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SDG-Specific Country Groups: Subregional Analysis of the Arab Region

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  • Kunčič Aljaž

    (Unit on 2030 Agenda, Social Development Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Beirut, Lebanon)

Abstract

This paper examines a classification system for grouping the Arab countries together based on characteristics most relevant to sustainable development goals (SDGs). It analyzes SDGs in Arab countries with cluster analysis, identifies the most appropriate decomposition of the region for each of the SDGs separately and describes the characteristics of the unique SDG performance groups. The results show that countries move often from a better to a worse group or vice versa, implying that different and SDG-specific subregional groups should be used for work on each individual SDG. Examining the overlap of cluster memberships by countries through a network perspective further identifies the most tightly knit country groups. The implications of findings are relevant for informative monitoring of SDGs on the subregional level, as well as policy recommendation sharing for and between similar countries, and enhancing peer learning capacity.

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  • Kunčič Aljaž, 2018. "SDG-Specific Country Groups: Subregional Analysis of the Arab Region," Review of Middle East Economics and Finance, De Gruyter, vol. 14(2), pages 1-22, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:rmeecf:v:14:y:2018:i:2:p:22:n:1
    DOI: 10.1515/rmeef-2017-0020
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    1. Sabah Mariyam & Logan Cochrane & Shifa Zuhara & Gordon McKay, 2022. "Waste Management in Qatar: A Systematic Literature Review and Recommendations for System Strengthening," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-23, July.

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    Keywords

    Arab; clustering; SDGs; sustainable development goals; sustainable development; ESCWA; LAS; MENA; network;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • C38 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Classification Methdos; Cluster Analysis; Principal Components; Factor Analysis
    • B40 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - General
    • A19 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Other
    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
    • C45 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Neural Networks and Related Topics

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