Comparative Study of Sustainable Development Indicators in CEE Countries (2000 – 2010

Mara Ursache ()
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Mara Ursache: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania

Acta Universitatis Danubius. OEconomica, 2013, issue 9(4), 93-104

Abstract: Environment is the basic factor to continue human survival and long-term prosperity of mankind is unthinkable if we are not able to ensure that future generations can enjoy the full benefits of nature. At the same time, development is needed to tackle poverty in developing countries and to empower people everywhere to live in a civilized manner in a more favorable environment. The aim of this article is to examine if the sustainable development indicators (greenhouse gas emissions, resource productivity and people at risk of poverty or social exclusion) have an impact on the economic growth and if there are significant discrepancies between countries in 2010 compared to the base year of analysis (2000), using this indicators. The analysis focuses particularly on the countries situated in Central and Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia). Based on the result obtained, the author shall try to trace, in the conclusion, a few guiding lines which could be of strategic importance for stimulating action and awareness that environmental protection and economic development must be contemporary concerns.

Keywords: CEE countries; environment; economic growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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