Why have deliberations over World Heritage sites become such a volatile arena for the performance of international tensions, new political alliances and challenges to global cooperation? Across UN platforms, failures multilateralism are increasingly evident. We suggest that decision-making within Committee is no different given politicisation now rife throughout their deliberations. Specifically we ask how multipolarity fragmentation developed United Nations Educational, Scientific Cultural...

The ongoing Covid19 pandemic is producing dramatic effects on the economic and social life of many countries, which in turn may further undermine people's health well-being. This note focuses some potential achievement UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 'Zero Hunger' (Target 2.1) and, specifically, prevalence undernourishment. After discussing main changes induced by outbreak various dimensions food security, as identified preliminary literature topic, presents dynamic estimates (GMM) recent...

Abstract Several studies show a positive association between the rise of obesity in developing countries and globalization, trade, food but most do not account for reverse causality prevalence trade flows. Moreover, adopt broad definitions notwithstanding main effects on may pass through import specific foods. We address these concerns by empirically investigating impact sample 116 (2000–2016) focusing, particularly, processed sugar‐rich food. This is done controlling other...

Abstract While trade policies are considered strategic to shape national food systems and promote security, the ultimate impact of openness on hunger is still highly debated. Using a sample 81 developing over period 2001–2016 principally focusing prevalence undernourishment, this study provides new empirical evidence. Firstly, it estimates total differentiating effects that pass through changes in real per capita income—i.e. economic access food—from residual directly has other dimensions...

The Agenda 2030 poses critical elements regarding the transition towards a more sustainable development. This paper aims at exploring and comparing path of development within United States China subnational level. An index Integrated Sustainable Development is introduced to measure local on an internationally-comparable scale. Index computed both national level resulting scores are compared across two countries, also through adoption convergence cluster analysis, allowing answer four...

This paper addresses imbalances affecting world heritage sites in terms of how well conserved they are and what resources available for their valorisation. The authors propose a policy mechanism global governance divided into three steps. first is tax based on collecting from tourist activities redistributing these at regional level. second step meant to ensure an objective approach measuring the needs risk value sites. third consists using valorisation strategies generate new economic...

The comparison of the periods rapid economic growth in China since 1978 and India 1992 markedly show different patterns development structural change. However, both countries experienced some advantages "relative backwardness" aspects "fordist model growth". had an anticipated deeper change, spurred mainly by reforms internal market 1980s mid-1990s a very penetration its industrial products world market. substantial part exports medium high tech sectors are due to joint- ventures with...

This article proposes a general definition of emerging economies (EEs) and investigates the main determinants their high rates economic growth by extending basic framework neoclassical models to include various dimensions development. According proposed definition, we find list 38 EEs for period 2000–2014, whose emergence is proved be strictly associated with decline age dependency ratio, increasing investment improvements in human capital.

Abstract New evidence on the relationships between economic freedoms and poverty traps is provided. Methodologically, a new way to classify countries into clusters used, which stresses relative position of economies with respect each other. The paper investigates whether have any impact shifts from one cluster another, towards either better or worse situations. Moreover, it analyzes contribution avoid falling trap. impacts five macro‐components index are studied separately. results show that...

China has recorded impressive economic achievements driving the structural transformation of its society. However, this is marked by rising inequality, environmental pollution and stark provincial disparities. In 2015, launching Agenda 2030 provided a common ground at international level conceptualizing United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper analyses performances towards in period 2015–19 introducing integrated sustainable development index cluster; convergence...

By analysing a panel of 76 developed and developing countries for period 1980–2014, this paper provides new evidence about the relation between economic freedom income distribution, measured through decile shares. The results show that higher degree has negative impact on first eight deciles; conversely, it favours richest percentiles and, especially, top 10% 5%. While aim at reopening an old debate with evidence, calls more accurate studies estimate effects each subcomponent may have inequalities.

While the extant literature shows that various indices of economic freedom display a positive relationship with level income inequality, it is unclear who are winners and, in particular, losers. For this reason, an analysis based on deciles and top percentiles helps to deepen understanding issue. Starting from consideration, paper adds new evidence relation between distribution by analysing panel 70 developing developed countries for period 1980–2014. The effects shares estimated through...