TY - JOUR

T1 - Governance for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

T2 - How important are participation, policy coherence, reflexivity, adaptation and democratic institutions?

AU - Glass, Lisa-Maria

AU - Newig, Jens

PY - 2019/4/1

Y1 - 2019/4/1

N2 - It is widely accepted that the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) depends on effective governance arrangements. However, it is less clear which modes and aspects of governance are important for which of the 17 goals. Until now, empirical research has mostly studied individual cases, with comparative studies largely missing. Here, we conduct a comparative analysis among 41 high and upper-middle income countries for the year 2015, drawing on the Sustainable Governance Indicators, the Global SDG Indicators Database and other official sources. Using multiple regression, we test the influence of different aspects of governance, namely participation, policy coherence, reflexivity, adaptation and democratic institutions on SDG achievement at the national level, controlling for the effects of additional socio-economic conditions. Of the tested factors, democratic institutions and participation as well as economic power, education and geographic location serve to explain SDG achievement.

AB - It is widely accepted that the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) depends on effective governance arrangements. However, it is less clear which modes and aspects of governance are important for which of the 17 goals. Until now, empirical research has mostly studied individual cases, with comparative studies largely missing. Here, we conduct a comparative analysis among 41 high and upper-middle income countries for the year 2015, drawing on the Sustainable Governance Indicators, the Global SDG Indicators Database and other official sources. Using multiple regression, we test the influence of different aspects of governance, namely participation, policy coherence, reflexivity, adaptation and democratic institutions on SDG achievement at the national level, controlling for the effects of additional socio-economic conditions. Of the tested factors, democratic institutions and participation as well as economic power, education and geographic location serve to explain SDG achievement.

KW - Sustainability Governance

KW - 2030 Agenda

KW - Public Policy

KW - Implementation

KW - OECD

KW - 2030 Agenda

KW - Public policy

KW - United Nations

KW - Multiple regression

KW - OECD

KW - Implementation

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/c89d77ad-614a-3712-b8af-81ee2f8afb35/

U2 - 10.1016/j.esg.2019.100031

DO - 10.1016/j.esg.2019.100031

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 2

SP - 100031

JO - Earth System Governance

JF - Earth System Governance

SN - 2589-8116

M1 - 100031

ER -