The Effect of Instituonal Quality on Environmental Performance at Different Levels of Development: An Emprical Analysis

Year 2017, Volume: 25 Issue: 32, 189 - 212, 30.04.2017

Mehmet Hanefi Topal , Pınar Hayaloğlu

https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.273969

Cited By: 10

Abstract

Environment
is one of the most important possibilities granted to mankind to maintain vital
presence. The environment is based on perfect balance. Ironically, the most
important threat to this board equilibrium is humanity. On the other hand,
people build a number of institutions to meet their needs, to determine the
rules of their relations and to establish harmonious relations with the
environment. These institutional constructions, which are the common product of
the rational human mind, are also the safeguards of the common living space of
mankind. The purpose of this study is to test this claim empirically. In this
context, the annual data of 124 countries for the period 2000-2014 were
analyzed by static and dynamic panel data analysis Contrary to other studies,
both the organizational structure and the environment are defined in a broad
sense in this study. According to results, the positive effect of political
stabilty, governance quality and democratic development on the environmental
performance does not depends at the countries’ development stage.

Keywords

Political Stability, Quality of Governance, Democracy, Environmental Performance, Panel Data Analysis

Farklı Gelişmişlik Düzeylerinde Kurumsal Kalitenin Çevre Performansı Üzerindeki Etkisi: Ampirik Bir Analiz

Abstract

Yaşamsal
varlığını sürdürmek için insanlığa lütfedilmiş en önemli imkânlardan biri
çevredir. Çevre kusursuz denge üzerine kuruludur. İronik bir şekilde, bu kurulu
dengenin en önemli tehdidi insanlıktır. Öte yandan insanlar ihtiyaçlarını
karşılamak, kendi aralarındaki ilişkilerin kurallarını belirlemek ve çevreyle
uyumlu ilişki kurmak için bir takım kurumlar inşa ederler. Rasyonel insan aklının
ortak ürünü olan bu kurumsal yapılar insanlığın ortak yaşam alanı olan çevrenin
de güvencesidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı bu iddiayı ampirik olarak sınamaktır. Bu
kapsamda 124 ülkenin 2000-2014 dönemi yıllık verileri statik ve dinamik panel
veri analizleri ile analiz edilmiştir. Diğer çalışmalardan farklı olarak bu
çalışmada hem kurumsal yapı hem de çevre geniş anlamda tanımlanmıştır. Analiz
sonuçlarına göre; politik istikrar, yönetişim kalitesi ve demokratik gelişme
çevresel performansı arttırmaktadır. Ayrıca kurumsal kalitenin çevre
performansı üzerindeki pozitif etkisi ülkelerin gelişmişlik düzeylerine göre
değişmemektedir.

Keywords

Politik İstikrar, Yönetişim Kalitesi, Demokrasi, Çevresel Performans, Panel Veri Analizi

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