Equality, freedom and democracy
How Important Are They for Environmental Performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5279752 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Camila Horst Toigo (0000-0002-1491-2508, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Ely José De Mattos (0000-0002-6364-1599, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1518-952X • E-ISSN: 2176-9109 |
| Publisher | Universidade Federal do Parana (PUBLISHER • BR) |
| DOI | 10.5380/dma.v58i0.73189 |
| OpenAlex | W3204846367 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 29 |
The complexity of the relationship between society and the environment is recognized by researchers and practitioners as a major challenge. This article examines how the type of political regime, the degree of political freedom and civil rights, and the level of income concentration relates to environmental performance as measured by the Environmental Performance Index (EPI). The analysis is based on a sample of 161 countries and covers the period 2007-2016, using a fixed effects panel data model. Our findings suggest that democracy as a political regime does not necessarily induce greater commitment to environmental issues. Lower income inequality offers the same results. However, a positive association was found between the expansion of rights and freedoms and the EPI, suggesting that freer countries tend to have better environmental performance. Given the multiplicity of profiles in terms of the nature and depth of democracy and inequality, our study suggest parsimony with more generalist analyses
Democracy · Development economics · Econometrics · Economics · Environmental quality · Inequality · Kuznets Curve · Panel data · Political science · Politics · Energy and Environment Impacts · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Law · Mathematics
Rational ecology
Considerations on representative government.
The Environmental Kuznets Curve
Carbon emissions and income inequality
Inequality, Democracy, and the Environment
Economic Growth and Income Inequality
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
Political Institutions and Pollution Control
Political and economic inequality and the environment
Income inequality and the environment
Power distribution, the environment, and public health
Income, inequality, and pollution
Inequality, democracy, and the environment
Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis
Inequality as a cause of environmental degradation
Income Inequality and Carbon Emissions in the United States
Effects of political institutions on air quality
Wealth Inequality and Carbon Emissions in High-income Countries
The Trade-off Between Income Inequality and Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Domestic Inequality and Carbon Emissions in Comparative Perspective
Democracy and environmental quality
The Standardized World Income Inequality Database
Deforestation and the Environmental Kuznets Curve
Freedom and the Environment
The Effect of Political Regime on Civil War
Democracy and Environmental Degradation
The limits of democracy in tackling climate change
Democracy and the Environment
Dictatorship, Democracy, and Development
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |