Inclusive Green Growth Dataset for African Countries

Ofori, Isaac K. and Gbolonyo, Emmanuel Y. and Ojong, Nathanael Ojong (2024): Inclusive Green Growth Dataset for African Countries. Published in: Zenodo , Vol. 1, No. 1 (24 June 2024): pp. 1-11.

Abstract

Tracking the progress of countries in inclusive green growth (IGG) is crucial for shaping effective sustainable development policies. However, comprehensive IGG data is often inaccessible. Accordingly, rigorous empirical contributions in this direction in the context of Africa remain sparse. To address this, we computed IGG scores for 22 African countries from 2000-2020. Our data reveal that only nine of these countries are achieving green and inclusive growth. This dataset equips researchers and institutions to assess IGG progress and identify pathways for African governments to promote sustainable development

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Africa; Inclusive green growth; IGG Index; Sustainable Development
• Subjects: E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E0 - General > E01 - Measurement and Data on National Income and Product Accounts and Wealth ; Environmental Accounts; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O5 - Economywide Country Studies > O55 - Africa; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q0 - General > Q01 - Sustainable Development

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