A Study of Co-variation and Convergence of Alternative Measures of Sustainability on the Basis of Panel Data

Babu, Swati Sinha; Datta, Soumyendra Kishore

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“…In Mhongera's view, since underage girls are further impoverished because of the low level of government services and funding, the government should allocate sufficient funds to provide them with a full range of services and support measures, to help them earn sustainable livelihoods (Mhongera, 2016). As for the research on the resettlement of hydropower projects, the research of foreign scholars mainly focuses on the severe challenges to the economic and social sustainability of the reservoir basin after the relocation of reservoir resettlement (Downing, 2002;Singh and Hiremath, 2010;Zhang et al, 2013;Babu and Datta, 2016), as well as the considerable impacts of the relocation of the reservoir on various aspects such as the environment (Tan and Yao, 2006;Singer and Watanabe, 2014). However, the reservoir resettlement livelihood research is relatively small.…”

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Evaluation of sustainable livelihood of reservoir resettlement based on the fuzzy matter-element model

Hao,

Zhang,

Sun

2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Introduction: The study of sustainable livelihoods for reservoir resettlers is of great significance for consolidating the poverty alleviation achievements of China and promoting the realization of the major strategy of China’s rural revitalization.Methods: On the basis of the Sustainable Livelihood Analysis Framework of the UK Agency for International Development and the general requirements of the rural revitalization strategy on industry, ecology, rural ethos, governance and life, this paper selects the material basis, living environment and Social Adaptability which are more close to China’s national conditions and can more accurately measure the resettlers’ livelihood. These three factors have established a Comprehensive Evaluation Index System for the sustainable livelihood of the reservoir resettlers. A mathematical model based on complex fuzzy matter-element and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is established to assess the sustainable livelihood of reservoir resettlers. Furthermore, it conducts an empirical study on the resettlement of the Danjiangkou Henan Reservoir area of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, which takes the whole of immigration in Henan Province as the research object.Results: The results show that the current survey value of the overall livelihood of the resettlers in the Danjiangkou Henan Reservoir Area of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project is 0.0085 lower than the maintaining livelihood target and 0.1725 lower than the sustainable livelihood target. Such a result indicates that the livelihood of Henan resettlers in the Danjiangkou Henan Reservoir Area of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project has reached a sustainable level overall, but its gap with the sustainable livelihood goal remains obvious, which is primarily demonstrated by economic foundation and social adaptability.Discussion: Therefore, immigration management agencies should make efforts to adjust the industrial structure, increase the income of resettlers, help resettlers integrate into the local society sooner, and promote the sustainable development of resettlers’ livelihoods.

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Evaluation of sustainable livelihood of reservoir resettlement based on the fuzzy matter-element model

Hao,

Zhang,

Sun

2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Why Cross-Country Convergence of Income is Unsustainable: Evidence from Inclusive Wealth in 140 Countries

van Krevel

2023

Soc Indic Res

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Recent economic convergence studies show that cross-country income inequalities have declined since the 1990s. However, this study finds that this episode of income convergence is unsustainable in the long run because countries' capacity to earn income diverges. Specifically, the paper analyses the convergence of per-capita Inclusive Wealth, which comprises all capital assets that contribute to the production of goods and services and the well-being of its society. Utilizing a diverse array of techniques to estimate convergence in a sample of 140 countries between 1990 and 2010, the paper demonstrates the simultaneity of unconditional convergence of GDP and unconditional divergence of Inclusive Wealth. Natural-resource-rich countries that lack human capital, in particular, appear unable to match the global per capita Inclusive Wealth growth rate. A trend emerges towards a bimodal Inclusive Wealth distribution with a substantial low-wealth peak. Thus, although swift income convergence appears promising for developing nations, I caution against optimism. When considering a more appropriate measure of future well-being, such as Inclusive Wealth, the economic outlook for many countries is bleaker than recent studies suggest.

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Revisiting the environmental Kuznets curve and pollution haven hypotheses: MIKTA sample

Bakirtaş

Çetin

2017

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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This study aims to examine the validity of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) and pollution haven hypotheses in Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey, and Australia (MIKTA) countries from 1982 to 2011 by using a panel vector auto regressive (PVAR) model. Empirical findings imply that the EKC hypothesis is rejected by the MIKTA sample. However, PVAR estimations reveal Granger causality from income level, foreign direct investment (FDI) inward, and energy consumption to CO emissions. Orthogonalized impulse-response functions are derived from PVAR estimations. According to the analysis results, the response of CO emissions to a shock on FDI is positive. These results assert that FDI has a detrimental effect on environmental quality in MIKTA countries which means the pollution haven hypothesis is confirmed by the MIKTA sample. Therefore, MIKTA countries should revise their current economic growth plans to provide sustainable development and also re-organize their legal infrastructure to induce usage of renewable energy sources.

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A Study of Co-variation and Convergence of Alternative Measures of Sustainability on the Basis of Panel Data

Cited by 8 publications

References 28 publications

Evaluation of sustainable livelihood of reservoir resettlement based on the fuzzy matter-element model

Evaluation of sustainable livelihood of reservoir resettlement based on the fuzzy matter-element model

Why Cross-Country Convergence of Income is Unsustainable: Evidence from Inclusive Wealth in 140 Countries

Revisiting the environmental Kuznets curve and pollution haven hypotheses: MIKTA sample

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