in Purulia and Paschim Bardhaman Districts of West Bengal, India

Ramesh Chandra Das is Professor of Economics at Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India.

• Introduction 1. Political Economy Underlying Corruption and Its Macroeconomic Implications: An Introspection 2. Social Credibility and Institutional Informality in the Governance of Public Space: The Commons Perspective 3. Governance, Social Sector Development and Employment in European and Sub-Saharan African Countries 4. Effectiveness of Good Governance on Human Development: Empirical Evidence from Selected Countries in the World 5. Linkages between Social Sector Spending, Governance and Economic Growth: Case Study of India and China 6. Governance, Social Sector Spending and Sustainable Growth in Selected African Countries 7. Is Fiscal Decentralization a Means to Poverty and Inequality Reduction? An India–China Comparative Study 8. The Culture of Corruption in Pakistan and Afghanistan: Impacts on Socio-Economic Profiles 9. Do Emerging Market Economies Have Sustainable Development? A Panel Vector Autoregression Analysis 10. Governance Reforms from a Global Perspective: Some Dimensions 11. Effectiveness of Social-Sector Expenditure and Governance on Economic Development: A Comparative Study between Developing and Developed Economies 12. Some Issues on Health, Urbanization and Wage Inequality in the Aftermath of the Pandemic: An Introspection 13. Healthcare in India with Respect to Sustainable Development Goals: A Comparative Study within South Asian Countries 14. Transformation of Microfinance and Financial as well as Social Inclusion in India 15. Knowledge Deprivation Index: Measurement for the UG Students in Purulia and Paschim Bardhaman Districts of West Bengal, India