Governance and Happiness: Evidence From Citizens? Perception in Pakistan

Sarah Abdul Rahim (), Asma Hyder () and Masood Qazi ()
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Sarah Abdul Rahim: Institute of Business Administration
Asma Hyder: Institute of Business Administration
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Asma Hyder Baloch

No 4807773, Proceedings of Economics and Finance Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

Abstract: This paper examines the impact of governance on happiness of residents in a developing society. Two major aspects of governance, i.e., democratic and technical governance are used for this analysis. Governance and happiness are measured on the basis of citizen?s perceptions through a survey from all over the country. We find a significant relationship between self perceived governance and happiness. Our estimates suggest that improvement in democratic and technical governance will increase happiness of its citizens. Results carry important implications for a developing country like Pakistan to improve the government institutions and their functioning in order to increase their effectiveness.

Keywords: Governance; Happiness; Democratic; Technical (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D00 D02 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21 pages
Date: 2017-07
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Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 8th Economics & Finance Conference, London, Jul 2017, pages 1-21

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