Transformative Routes to Sustainable Development
The Nexus Between Fiscal Decentralization and Sustainable Environment in Developing Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21641524 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sajjad Ali (0000-0002-2999-768X, Department of Economics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan), Abid Rashid Gill (0000-0003-1961-5139, Department of Economics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan), Minhaj Ali (0000-0002-5876-1297, Advanced Research Centre, European University of Lefke, Mersin, Turkey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 291-317 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Environment & Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1070-4965 • E-ISSN: 1552-5465 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10704965241295757 |
| OpenAlex | W4403715548 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 57 |
The debate on fiscal decentralization (FD)’s potential impact on environmental sustainability is expanding, but actual evidence is few. A balanced dataset of 21 developing nations from 2000 to 2020 is used to explore how FD impacts environmental sustainability. We employ second-generation unit root tests, Westerlund cointegration, and cross-section autoregressive distributed lag (CS-ARDL) models for empirical assessment. In addition, a novel Environmental Sustainable Development Index (ESDI) is used. The results demonstrate FD enhances ESDI. Economic growth, total natural resource rent, and population growth impair sustainability, while institutional quality enhances it. Eco-friendly natural resource exploitation helps countries become more sustainable. These goals require modern sustainable development methods. Analysis of FD and institutional quality policies reveals how nations combat environmental pollution, providing policymakers with empirical evidence for global climate change initiatives. According to the findings, local governments should be empowered to reduce emissions, mitigate environmental harm, and establish sustainable industrial practices
Business · Decentralization · Developing country · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Market economy · Political science · Sociology · Sustainable development · Transformative learning · Engineering · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
The impact of natural resources, energy consumption, and population growth on environmental quality
The impact of environmental regulation, shadow economy, and corruption on environmental quality
Common correlated effects estimation of heterogeneous dynamic panel data models with weakly exogenous regressors
Centralized versus decentralized provision of local public goods
Testing environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis
An empirical analysis of the green paradox in China
The Rise of Europe
Toward a sustainable environment
Globalization and carbon emissions
Testing slope homogeneity in large panels
A simple panel unit root test in the presence of cross‐section dependence
General diagnostic tests for cross-sectional dependence in panels
The impact of green technological innovation and institutional quality on CO2 emissions in African countries
The Pure Theory of Public Expenditure
The Environmental Kuznets Curve, environmental protection policy and income distribution
Efficient decentralized fiscal and environmental policy
Measuring the immeasurable — A survey of sustainability indices
Inter-jurisdictional fiscal competition
Fiscal Decentralization and Economic Growth
Measurement and evaluation of sustainable development
A Pure Theory of Local Expenditures
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |