Integrating Economic and Social Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 337-357
Author(s):  
Katharine Briar-Lawson ◽  
Mizanur R. Miah
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Social Entrepreneur ◽  
Progressive Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Development Goals

In “Integrating Social and Economic Development: Rationale, Models, and Limitations,” multiple levels of social and economic development are examined. In most nations, economic development is not well connected to social development, especially social welfare and social protections. This chapter explores more progressive development that offsets distorted development and its harms. Special attention is devoted to the well-being of the social entrepreneur and ecosystems of support. Integrative approaches are addressed, including conceptual frames, the leadership of the United Nations and its Sustainable Development Goals, and some of the academic disciplines that can contribute to more integrative thinking, approaches, policies, and research. Mechanisms for integration are discussed, along with attention to growth that promotes more inclusive economies.

scholarly journals THE IMPORTANCE OF PEACE AND STABILITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

2017 ◽  
pp. 173-190
Author(s):  
Filip Kaczmarek
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Humanitarian Aid ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
The Social ◽  
Military Conflicts ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Stable Development

This analysis of the situation of Sub-Saharan Africa states shows that it is impossible to achieve permanent, sustainable development in the conditions of war or other military conflicts. External aid for such countries is first and foremost humanitarian aid. Although such aid is necessary and helps save human lives, it does not eliminate the reasons for conflicts and is unable to ensure stable development. In the states with the worst situation, humanitarian aid does not have a significant influence on reducing migration trends. Before permanent development occurs, conflicts have to be efficiently resolved and their reasons eliminated or radically limited. The social and economic development of SSA states, which are currently suffering from armed conflicts and instability, is therefore primarily dependent on political rather than economic solutions.

The influence of universities on the demographic and social development of regions and the labor market

2021 ◽  
pp. 31-43
Author(s):  
Ю.В. Данейкин ◽  
О.П. Иванова ◽  
А.С. Зарецкая ◽  
А.Ю. Рожкова
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
External Environment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
The University

В настоящее время нарастает тенденция необходимости включения университетов в решение актуальных задач пространственного, кадрового, социального и технологического развития территорий присутствия. Вузы становятся не только образовательными центрами регионов, они оказывают существенное влияние на изменение общества и внешней среды, как на уровне субъектов федерации, так и на уровне страны в целом. В статье предложена модель методики оценивания вклада университета в социальное и экономическое развитие региона. Currently, there is a growing tendency of the need to include universities in solving urgent problems of spatial, personnel, social and technological development of the territories of presence. Universities are becoming not only educational centers of the regions; they have a significant impact on changes in society and the external environment, both at the level of the constituent entities of the federation and at the level of the country as a whole. The article proposes a model of the methodology for assessing the contribution of the university to the social and economic development of the region.

A national ‘safe and just operating space’ for all in India: Past, Present and Futurea

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajishnu Roy ◽  
Kousik Pramanick
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
National Level ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Operating Space ◽  
Per Capita

AbstractWith 1.3 billion populaces on the commencement of the 21st century, India is currently impending towards upholding a subtle equilibrium between persisting social development and well-being without depleting existing biophysical resources at the national level or surpassing global average per capita obtainability. In this paper, we have structured a top-down per capita framework to explore national ‘safe and just operating space’ (NSJOS) to apprehend not only past fluctuations that bring about the present conditions but also the plausible future consequences, with India as a case study. Coalescing 27 indicators, all pertaining to Sustainable Development Goals (except – SDG 17), accompanied by their corresponding environmental boundaries or preferred social thresholds, present study probes into both biophysical (for environmental stress) and social development (for social deficit) attributes of India. This analysis shows India has already crossed three of seven dimensions of biophysical boundaries (freshwater, nitrogen and phosphorus use). Also, at the existing rate, India is going to cross the remainder of the boundaries within 2045-2050 (climate change, arable land use, ecological and material footprint). Of 20 indicators used for social development, only five have already or will meet corresponding desired thresholds of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2015. Using tendencies of past variations, the results indicate that if lowest per capita consumption can be attained and uphold, even with projected population growth, total consumption of four biophysical resources (climate change, nitrogen use, ecological and material footprint) can be slashed from today’s level in 2050. Adaptations in national policy are indispensable if India wants to accomplish sufficiency in biophysical resources whilst bestowing social equity in access and exploitation of those resources towards the continuance of social developments in forthcoming times.

scholarly journals Sustainable Development and Its Discontents

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Dernbach ◽  
Federico Cheever
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Environmental Integrity ◽  
Sustainability Framework

AbstractSustainable development (or sustainability) is a decision-making framework for maintaining and achieving human well-being, both in the present and into the future. The framework requires both consideration and the achievement of environmental protection, social justice and economic development. In that framework, environmental protection must be integrated into decisions about social and economic development, and social justice and economic viability must be integrated into decisions about environmental quality.As sustainable development has grown in prominence, its critics have become more numerous and more vocal. Three major lines of criticism are that the term is ‘too boring’ to command public attention, ‘too vague’ to provide guidance, and ‘too late’ to address the world’s problems. Critics suggest goals such as abundance, environmental integrity, and resilience. Beginning with the international agreements that have shaped the concept of sustainable development, this article provides a functional and historical analysis of the meaning of sustainable development. It then analyzes and responds to each of the above criticisms. It argues that the critics, understood constructively, suggest ways of strengthening this framework, but do not provide a compelling alternative. The challenge for lawyers, lawmakers, and others is to use and improve the sustainability framework to make better decisions.

