scholarly journals Is Military Spending Converging Across Countries? An Examination of Trends and Key Determinants

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (196) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benedict Clements ◽  
Sanjeev Gupta ◽  
Saida Khamidova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Military Spending ◽  
Social Spending ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Peace Dividend ◽  
Advanced Economies ◽  
Development Goals

This paper studies the evolution of worldwide military spending during 1970-2018. It finds that military spending in relation to GDP is converging, but into three separate groups of countries. In the largest group, responsible for 90 percent of worldwide spending, outlays have remained stubbornly high. Military spending in developing economies reacts to improvements in security conditions and military spending in neighboring countries, suggesting that further increases in the peace dividend are possible. In developing economies, rising social spending tends to crowd out military outlays, but this is not the case in advanced economies. With social outlays projected to rise as developing countries look to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), military spending could come under pressure to fall further.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Environmental Assessment as a Sustainable Development Tool in Developing Countries: Case of Cameroon

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Nchia Peter Ghong
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Tool ◽  
Development Goals

In the last few decades, there has been increased worldwide awareness of the necessity to consider development from a holistic perspective, for human development without adequate environmental protection is undermined. Cameroon, like many other developing countries has made great strides in establishing and putting in place an environmental assessment system to mainstream environmental concerns into development initiatives. The full realization of this goal, however, depends on the effectiveness of the exercise which hinges principally on the provisions of relevant legislation, the institutional framework, the procedure and practice of the assessment process. Environmental assessment in many developing countries is fraught with a plethora of setbacks which can jeopardize the full contribution of the exercise to the attainment of the sustainable development goals, if not taken care of. Based on experience and field research, this study examines the current practice of environmental assessment in Cameroon, the difficulties encountered in developing countries, the chances of environmental assessment contributing to sustainability and makes recommendations on how to improve the practice in developing countries.

scholarly journals India as a Partner in Triangular Development Cooperation

2020 ◽  
pp. 625-645
Author(s):  
Sebastian Paulo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Indian Experience ◽  
Development Goals

AbstractThe chapter argues that India’s emerging practice of triangular cooperation does not fit easily with established definitions and concepts. India’s special brand of engagement in triangular cooperation has the potential to reshape important aspects of the global architecture of development cooperation and make significant contributions to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The chapter suggests how Indian experience can inform the analysis and international practice to increase the value of triangular cooperation for developing countries.

scholarly journals Child mortality and water stress under the framework of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Evidence from twenty developing countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-58
Author(s):  
Suyu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Water Stress ◽  
Child Mortality ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Development Goals

Both child mortality and water stress are included into the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Existing studies have explored the relationship between child mortality and water stress with different perspectives, however, the results vary due to differences in methods and context. There is still insufficient cross-country comparative research on the association between child mortality and water stress under the framework of SDGs. This article uses data of 20 developing countries to explore the association between child mortality and water stress, based on the path analysis methodology. The results show that in term of statistics, the level of water stress is negatively but insignificantly associated with child mortality in developing countries. This unconventional result is explained by a number of possible reasons such as high reliance on food importation in some developing countries, and also the indirect link between water stress and child mortality via a country’s socioeconomic development (measured by national poverty rate). The results enrich scientific knowledge of and provide practical implications to the interactions between SDGs.

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