Culture as a Driver of Sustainable Development in Europe

Verina Natalja (), Astike Kristina (), Grybaite Virginija () and Budanceva Jelena ()
Additional contact information
Verina Natalja: EKA University of Applied Sciences, Riga, Latvia
Astike Kristina: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Grybaite Virginija: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Budanceva Jelena: EKA University of Applied Sciences, Riga, Latvia

Economics and Culture, 2021, vol. 18, issue 2, 73-82

Abstract: Research purpose. The link between culture and sustainable development has been frequently debated by European authorities and academicians. Culture is treated as a tool for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and considered as the fourth pillar of sustainable development. The research goal is to investigate the relationship between culture-related indices and a country’s sustainable development based on European sample data. Design / Methodology / Approach. To complete research, culture-related statistics indicators from Eurostat were collected and regressed against the SDG index, based on data covered 2016-2019. Findings. The relationship between culture-related indices and SDG score was specified using European statistical data. The most significant impact on sustainable development measure was revealed regarding the factors “cultural employment” and “government expenditure on culture”. Originality / Value / Practical implications. The current research differs from most studies that investigated cultural issues using the mathematical apparatus versus the commonly used practice of interviewing consumers or representatives of the cultural sector. The results of this research could be used by municipalities, the cultural private sector, and NGOs by arguing for funding and applying for EU grants. On the other hand, the results and approach of this research could be transposed to other regions to understand the common cultural impact on sustainable development in the non-EU part of the world.

Keywords: sustainable development; culture impact; culture economy; European countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E20 Q01 Z10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://doi.org/10.2478/jec-2021-0016 (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:vrs:ecocul:v:18:y:2021:i:2:p:73-82:n:5

DOI: 10.2478/jec-2021-0016

Access Statistics for this article

Economics and Culture is currently edited by Velga Vēvere

More articles in Economics and Culture from Sciendo
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Peter Golla ().