The influence of global governance on the sustainable performance of countries

Flavia Massuga (), Marcos Aurélio Larson (), Marcos Roberto Kuhl () and Sérgio Luis Dias Doliveira ()
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Flavia Massuga: Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste – UNICENTRO
Marcos Aurélio Larson: Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste – UNICENTRO
Marcos Roberto Kuhl: Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste – UNICENTRO
Sérgio Luis Dias Doliveira: Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste – UNICENTRO

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2024, vol. 26, issue 11, No 57, 28567-28589

Abstract: Abstract This study aims to identify the influence of global governance on the sustainability performance of countries. The methodological approach is quantitative, employing descriptive and inferential statistics with multiple regression analysis for a sample of 127 countries. The independent variable corresponds to the governance measured by the world governance indicators. The dependent variables are measurements of sustainability performance, including the SDG Index Score, the Environmental Performance Index, the Human Development Index, and Gross Domestic Product per capita. The main results indicate that the governance indicators Voice and Accountability and Government Effectiveness positively affect the overall sustainability performance of countries. In environmental sustainability, the influence of the voice and responsibility and regulatory quality indicators was identified, while in the social and economic dimensions a positive influence of governmental effectiveness and regulatory quality was observed. On the other hand, the corruption control variable exerts a negative influence on general and social sustainability. In general, it can be concluded that the institutional quality of a country influences the government's ability to achieve sustainable development goals and targets, in addition to attaining favorable results in the environmental, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability.

Keywords: Institutional quality; Sustainable development; Sustainability; SDGs; World governance indicators (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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