Hall, Stephen GeorgeLopez, MarisolMurray, StuartO’Hare, Bernadette2022-02-212022-02-212022Stephen Hall, Marisol Lopez, Stuart Murray & Bernadette O’Hare (2022) Government revenue, quality of governance and child and maternal survival, Applied Economics Letters, 29:16, 1541-1546, DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2021.1963408.1350-4851 (print)1466-4291 (online)10.1080/13504851.2021.1963408http://hdl.handle.net/2263/84080This paper considers the effect of government revenue and the quality of governance on the under-five and maternal survival rates. A non-linear panel data study was undertaken using annual data for every country in the world. The study’s broad conclusion is that while government resources, measured as total revenue received by a country’s government, is essential, the quality of governance is even more critical in determining a good outcome for both mother and child.en© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License.Quality of governanceGovernment revenueChild survivalMaternal survivalArticle