Glowing Indicators: Nighttime Luminosity as a Tool for Assessing SDG‐8 Progress in Emerging Economies

Sustainable Development, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 17, 2025

ABSTRACT Tracking the economic development of local governments in emerging economies is difficult with conventional data. This paper shows that nighttime luminosity lights can be used as a reliable proxy for growth at county level. To access this, research employs time‐varying difference‐in‐difference technique, utilizing longitudinal data set level to scrutinize incentive effects this Province Managing County (PMC) reform on using lights. The analysis reveals fiscal incentives introduced by and achieved through alleviating stress providing expenditure autonomy significantly impact activity influence government policy decisions. outcomes manifest more conspicuously regions dense those characterized market‐driven efficiencies industrial upgradation. Additionally, encourages counties adopt proactive increased capital promote while reducing expenditures public service provisions. These findings support positing flattened hierarchical structure ameliorates delays matters facilitates communication across various levels context improved marketization upgraded

Язык: Английский

Drivers of green consumption: Ethical ideologies and corporate social responsibility in sustainability awareness

Sustainable Development, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 28, 2024

Abstract In this study, we examine the relationship between various ethical motivations and types of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities to better understand drivers green consumption behavior in context sustainability. The behind sustainability are rooted distinct considerations. We identified ideologies, derived from two dimensions Ethical Position questionnaire—idealism relativism—as proposed by Forsyth (1980). Data for study were gathered using convenience sampling, with 1100 questionnaires distributed across China Pakistan, ultimately yielding 476 valid responses 503 Pakistan after data cleaning. Our research is set contrasting contexts China, both which undergoing significant transformations. relevance CSR initiatives these settings makes them ideal studying dynamics through lens ideologies. findings reveal that different approaches toward can significantly contribute long‐term Corporate managers, aware growing importance sustainability, increasingly focusing on promoting practices maintain competitive advantage. addresses how varying ideologies strategies influence specific cultural economic Pakistan.

Язык: Английский