scholarly journals Sustainable Development and the United Nations Dialogues

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Riley
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
New Era ◽  
The Past ◽  
Law And Policy ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Commodification Of Nature

The Earth Summit (1992) heralded what was anticipated to be a new era in environmental regulation with the advent of sustainable development. The concept was based on integrating environmental protection with economic development, supported by specific objectives, such as protection of biodiversity and achievement of intergenerational equity. By the early part of the 21st-century it was apparent that sustainable development had become equated with continuous economic growth, human domination and commodification of nature. This article argues that shortcomings in sustainable development, apparent over the past 25 years, are partly due to the concept’s initial formulation and also attributable to the way the concept has been interpreted and implemented. This validates calls for reconfiguring society’s value systems by better integrating law and policy with Earth-centric principles. The discussion argues that this involves more than tinkering with the key tenets of sustainable development, instead of necessitating their reconceptualisation in accordance with philosophies of Earth jurisprudence.

scholarly journals Trade, environment and sustainable development: What changed in Doha

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 336-353
Author(s):  
Jessica Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Policy Issue ◽  
World Summit ◽  
Agenda 21 ◽  
Environmental Negotiations ◽  
Civil Society Organisations ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The World

Agenda 21, the blueprint for sustainable development, adopted at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, does not have a chapter dedicated to trade. Yet since 1992, trade has become increasingly important to democracy, human rights, women's rights, economic development, employment and the environment. "Trade and environment" has been identified by many governments and civil society organisations as an important policy issue in preparations for the World Summit on Sustainable Development. At the same time, environment has become a highly politicised word in the world inhabited by trade negotiators. The aim of this paper is to examine whether or not the inclusion of WTO environmental negotiations, as outlined in the Doha Ministerial Declaration, advances or retards sustainable development.

Educate for Life

2020 ◽  
pp. 154-170
Author(s):  
Johanna Rosalí Reyes
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Life Itself ◽  
Education Needs

Organisms like CEPARL, UNESCO, and PNUD have long forecast development and consumerism are imminently destroying the environment, the earth, and life itself, and education needs to prepare humans to create another model of life. This development should be based in solutions and alternatives that look for an equilibrium between social equality and economic development, and a respect for the environmental limitations of the ecosystems that compose the biosphere. It is important to study everything that a sustainable development would propose in the classroom as in any other space available, starting with the agreements of the program of the millenium of the PNUD to achieve an inclusive and quality education. Education is one of the most powerful motors and guarantees of sustainable development, at the intersection of social, economic, and environmental problems. Compromise is necessary from the states through educational entities in each country to non-governmental organizations and civil society.

An equilibrium path for institutional change in China

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 399-414
Author(s):  
Shixiong Cao ◽  
Zhiguang Ren
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Institutional Change ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Dynamic Equilibrium ◽  
Institutional Changes ◽  
Equilibrium Path ◽  
New Era ◽  
The Past ◽  
Economic Practices ◽  
New Institutions

China’s economic and political reforms since 1978 represent one of the biggest institutional changes in the last century. Because most research has focused on the economics of institutional change rather than the evolution of political institutions, a theoretical framework to explain China’s rapid economic development is lacking. To understand the successes and failures of China’s institutional change, we reviewed China’s innovative political and economic practices during the past 30 years. We found that the country’s political and economic institutions combine to form a dynamic equilibrium that can explain the impressive economic results. China’s leaders dream of new institutions that will improve upon traditional Western capitalism, based on a combination of central planning with traditional capitalist approaches that increase the system’s flexibility. If China’s leaders can combine this approach with decreased social costs compared with previous socioeconomic systems, this will represent a new era and a model that other nations can follow.

scholarly journals Protecting the environment for the sake of sustainable development from the perspective of implementing social responsibilities of Vietnamese enterprises

2020 ◽  
Vol 164 ◽  
pp. 11011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Van Anh Thi Duong ◽  
Lyudmila Pushkareva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Social Responsibilities ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Close Cooperation

