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Safwadi I, Masbar R, Jamal A, Zulham T. Examining the Convergence of Human Development using Sigma Convergence Approach to Panel Data Analysis. WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS 2022; 20:130-143. [DOI: 10.37394/23207.2023.20.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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A special autonomy policy was implemented in Aceh in 2006, which differed in managing fiscal transfers from the central government. To this end, we examined the convergence of human development in districts/cities for thirteen years (period 2008-2020) as a form of development evaluation from the implementation of special autonomy. Using a sigma convergence approach to panel data sets sourced from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), this study found a slow year-on-year movement of decreasing human development disparities. On the contrary, it can be discovered that solid evidence of absolute convergence in the 2011-2020 period, despite the differences between the 2008-2020 period, was applied. In line with these discoveries, it will take over a decade to achieve a steady state of living standards, equalization, and quality of human development between districts/cities. It could be the basis for policymakers to maintain a sustainable sense of special autonomy.
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- Irwan Safwadi
- Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Kopelma Darussalam, Syiah Kuala, 23111 Kota Banda Aceh, Aceh, INDONESIA
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- Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Kopelma Darussalam, Syiah Kuala, 23111 Kota Banda Aceh, Aceh, INDONESIA
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- Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Kopelma Darussalam, Syiah Kuala, 23111 Kota Banda Aceh, Aceh, INDONESIA
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- Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Kopelma Darussalam, Syiah Kuala, 23111 Kota Banda Aceh, Aceh, INDONESIA
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Over the past years, an increasing number of initiatives was considered to address emerging global sustainability issues. Sustainability assessment tools were the most commonly applied methodologies towards measuring sustainability performance. There are a number of assessment tools and techniques for sustainable development. This article aims at identifying the various sustainability assessment tools at country level taking into consideration the integration of environmental, economic, and social dimensions. The target of this paper is to compare the various sustainability measurement techniques and their characteristics using evaluation criteria. The outcome of this analysis is used to direct and clarify researchers and practitioners on sustainability assessment at country level, more specifically in developing countries. The focus of the paper rests on the Brundtland Report definition of sustainable development. The work was carried out using a bibliometric analysis approach based on Web of Science platform from the period 2000 to 2020. There was tremendous works which were conducted on sustainability assessment during the last two decades. The comparative analyses show the research gap among the various tools with respect to the criteria they satisfied. The research discussion suggests that a sustainability assessment framework for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is identified as a future research direction.
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Haider S, Akram V, Ali J. Does biomass material footprint converge? Evidence from club convergence analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:27362-27375. [PMID: 33511529 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-12464-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Although several studies explored the issue of CO2/Ecological footprint convergence across the countries, study on biomass material footprint (BMF) convergence is scant. This study bridges this research gap by examining the "BMF convergence hypothesis" across 172 countries for the period from 1990 to 2017. To attain our objective, we use the novel Phillips and Sul (J Appl Econom 24(7):1153-1185, 2007a; Econometrica 75:1771-1855, 2007b) approach. We find that there is no evidence of convergence, while 172 countries are taken together. This implies that all the countries together are having different transition paths. Thus, Phillips and Sul test implements the clustering algorithms to identify the club convergence. Our results show the existence of six different steady-state (or club convergence) equilibriums for BMF. Thus, our findings show that climate change policies are required to be designed as per the existing clubs of the sample countries.
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- Salman Haider
- School of Economics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500046, India.
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- Economics & Business Environment Area, Indian Institute of Management Jammu, Old University Campus, Canal Road Nawabad, Cantonment, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, 180016, India
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- Economics & Business Environment Area, Indian Institute of Management Jammu, Old University Campus, Canal Road Nawabad, Cantonment, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, 180016, India
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Competitiveness and Its Impact on Sustainability, Business Environment, and Human Development of EU (28) Countries in terms of Global Multi-Criteria Indices. SUSTAINABILITY 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/su11123365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this paper, the following research problem was addressed: Is there a significant economic impact of multidimensional specified competitiveness within the EU (28) countries on the competitive business environment, human development, and sustainable growth? Based on the mentioned research problem, we formulated the aim of paper: To detect the significant interrelations among the assessment of global competitiveness, business environment as well as human development in the EU (28) countries for the period of 2006–2017. To address these problems, the methodology of global multi-criteria indices, namely the global competitiveness index (GCI), doing business index (DBI), and human development index (HDI), as well as panel analysis and non-linear regression analyses with ANOVA, were applied. The panel analysis results suggest that there is a direct linear relationship between the GCI and HDI. Moreover, the impact of the DBI on the change in the GCI score was not confirmed. We identified the main areas of countries’ interest, and important economic and statistical significant relations of competitiveness by creating three models: The GD model (constructed by GCI and DBI scores), GH model (GCI and HDI scores), and GDH model (GCI, DBI and HDI scores). Based on the results, all interrelations were confirmed. However, the highest extent of variability for the explanation of the selected data was recorded in the case of the GDH model (87.12%). We detected the impact of the business environment and human resources as competitive advantages on global macroeconomic competitiveness. As the business sector in EU (28) countries is represented mainly by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), enterprise activities play a key role in the process of sustainable competitive economic development. Moreover, human resources are considered to be another important driver of the internationalization of European SMEs.
