01716cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001424 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451874549 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Government Spending, Rights, and Civil Liberties. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (26 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Government spending plays a critical role in protecting and enforcing rights and civil liberties. Empirical evidence for a sample of industrial and developing countries shows that government expenditures on defense, law and order, social security, education, and health care are associated with three rights indicators-property rights, equality of citizens before the law, and economic freedom. In particular, an increase in spending on law and order seems to improve the indicators of rights and civil liberties, and lower budget deficits seem to improve property rights and equality before the law. Of great importance is the finding that corruption is associated with worse rights indicators. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/205 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2000/205/001.2000.issue-205-en.xml IMF e-Library