scholarly journals Assessment of the socio-economic development of the region (on the example of the Chuvash Republic)

2021 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 01027
Author(s):  
Polina Gorbunova ◽  
Gennady Denisov ◽  
Elena Perfilova ◽  
Anna Zakharova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Threshold Values ◽  
Step Process ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Chuvash Republic

The article proposes a methodology for an indicative assessment of the socio-economic development of the region in order to ensure the sustainability of development. The author’s methodology is based on the principles of indicative management; based on the use of a system of indicators of development indicators, intervals of threshold values; is a step-by-step process of assessing the social and economic development of the region; takes into account the contribution of each factor to ensuring sustainable development; allows you to identify “strong” and “problem” areas of social and economic development of the region. The analysis of the results obtained in dynamics makes it possible to assess the effectiveness of development indicators.

scholarly journals Dynamics of Public Spending on Health and Socio-Economic Development in the European Union: An Analysis from the Perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 353
Author(s):  
Antonio Rafael Peña-Sánchez ◽  
José Ruiz-Chico ◽  
Mercedes Jiménez-García
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Public Spending ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Per Capita

In recent years, healthcare has become a fundamental pillar of the level of well-being of any society. With the aim of improving the lives of countries and societies, in 2015 the United Nations (UN) approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Among the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out in the Agenda are health and well-being (O3) and the reduction of inequalities (O10). The general objective of this paper is to analyse the impact that the level of socioeconomic development, as well as the evolution of inequalities, have had on public spending on health in European Union countries. The research methodology is based on the application of a regression model and statistical techniques such as sigma convergence, beta convergence and the Gini index. We can see that the levels of public spending on health per capita, the level of socio-economic development and the degree of inequality are closely related in these countries. For this reason, we suggest maintaining sustainable economic growth to reduce the economic disparities between EU countries, and also the current differences in public spending on health per capita.

scholarly journals Modelling an impact of enterprises’ investment activity on the level of a region’s sustainable development using fuzzy logic apparatus

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (96) ◽  
pp. 41-55
Author(s):  
Tetyana Korytko ◽  
◽  
Olena Kruk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Investment Activity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development

The social and economic component of regional development characterizes the processes that take place with the participation of all subjects of a regional economy, which are aimed at achieving economically feasible results while ensuring stable improvement of the level and quality of life of the population. Theoretical and practical issues related to the interconnection of interests, goals and objectives of the social and economic development of systems of different levels are of great importance. It should be noted that the "points of economic growth" in the region are enterprises located in its territory. The potential of their socio-economic development can be revealed through the synergy of interests of the region and enterprises. The mechanism for achieving this can be modeling an impact of enterprises’ investment activity on the sustainable development of the region. The urgency of enhancing enterprises’ investment activity in the region, in particular – in conditions of growing unsustainable market conditions, is obvious, as ensuring the efficiency of their operation and intensification of investment activity is one of the most important functions not only of each enterprise but also the region and the state in general. In industrial regions, the regional government is interested and ready to assist in the enterprises’ upgrading, as it directly faces a lot of problems associated with their low technological level. The use of outdated technologies, physical and moral depreciation of equipment invariably cause a low level of labor productivity, high costs of manufacturing, its low quality, which leads to a decrease in the competitiveness of enterprises in the region. Such enterprises have a negative impact on the environment. All this together affects the level and quality of life of the population, which is a key indicator of the effectiveness of regional authorities. Thus, it can be noted that in modern conditions the emphasis in the transition to investment and innovation development is naturally shifted to the level of regions. Ensuring balanced social and economic development of regions in dynamic conditions of structural and organizational transformations and uncertainty is an crucial, complex and multifaceted problem, for the effective solution of which it is necessary to use effective means of economic assessment of feasibility, effectiveness and risks of socio-economic transformations, as well as appropriate means of assessments and regulations, which should include tools for indicative management.

scholarly journals INTERACTION SYSTEM OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMPONENTS IN REGIONAL PROGRAMMING

2018 ◽  
pp. 71-77
Author(s):  
Denys Tarasenko
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Programming Process ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Social Components

The essence of regional programming is considered in the article. The content and conditions of interaction between the main components of sustainable development are established. The purpose of the article is to depict the peculiarities of the interaction between components of sustainable development while programming the regional social and economic development and to form the proposals for improvement of this process. Results. The main program documents of social and economic development have been analysed on the example of a specific region. The peculiarities of the sustainable development goals application, which are adapted to Ukrainian conditions, have been studied. The list of measures, which have a dualistic influence nature on the social, economic and environmental spheres of sustainable development, has been analysed. The problematic issues of the sustainable development provision implementation have been defined. The proposals for further improvement of the implementation process requirements for sustainable development into the regional programming practice have been made. It has been determined that the regional programming process requires the full consideration of the main methodological foundations of sustainable development in the program documents of the territorial units. It has also requires the balancing of the ecological, economic and social components through the interaction strengthening between them via the wide introduction of measures that simultaneously have a positive impact in several areas of social development.

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