Development society brings many benefits to people and also brings many challenges. Those challenges seriously affect sustainable economic development, the life and health of all people in society. At present, issues that the whole society has been facing are: hygiene, food safety, environmental pollution, new epidemics, and exhaust of natural resources as well as warming up of the earth... To limit and solve the aforementioned issues, it needs close cooperation and support from all people and enterprises. Every individual, every organization is a part of society. The development of each individual and each enterprise is also the development of society and vice versa. The rise of society will also have a positive impact on each member of it. Therefore, enterprises need to raise awareness about sustainable development and act responsibly with the community and society. It is necessary and useful not only for enterprises themselves but also for the whole society. In this thesis, the author focuses on addressing the following issues: Carrying out social responsibilities associated with environmental protection in order to sustainably develop of Vietnamese enterprises, thereby finding the causes and proposing solutions to help enterprises fulfill their social responsibilities and protect the green, clean and beautiful environment in accordance with the standards prescribed by the Law on Environment of Vietnam in 2014.

Tourism and destination competitiveness an exploratory analysis applying the forgotten effects theory

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Miriam Edith Pérez-Romero ◽  
Martha Beatriz Flores-Romero ◽  
Víctor G. Alfaro-García
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
The Past ◽  
Destination Competitiveness ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Initial Measurement

In the past two decades, research on tourism or destination competitiveness has incremented exponentially. The concept of improving the performance of a destination to deliver goods and services considered significant for tourists is highly appealing for policy and decision-makers. Therefore, analyzing the relation between some identified causes of destination competitiveness exert in touristic variables of a specific territory results relevant. The present work applies the theory of forgotten effects to identify the direct, moreover the indirect cause-effect relationship of the identified variables. Results show that the highest indirect effect is given by the variables hospitality and sustainable development, some other interesting results are those found in causes, destination management, and accessibility; in effects, economic growth, and profitability. This work tries to shed light in the identification and initial measurement of the relevance that competitive variables has on a touristic destination.

scholarly journals The Green Economy Perspective of Batu City: Calculating Depletion in the Tourism Sector

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Hasyim Ibnu Abbas ◽  
Hadi Sumarsono ◽  
Farida Rahmawati ◽  
Inayati Nuraini Dwiputri
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Resource Depletion ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Conservation Of Natural Resources

The concept of sustainable development has begun to be developed, namely in line with current needs and without endangering future generations. In addition to focusing on environmental issues, this concept covers economic development, environmental protection and social development. However, this concept still tends to focus on short- term economic development. With the limitation of the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN) and the resources we have, it is not surprising that policymakers prefer shortcuts. As a result, the quality of economic growth has deteriorated. One of the efforts to harmonize the needs of economic growth and conservation of natural resources is the concept of a Green Economy. This article discusses how to calculate economic development as seen from the amount of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from a Green Economy perspective. Batu City, as a tourism city that relies on natural conditions and its environment, needs to analyze its economic development from a Green Economy perspective in order to be sustainable. This article aimed to analyze the depletion of natural resources of the sub-sector “Provision of Accommodation and Food – Beverage” which supports tourism in Batu City. The results showed that in 2015-2019, natural resource depletion increased every year. Keywords: Sustainable Development, Green Economy, Depletion, Natural Resources

scholarly journals CURRENT STATE AND TRENDS OF THE SHADOW SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY I

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (49) ◽  
pp. 47-54
Author(s):  
Inna Tiutiunyk ◽  
◽  
Andrii Zolkover ◽  
Oleksii Lyulyov ◽  
Serhii Lyeonov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Shadow Economy ◽  
Unified Approach ◽  
Financial Flows ◽  
Capital Outflow ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Current State

Current trends in economic development of most countries highlight the need to improve existing tools for their economic growth and sustainable development. An important aspect in this direction is the implementation of the policy of de-shadowing of the economy. The article analyzes the current world trends in the functioning of the shadow economy, identifies the most common schemes of shadow capital withdrawal and approaches to their classification. The systematization of the existing methodical approaches to the assessment of the level of shadowing of the economy is carried out, their advantages and disadvantages are determined. The expediency of developing a unified approach to estimating the volume of shadow financial flows, which is based on taking into account the multi-channel schemes of shadow capital outflow, is substantiated.

