Governance, CO2 emissions and inclusive human development in sub-Saharan Africa

被引:82
作者
Asongu, Simplice A. [1 ]
Odhiambo, Nicholas M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ South Africa, Dept Econ, Pretoria, South Africa
关键词
CO2; emissions; economic development; Africa; ENERGY-CONSUMPTION; ECONOMIC-GROWTH; INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY; FINANCIAL ACCESS; AIR-POLLUTION; KNOWLEDGE; ICT; INEQUALITY; COUNTRIES; IMPACT;
D O I
10.1177/0144598719835594
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
This study investigates the relevance of government quality in moderating the incidence of environmental degradation on inclusive human development in 44 sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2012. Environmental degradation is measured with CO2 emissions and the governance dynamics include: political stability, voice and accountability, government effectiveness, regulation quality, the rule of law and corruption-control. The empirical evidence is based on the generalised method of moments. Regulation quality modulates CO2 emissions to exert a net negative effect on inclusive development. Institutional governance (consisting of corruption-control and the rule of law) modulates CO2 emissions to also exert a net negative effect on inclusive human development. Fortunately, the corresponding interactive effects are positive, which indicates that good governance needs to be enhanced to achieve positive net effects. A policy threshold of institutional governance at which institutional governance completely dampens the unfavourable effect of CO2 emissions on inclusive human development is established. Other policy implications are discussed.
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页码:18 / 36
页数:19
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