Environmental Degradation, ICT and Inclusive Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice A.; Roux, Sara le; Biekpe, Nicholas

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3047015

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“…On the front of mismanagement, consistent with the attendant literature (Anyangwe, 2014; Asongu et al., 2017, 2018; Odhiambo, 2010, 2014a), the energy sector of many countries in SSA is not being managed properly, especially when it pertains to less investment in renewable energy and more allocation of funds to the subsidization of fossil fuels. It is worthwhile to emphasize that economic prosperity in the last two centuries has been fundamentally reliant on energy availability which is indispensable for economic processes, inter alia : production, distribution and consumption activities (Odhiambo, 2009a, 2009b, 2014b).…”

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Economic development thresholds for a green economy in sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu

Odhiambo

2019

Energy Exploration & Exploitation

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This study investigates how increasing economic development affects the green economy in terms of CO2 emissions, using data from 44 countries in the sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2000–2012. The Generalized Method of Moments is used for the empirical analysis. The following main findings are established. First, relative to CO2 emissions, enhancing economic growth and population growth engenders a U-shaped pattern whereas increasing inclusive human development shows a Kuznets curve. Second, increasing gross domestic product growth beyond 25% of annual growth is unfavorable for a green economy. Third, a population growth rate of above 3.089% (i.e. annual %) has a positive effect of CO2 emissions. Fourth, an inequality-adjusted human development index of above 0.4969 is beneficial for a green economy because it is associated with a reduction in CO2 emissions. The established critical masses have policy relevance because they are situated within the policy ranges of adopted economic development dynamics.

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Economic development thresholds for a green economy in sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu

Odhiambo

2019

Energy Exploration & Exploitation

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“…In other words, the IHDI also takes into consideration the manner in which the three underlying achievements are distributed within the population. (Asongu et al., 2017: 355)CO 2 emission per capita is used to measure environmental pollution or the policy syndrome, in line with recent environmental degradation literature (Asongu, 2018b). The policy variables are six main governance indicators highlighted above.…”

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“…(ii) As documented in recent literature, the ramifications of fossil fuel consumption would be most detrimental in SSA (Asongu et al., 2017; Huxster et al., 2015; Kifle, 2008). This is essentially because, inter alia: carbon dioxide emissions (CO 2 ) constitute about 75% of greenhouse gas emissions in the world (Akpan and Akpan, 2012; Asongu et al., 2018).…”

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“…Second, another important concern in the SDG agenda is the sustainability of the environment (Akpan et al., 2015; Asongu et al., 2016; Asongu et al., 2017; Mbah and Nzeadibe, 2016). This concern in SSA is premised on at least two factors, namely: (i) the startling evidence of the energy crisis across the sub-region and (ii) consequences of global environmental degradation.…”

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Governance, CO₂ emissions and inclusive human development in sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu

Odhiambo

2019

Energy Exploration & Exploitation

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This study investigates the relevance of government quality in moderating the incidence of environmental degradation on inclusive human development in 44 sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000–2012. Environmental degradation is measured with CO2 emissions and the governance dynamics include: political stability, voice and accountability, government effectiveness, regulation quality, the rule of law and corruption-control. The empirical evidence is based on the generalised method of moments. Regulation quality modulates CO2 emissions to exert a net negative effect on inclusive development. Institutional governance (consisting of corruption-control and the rule of law) modulates CO2 emissions to also exert a net negative effect on inclusive human development. Fortunately, the corresponding interactive effects are positive, which indicates that good governance needs to be enhanced to achieve positive net effects. A policy threshold of institutional governance at which institutional governance completely dampens the unfavourable effect of CO2 emissions on inclusive human development is established. Other policy implications are discussed.

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“…Despite the abundant natural resources that can be used to advance human development and quality of life, sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) remains the region with the worst human capital foundations (Asongu, Le Roux, & Biekpe, 2017; Davis, 2017). For instance, the transition from the millennium development goals (MDGs) to SDGs showed that SSA remains a region with the largest number of people living in extreme poverty—about 389 million—and accounts for more than half of the total number of the global poor (World Bank, 2015).…”

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Governance, health expenditure and infant mortality in sub‐Saharan Africa

Langnel

Buracom

2020

African Development Review

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The paper examines the effect of governance and health expenditure on infant mortality with a panel data of 32 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2000 to 2015. Having accounted for potential endogeneity issues related to maternal choices that are made due to contemporaneous infant mortality, the evidence from system generalized method of moment reveals that health expenditure and governance shows no direct influence on infant mortality. However, the coefficient of the interaction between government effectiveness and health expenditure is significant and shows a negative relationship with infant mortality, implying that the effectiveness of health expenditure may be explained by the administrative capacity of countries in SSA. To validate our model, the result from the sensitivity analysis reveals that health expenditure and its interaction with government effectiveness and political stability/ absence of violence exert a reducing effect on the under-five mortality rate. Therefore, since governance quality is lower in SSA compared to other regions, we recommend that governance should be improved consistently in order to achieve health-related outcomes. The findings further signal the urgent need to formulate policies that directly redress health conditions, rather than through indirect instruments. This focus is critical for the advancement of sustainable development goal 3 in SSA. 1 | INTRODUCTION Sustainable development goal (SDG) 16 places emphasis on "peace, justice, and strong institutions" as essential for the achievement of other SDG goals. The world leaders have embraced the idea that the achievement of the post-2015 development agenda will be illusionary without sustained peace, stability, protection of human rights, and effective governance (World Bank, 2015). The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) represents an initiative by African leaders to place the continent on the path of sustainable development with strong commitment to good governance, and the consolidation of peace, security, and stability (Herbert & Gruzd, 2008). This is underpinned by the view that the negative effect of ineffective governance in terms of loss of human lives is unthinkable (Joshi, Hughes, & Sisk, 2015, p. 1). Yet, it is still a contested issue in the literature on the type of institutions or governance system required for sustained and inclusive development in the post-2015 African development agenda (Fosu, 2015, p. 114). Despite the abundant natural resources that can be used to advance human development and quality of life, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains the region with the worst human capital foundations

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Environmental Degradation, ICT and Inclusive Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Economic development thresholds for a green economy in sub-Saharan Africa

Economic development thresholds for a green economy in sub-Saharan Africa

Governance, CO₂ emissions and inclusive human development in sub-Saharan Africa

Governance, health expenditure and infant mortality in sub‐Saharan Africa

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