scholarly journals A Study on the Structural Reform of the Korean Public Prosecutor's Office with a view to Lifting International Competitiveness

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (0) ◽  
pp. 173-186
Author(s):  
Jeong Ho Lee
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Korean War ◽  
International Competition ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
New Era ◽  
The Past ◽  
National Economic ◽  
The Republic ◽  
To Receive

Although the Republic of Korea has recovered from the ruins of the 1950's Korean War and achieved a remarkable economic growth during the past 40 years, it is now, at the threshold of 21st century, faced with the great national economic crises which led us to receive the IMF's rescue fund. To make a long story short, I presume the cause of the economic tragedy mainly originated from the fact that the frame and habitude of our way of life were not so changed suitably as to accommodate the new era of unbounded international competition.

scholarly journals APPROACHES TO THE FORMATION OF SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORT SYSTEM

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 45-48
Author(s):  
Olga Efimova ◽  
Elena Makeeva ◽  
Elizaveta Dmitrieva
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Development Economic ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Economic Development

The world economy as an integrated system has limited growth limits, natural resources are limited, so a new concept of sustainable economic development has emerged, based on a balance of the economy, social goals and ecology. Sustainable development is the development of the country's economy and the global system in which current needs are met without compromising future opportunities. The rapid development of transport infrastructure creates the prerequisites for the sustainable development of centers of macro and microeconomic growth and helps to reveal their potential in the future. The article considers the role of transport as an additional priority for sustainable development at the macro level and the types / functions of connectivity of economic growth centers in the sectoral and regional aspects. In turn, the concept of sustainable development of the transport system involves taking into account the features of the transport system as an object of increased danger and a high degree of influence on the main priorities of sustainable development (economic growth, social system and ecology) of the macroeconomics. It was noted that, on the one hand, the transport system, being part of the country's macroeconomic system, affects the priorities of its sustainable development, and on the other hand, has independent priorities for sustainable development in the field of economic growth and efficiency, social potential and environmental aspects, including issues of ensuring security.

scholarly journals Business With China: A Critical Evaluation Of Lure And Challenges

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Sepehri ◽  
Hassan Pordeli
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Market Reform ◽  
Economic Power ◽  
Quarter Century ◽  
The Past ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
The Impact

This paper examines the significant historical and socio economic development in China over the past quarter century and summarizes the main features of the pre-reform economy and the main strategies adopted by china as it began its quest for economic progress. The paper also evaluates the consequences of Chinas market reform and the challenges to this new economic power. The objective of the paper is to discuss both opportunities and risks in doing business in China and to provide and understanding of what compels so many firms to so boldly seek to establish a presence in China while taking substantial risks in doing so. The research concludes that, investment and business opportunities in China would outweigh the risk and challenges faced by potential investors. The paper examines the elements contributing to Chinas reform, including pro market reform, economic growth, and the rate and significance of FDI in china. Investment challenges include: corruption, mostly unfree economy, low ranking in ease of doing business, undervalued Yuan, and lack of proper intellectual property rights. The research points to positive indicators such as: Chinas economic development growth (i.e. GDP growth at 9.9% in mainland and 12.4% in Zhejiang); Chinas entry in WTO relaxing foreign investment restrictions; infrastructure development transit, energy, telecommunications, etc.; and the impact of the market reform - Chinas economic growth rate among the highest recorded during the past three decades. The examination of risks and challenges, reveals (1) the Driving Forces for business investment in China which include: rapidly expanding economy; growth in Chinese consumer purchasing power; and economic Power & other Indicators; and (2) the issues of concern such as: excess capacity in industrial sector, export dependence economy, problem with banking sector, and potential unemployment problem. The paper concludes that despite potential and clear risks there are good and legitimate business and investment potential in China and among many factors to consider are: many incentives to consider business opportunities and potential benefits; rising personal income and spending power in China; and increase in per capita income at steady rate of 8% since 1980, currently estimated at $3000.

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