Emerging Economies and Sustainable Growth - 2.0

Dear Colleagues,

The current multi-crisis presents a variety of risks as well as opportunities for sustainable growth pathways in emerging economies. In recent decades, newly industrialized countries have seen significant profitable performance, and their markets have outpaced those of their developed counterparts. These emerging market economies are devoted to the challenges of global markets, gaining momentum in terms of robust economic growth, income per capita, foreign direct investment, and trade openness. Notably, emerging market economies such as Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) have presented appealing financial opportunities and greater returns for stakeholders due to their extravagantly rapid growth.

Nevertheless, citizens have begun stressing social and environmental issues alongside economic performance; therefore, factors that need to be included in growth policymaking are, inter alia, sustainable production and consumption, resilience against climate change, and clean energy developments via the transition towards renewable energy sources. The interconnectedness between emerging economy growth and the Sustainable Development Goals has become an alarming research issue. Some relevant research strands are as follows:

• Multi-crisis and sustainable development;
• Policymaking for climate change and insights of the Conference of the Parties (COP);
• The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in emerging economies;
• Quality education in developing countries;
• Eco-efficiency and productivity in the Global South;
• Circular economy transition;
• Climate change challenges;
• Management of environmental disasters;
• Health economics and SDGs;
• Renewable energy sources vs non-renewable energy sources;
• Business performance and SDGs;
• Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) in emerging economies;
• Linkages between SDGs and the ESG framework.

Dr. George Halkos
Guest Editor

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