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Volume 19, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 1474-2748
  • E-ISSN: 2040-0551

Abstract

This study contributes to the development of global sustainable development index () as an integration of environmental sustainability development index (), socio-economic development index () and science and technological progress index () for selected 39 countries during 2000–16. It uses the composite Z-score method, while and are the assimilation of 33, 19 and 9 factors, respectively. Subsequently, it examines the association of sustainable development () with and vice versa using linear, log-linear and non-linear regression models. Descriptive results show that there is a significant variation in due to a high diversity in environmental development, socio-economic development and science and technological progress-associated factors in selected countries. Empirical results imply that has a positive and significant association with , socio-economic development and science and technological progress-related factors. This study emphasizes that global economies are desired to adopt conducive policies towards environmental, socio-economic and science and technological development to attain . Also, it advises that the protection of forest area, use of environmental and green technologies in production activities, creation of more jobs in all sectors and strong IPR regimes would be effective for sustainable, socio-economic, environmental development and science and technological expansion worldwide.

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Does sustainable development have a causal relationship with environmental development? Evidence from a country-wise panel data analysis
International Journal of Technology Management & Sustainable Development 19, 147 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1386/tmsd_00020_1
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Keyword(s): environmental and green technology; environmental sustainability development index; global sustainable development index; high upper and lower income economies; India; science and technological progress index; socio-economic development index

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