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The role of economy servitisation and governance effectiveness in the interconnections between environmental, social and economic development: a spatial approach

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  • Mateusz Jankiewicz

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The paper aims to assess the simultaneous relationships among three dimensions of sustainable development, while accounting for modifications to the economic structure and governance quality. The study was conducted across 149 selected countries from 2012 to 2023. To ensure spatial homogeneity, countries are divided into five clusters based on their geographic location. The linkages between the sustainable development pillars are verified using a spatial vector autoregressive (spVAR) model, in which performance in each sustainability dimension is calculated using Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indices. Moreover, the connections between countries are defined in two ways: (1) as the nearest neighbourhood in the geographical space, (2) as the governance quality level similarity. The results show a significant relationship between sustainable development achievement for individual dimensions in almost all established clusters. The economic and environmental situations are rather negatively related, unlike economic and social sustainability and social and environmental sustainability. Additionally, except for African economies, the sustainability achievement is driven by the ongoing servitisation process. Moreover, the significance of the government quality level for sustainable development performance is concluded.

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  • Mateusz Jankiewicz, 2026. "The role of economy servitisation and governance effectiveness in the interconnections between environmental, social and economic development: a spatial approach," Discussion Papers 2026/330, Dipartimento di Economia e Management (DEM), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
    • Handle: RePEc:pie:dsedps:2026/330
    Note: ISSN 2039-1854
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    1. Adeyemi Adebayo & Barry Ackers & Olayinka Erin & Alex Adegboye, 2025. "Governance Quality and Sustainable Development: Insights from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Africa," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 25(2), pages 439-464, June.
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    • C51 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Construction and Estimation
    • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

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