Are East African Countries Sustainable? Comparative Analysis of Two Composite Indicators

Miroslav Syrovátka () and Jaromír Harmáček ()
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Miroslav Syrovátka: Palacky University
Jaromír Harmáček: Palacky University

A chapter in Economic Integration, Currency Union, and Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in East Africa, 2016, pp 151-170 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This paper assesses the extent to which the development of five East African countries is sustainable. It starts with an overview of the concepts and measurement of sustainability, focusing on composite indicators. The main part of the paper presents an analysis of two composite indicators (Adjusted Net Savings and Ecological Footprint) as applied to five East African countries (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda). For each of the two indicators, we provide a short overview of the concept, a critique and an analysis of the results and policy implications. The results show that only one of the countries is unsustainable in Adjusted Net Savings, while the Ecological Footprint shows either all five countries as sustainable or all five unsustainable, depending on the interpretation of bio-capacity. Since the indicators lead to different conclusions on countries’ sustainability, we analyse the implications and discuss to what extent these indicators can be used for assessing country sustainability.

Keywords: East Africa; Sustainability; Composite indicators; Adjusted net savings; Ecological footprint (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-30432-8_9

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