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Song S, Ma X, Zhang L, Yuan B, Meng Q. Precision targeting for more equitable distribution of health professionals in rural China. Health Policy Plan 2018; 33:821-827. [PMID: 29992255 DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czy061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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A strong health workforce is widely recognized as a prerequisite for health care and a crucial determinant of health system performance. The number of health professionals in China increased following the 2009 health system reform, which, in part, aimed to address the shortage and unequal distribution of health professionals. We examined whether the distribution of health professionals was more equitable following the reform and whether the reform had targeted impacts in terms of the quantity of health professionals. We interacted economic (poor and non-poor counties) and geographic (eastern, central and western regions) dimensions to more precisely target vulnerable areas, focussing on the quantity and distribution of health professionals in rural China. We used a county-level longitudinal dataset from the National Health and Family Planning Commission consisting of 1978 counties in all 31 provinces in rural China, with measurements taken every other year from 2008 to 2014. The distribution of health professionals was summarized using descriptive and interaction analyses. We found a constant improvement in the number of health professionals per 1000 population co-existing with a worsening of the distribution across rural China following the health system reform. Most of the non-poor counties improved faster compared with poor counties across all geographic regions, especially in the western and eastern regions. The growth of the number of health professionals per 1000 population was greatest and fastest in western-non-poor counties and least and slowest in eastern-poor counties. As an example of the 'Central Region Downfall' phenomenon, the central counties (both poor and non-poor) performed poorly in terms of the quantity and distribution of health professionals. Based on an analysis of multiple dimensions, targeted and differential measures should be taken to reduce inequalities, and the central region should not be ignored in efforts to improve the distribution of health professionals in rural China.
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- Suhang Song
- China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, No. 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China.,School of Public Health, Peking University, No. 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, No. 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China.,School of Public Health, Peking University, No. 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, No. 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China.,School of Public Health, Peking University, No. 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, No. 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China.,School of Public Health, Peking University, No. 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, No. 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China.,School of Public Health, Peking University, No. 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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Liang X, Si D, Zhang X. Regional Sustainable Development Analysis Based on Information Entropy-Sichuan Province as an Example. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2017; 14:ijerph14101219. [PMID: 29027982 PMCID: PMC5664720 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14101219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Revised: 10/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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According to the implementation of a scientific development perspective, sustainable development needs to consider regional development, economic and social development, and the harmonious development of society and nature, but regional sustainable development is often difficult to quantify. Through an analysis of the structure and functions of a regional system, this paper establishes an evaluation index system, which includes an economic subsystem, an ecological environmental subsystem and a social subsystem, to study regional sustainable development capacity. A sustainable development capacity measure model for Sichuan Province was established by applying the information entropy calculation principle and the Brusselator principle. Each subsystem and entropy change in a calendar year in Sichuan Province were analyzed to evaluate Sichuan Province’s sustainable development capacity. It was found that the established model could effectively show actual changes in sustainable development levels through the entropy change reaction system, at the same time this model could clearly demonstrate how those forty-six indicators from the three subsystems impact on the regional sustainable development, which could make up for the lack of sustainable development research.
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- Xuedong Liang
- School of Economics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- The Economy and Enterprise Development Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- The Economy and Enterprise Development Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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Analysis of Regional Inequality from Sectoral Structure, Spatial Policy and Economic Development: A Case Study of Chongqing, China. SUSTAINABILITY 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/su9040633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Dynamic Development of Regional Disparity in Mainland China: An Experimental Study Based on a Multidimensional Index. SUSTAINABILITY 2016. [DOI: 10.3390/su8121287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction to the Special Issue on the Sustainable Asia Conference 2015. SUSTAINABILITY 2016. [DOI: 10.3390/su8030266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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