The importance of institutional differences among countries in SDGs achievement: A cross‐country empirical study

Maya, Carmelo Reverte

doi:10.1002/sd.2354

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“…These results suggest that richer economies allocate greater resources to promote innovation, making it a key element in driving sustainable development. Such a finding is in line with those of Husted ( 2005 ), who claimed that countries with stronger economies have more developed institutional and social capacities for sustainability because their strong economies provide more technology and resources for sustainable initiatives (Baughn et al, 2007 ; Reverte, 2022 ). Sustainable development means reorienting the progress of knowledge and technology, which should be neither eliminated nor interrupted (Schneider et al, 2010 ).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

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Innovation facilitators and sustainable development: a country comparative approach

Chaparro‐Banegas

Escribano

Mas‐Tur

et al. 2023

Environ Dev Sustain

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National and international organizations have introduced policies aimed at sustainable development. These policies are designed to encourage sustainable forms of business to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda. Regional inequalities in sustainable development may be exacerbated by disparate levels of innovation. This paper analyzes the variations between clusters of countries according to the degree to which they have achieved the SDGs and their levels of innovation facilitators. Two types of analyses were employed. First, cluster analysis was used to examine changes in groups of regions with similar innovation characteristics between 2015 and 2020. Data for 122 countries were gathered from the World Bank, the SDG Index, and the Global Innovation Index. Second, multiple linear regression analysis was used to assess the power of the variables in the model to explain the level of sustainable development. The results reveal four clusters (low, medium, high, and very high innovative facilitators and sustainable development), as well as movements between those clusters from 2015 to 2020. The multiple linear regression analysis shows that the variables have explanatory power with respect to the dependent variable of sustainable development. This analysis also reveals different degrees of importance of the variables for each cluster. The findings highlight the need to consider the limitations of economic growth in terms of innovation facilitators to promote sustainable development. If policymakers recognize the limitations of economic growth and the physical ecosystem, degradation of the environment can be avoided, even when there is innovation. Global and individual social welfare can thus be ensured. This study offers valuable insights into how to achieve sustainable development through innovation facilitators by providing in-depth knowledge of the individual characteristics of innovation systems and considering the limitations of economic growth.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Innovation facilitators and sustainable development: a country comparative approach

Chaparro‐Banegas

Escribano

Mas‐Tur

et al. 2023

Environ Dev Sustain

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“…Social‐cultural and economic features can also set barriers to sustainability achievement, even more so on islands. Because culture is relatively stable (Reverte, 2022), programs promoting sustainability should be consistent with local customs. Douglas (2006) stresses that sustainability concepts rely on the assumption often proved incorrect of “societal consensus on resource utilization, management issues, and the causes of environmental problems.” Our case studies exemplify the social consensus dilemma that generates tensions and division amongst stakeholders.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It requires effort coordination and good governance. Indeed, studies show a link between political conditions (e.g., effective governance, political stability, freedom of expression, corruption control) and SDG achievement (Reverte, 2022). In sum, governance ineffectiveness challenges the possibility of implementing integrated policies and making the best use of ESs assessments and the SDGs.…”

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Strategic use of ecosystem services and co‐benefits for Sustainable Development Goals

Bitoun¹,

David²,

Devillers³

2022

Sustainable Development

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Ecosystem services' (ES) assessments can inform sustainability policies but often translate poorly into practical decision-making due to their disconnection from local challenges. Problem framing is a crucial step in improving the operationalization of ecosystem studies. First, the study analyzes the challenges and opportunities for sustainability in three European outermost regions: the Canary Islands, French Guiana, and Reunion Island. Second, it proposes strategies to make use of ES assessments as a means to address these sustainability issues. We used a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis for strategic planning, extended with a PESTEL analysis, standing for Political, Economic, Socio-cultural, Technological, Environmental, Legal, and Regulatory. Semi-structured interviews (n = 38) were conducted to identify PESTEL factors facilitating or impeding sustainability in the case studies. Interviews were coded into PESTEL factors before being synthesized and reported into SWOT matrices. We suggest seven ESs implementation strategies addressing these challenges from these SWOT matrices. Finally, this paper highlights the potential contributions of ES-based strategies to achieving multiple United Nations' 2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). On average, the strategies are expected to affect the delivery of six ESs. The suggested strategies are expected to contribute to the achievement of SDGs 15 (Life on Land), 2 (Zero Hunger), 14 (Life Below Water), and 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities). These results pinpoint the key factors to consider, through stakeholder consultation, when designing a practical ES study.

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“…In a study of 66 selected developing countries covering the period 1984-2019 by Azam et al (2021), it is concluded that good institutions play a pivotal role in boosting sustainable development. While using panel data for a sample of 64 developed and developed countries Reverte (2022) shows that most of the divergence among countries in SDGs attainment can be attributed to governance factors. Similarly, in assessing the key drivers of green growth for some South Asian countries, Ahmed et…”

Section: Governance and Sustainable Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

How does governance quality affect the shadow economy-sustainable development nexus: New insights from a dynamic threshold analysis

Assidi

Nouira

Saafi

2023

Preprint

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In this paper, we develop a novel and an alternative empirical approach based on the Seo and Shin’s (2016) dynamic FD-GMM panel threshold model to explore whether the impact of the size of the shadow economy on the three key pillars of sustainable development – economic growth, human development, and environmental quality – varies with the level of governance quality. We consider economic, political and institutional dimensions of governance to assess which of them are likely to moderate the shadow economy-sustainable development linkage. Employing panel data for 82 countries over the period 1996–2017, our evidence indicates the presence of a significant threshold, suggesting that the impact of shadow economy on each of the above-mentioned pillars is regime-specific, depending on the countries’ level of governance quality. Moreover, our findings show that the initially detrimental effect of the shadow economy on sustainable development would be attenuated and even turn into a beneficial one if countries reach a certain threshold level of governance quality.This pattern is shown to be robust to various indicators of governance and alternative measures of shadow economy. The findings in this paper therefore suggest that enhancing governance quality can serve as an effective policy tool for abating shadow economy activities and thereby reaping the benefits of economic, social and environmental sustainablility. JEL classification: C33, E26, Q01, O17, O43

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The importance of institutional differences among countries in SDGs achievement: A cross‐country empirical study

Cited by 26 publications

References 109 publications

Innovation facilitators and sustainable development: a country comparative approach

Innovation facilitators and sustainable development: a country comparative approach

Strategic use of ecosystem services and co‐benefits for Sustainable Development Goals

How does governance quality affect the shadow economy-sustainable development nexus: New insights from a dynamic threshold analysis

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