Influence of Different Types of Autoritarian Regimes on Population Health

Student: Sarafannikova Ekaterina

Supervisor: Dina Rosenberg

Educational Programme: Political Science (Bachelor)

Final Grade: 7

Year of Graduation: 2016

Effect of different types of authoritarian regimes on public health is poorly understood and seems to be a promising subject for the Political Economy Research. The aim of this study is to identify the links between different types of authoritarian regimes and health policy. In this paper identifies two political factors have the greatest impact on the health of the population: the institutionalization of the regime and the variability of interest group leaders, and its size. With the help of regression analysis methods revealed the regime type dependence and health outcomes. As a result, the monarchy and the personalistic regimes will have the best health indicators in comparison with other types of regimes.

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