On the search for environmental sustainability in Africa: the role of governance

Ibrahim Adekunle ()
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Ibrahim Adekunle: Liège, Belgium

No 20/078, Research Africa Network Working Papers from Research Africa Network (RAN)

Abstract: Africa remains the most affected by environmental degradation, thereby exacerbating the negative effect of climate change in the region. Little empirical credence has been leaned to the institutions-environmental sustainability relationship in Africa. This omission in the literature of environmental sustainability is abysmal, considering the role of institutions and government in ecological preservation. To inform policy and research on the subject matter, we estimated a balanced panel data of the indices of good governance and strong institutions to explain transformation to environmental sustainability using the dynamic system generalised method of moment estimator from 1996 through 2017. Findings suggested a positive relationship between the rule of law and regulatory quality and transformation to environmental sustainability. An inverse relationship between government effectiveness and environmental sustainability was established. We recommended concerted effort at an institutional level such that policy and punishment for violation of greenhouse strategies will be optimum.

Keywords: Institutions; Governance; Environmental Sustainability; system GMM; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E62 G13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34
Date: 2020-01
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Forthcoming: Environmental Science and Pollution Research

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