Can human development and political stability improve environmental quality? New evidence from the MENA region

Economic growth has been known to foster human development for long term economic stability. The evidence of bi-causality in the human development and economic growth nexus is however limited. This paper builds on the reverse causality between human development and economic growth in context of Pakistan, with the moderating impact of political stability. The study applies OLS and VECM on the data collected from World Bank Database from year 2006 to 2018. Our findings exhibit empirical evidence related to endogenous growth models and a significant causal relationship between human development and economic growth, moderated by political stability. The relationship is further explained by trajectories of happiness, health and income redistribution. Our findings suggest efficient reallocation of resources towards human development to address post pandemic growth concerns.

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Lookout for learning: Exploring the links between drama and environmental education pedagogies

Australian Journal of Environmental Education ◽

10.1017/aee.2020.22 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 36 (3) ◽

pp. 234-245

Author(s):

Susan J. Wake ◽

Sally Birdsall

Keyword(s):

Environmental Education ◽

Focus Groups ◽

Human Development ◽

Environmental Quality ◽

Vantage Point ◽

Education Programs ◽

Living Things ◽

Point Analysis ◽

Environmental Educators ◽

The City

AbstractEnvironmental educators remain challenged by how to encourage people to make connections between environmental quality and human development in a way that is socially just and equitable for all living things. This article explores links between performance-based learning and environmental education pedagogy as one way to address this challenge. Sixteen children (8–10 years) from an Auckland primary school worked with a performance artist to present Lookout, an intimate performance by a child for an adult. Its intent was to juxtapose people’s different backgrounds, experiences and ages in a two-way communication of their view of Auckland City through an environmental lens encompassing past, present and future, while surveying the city from a vantage point. Analysis of data from focus groups with the children and interviews with their parents (also participants) showed that the Lookout process led to children developing a deeper understanding of Auckland City’s issues, a stronger sense of connection to their city, an understanding of the future, and feelings of empowerment. However, their parents’ learning was more tenuous. Three key elements to the success of Lookout for learning are identified, and it is proposed that these could be used when developing performance-based environmental education programs.

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Global Dental Research Productivity and Its Association With Human Development, Gross National Income, and Political Stability

Journal of Evidence Based Dental Practice ◽

10.1016/j.jebdp.2015.01.004 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 90-96 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Veerasathpurush Allareddy ◽

Veeratrishul Allareddy ◽

Sankeerth Rampa ◽

Romesh P. Nalliah ◽

Satheesh Elangovan

Keyword(s):

Human Development ◽

Research Productivity ◽

National Income ◽

Political Stability ◽

Gross National Income ◽

Dental Research

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Gold Standard? The Use of Randomized Controlled Trials for International Educational PolicyPoor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo. New York: PublicAffairs, 2011. 303 pp. $26.99.Making Schools Work: New Evidence on Accountability Reforms by Barbara Bruns, Deon Filmer, and Harry A. Patrinos. Human Development Perspectives. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2011. 268 pp. $35.00.More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics Is Helping to Solve Global Poverty by Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel. New York: Dutton, 2011. 308 pp. $26.95.

Comparative Education Review ◽

10.1086/674168 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 58 (1) ◽

pp. 166-173 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Nathan M. Castillo ◽

Daniel A. Wagner

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Randomized Controlled Trials ◽

Human Development ◽

World Bank ◽

Gold Standard ◽

Controlled Trials ◽

Washington Dc ◽

Global Poverty ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

New Evidence

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Political Stability and Bank Flows: New Evidence

Journal of Risk and Financial Management ◽

10.3390/jrfm13030056 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 56 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mafalda Venâncio de Vasconcelos

Keyword(s):

Political System ◽

Close Association ◽

Political Stability ◽

Institutional Development ◽

The Political ◽

Socioeconomic Conditions ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Cross Border ◽

Advanced Economies ◽

New Evidence

In this paper, we use a rich dataset of several countries to analyze how sound political measures affect cross-border bank flows. Furthermore, our work is the first to comprehensively examine various components of political stability on the aforementioned subject using a larger sample than previous studies, and covering the period 1984–2013. Our paper will inform policy makers which particular aspects of political stability have a significant effect on cross-border bank flows and provide an outline on the favorable long term political and institutional development to increase such flows. We find that sound political measures—and therefore, higher political stability—increase cross-border bank flows, especially in advanced economies. Moreover, we find that in advanced economies, the political stability components; socioeconomic conditions, investment profile, corruption within the political system, religious tensions, ethnic tensions, and bureaucracy quality have a positive and close association with such bank flows. In our work, we also find that policies aiming to increase political stability have a stronger impact after the financial crisis of 2008, namely with regard to policies that affect socioeconomic conditions, investment profile, corruption within the political system and religious tensions.

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Human development associated with environmental quality in China

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0246677 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. e0246677

Author(s):

Xiaoyu Li ◽

Lan Xu

Keyword(s):

Environmental Pollution ◽

Human Development ◽

Environmental Quality ◽

Turning Point ◽

Regional Economic Growth ◽

Degradation Index ◽

Unit Increase ◽

Speed Up ◽

The Government ◽

The Relationship

This paper aims to investigate the connection between overall environmental quality and human development. Based on China’s provincial panel data from 2004 to 2017, this study constructed the Environment Degradation Index (EDI) and Human Development Index (HDI) to measure environmental pollution and human development, respectively, and it used the Simultaneous Equations Model (SEM) to assess the relationship between them. The results showed that there was an inverted U-shaped relationship found between EDI and HDI, and the coefficients of the first and second power of HDI were 5.2781 and -2.3476, respectively. Meanwhile, the results also confirmed that environmental pollution, in turn, delayed regional economic growth, and every 0.01 unit increase in EDI was correlated with a 3.15% decrease in GDP per capita. It is recommended that the government should speed up human development to surpass the turning point of the inverted U-shaped curve soonest possible.

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Country governance, tourism and environment quality: An emerging economy perspective

Management Science Letters ◽

10.5267/j.msl.2021.2.009 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1737-1746

Author(s):

Sadaf Akram ◽

Nayyer Sultana ◽

Tanzilla Sultana ◽

Mamoona Majeed ◽

Rufia Saeed

Keyword(s):

Environmental Quality ◽

Global Economy ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Political Stability ◽

Least Square ◽

Augmented Dickey Fuller ◽

Ordinary Least Square Regression ◽

The Government ◽

The Impact ◽

Adf Test

The objective of the study has two folds: first, the study analyzes the role of country governance in tourism. Second, the study investigates the impact of tourism on the environmental quality. For this purpose, the data from 1997 to 2018 are collected from the World Bank and Global Economy. Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) test and ordinary least square regression models are used to analyze the impact. The study finds positive impact of rule of law, control of corruption, political stability and government effectiveness on tourism. The study also finds a negative relation between tourism and environmental quality of Pakistan. The study recommends the tourism destination planners to continuously monitor their country and to work with the government towards stability and protection and safety of tourists and for the general public. The rules to control corruption must also be implemented in a blanket form. The study also recommends the researchers to promote research on the relationship between country governance and tourism. Overall, the evidence of the study provides innovative information regarding the impact of country governance on tourism and tourism on environmental quality, which political leaders, tourist analysts and policymakers can use to shape policies in order to promote the tourist industries.

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