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Does political ideology affect the stringency of environmental policy?
In: Politics & policy, Volume 50, Issue 3, p. 631-653
ISSN: 1747-1346
AbstractThe political‐ideological assumption postulates that different political parties have different preferences toward the urgency of environmental sustainability. This article examines the relationship between political ideology and environmental policy stringency. I employ robust econometric specification on 23 OECD countries over 23 years. Results show a significant relationship between political ideology and environmental policy stringency. However, contrary to expectation, I find that environmental policies are less stringent in leftist governments. The findings suggest that leftist governments have not successfully incorporated their perceived environmentalism ideology into stringent environmental policies due to their lesser preference for law and order. I also find that the electoral politics view theory does not hold in the relationship between political ideology and environmental policy stringency. The findings, which are robust to various econometric identifications and alternative measurement of variables, add new insights on partisan politics and environmental sustainability.Related ArticlesMurray, Gregg R., and Matthew K. Mulvaney. 2012. "Parenting Styles, Socialization, and the Transmission of Political Ideology and Partisanship." Politics & Policy 40(6): 1106–30. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747‐1346.2012.00395.xWinburn, Jonathan, and Amanda Winburn. 2020. "The Role of Political Ideology in Public Opinion toward Enumerated Antibullying Policies in Public Schools." Politics & Policy 48(3): 442–63. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12355Zang, Xiaowei. 2021. "Environmental Accidents and Environmental Legislation in China: Evidence from Provincial Panel Data (1997–2014)." Politics & Policy 50(1): 77–92. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12446
Differences in Political Orientation and Foreign Aid Utilization in Africa
In: Developoment Studies Research, 2020, 10.1080/21665095.2020.1809486
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Convergence to IFRS: A Comparative Analysis of Accounting Standards in India
In: International Journal Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation, Forthcoming
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Why Do African Countries Adopt IFRS? An Institutional Perspective
In: Boolaky, P., Tawiah, V. Soobaroyen, T. (2020). The International Journal of Accounting (Online Ready)
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Impact of Electricity Consumption, Financial Development, Trade Openness on CO2 Emissions: Evidence from Nigeria
In: Economic Studies Journal (Ikonomicheski Izsledvania) 4 143-157, 2019
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The State of IFRS in Africa
In: Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, 2019
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Incorporating Business Ethics into Governance for Sustainable Organizational Development; The Small Scale Approach
In: International Journal of Management and International Business Studies ISSN 2277-3177 Volume 4, Number 2 (2014), pp. 205-212
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Population ageing in Ghana:a profile and emerging issues
In: African population studies: Etude de la Population Africaine, Volume 25, Issue 2
Maternal health care in five sub-Saharan African countries
In: African population studies: Etude de la Population Africaine, Volume 25, Issue 1
Inclusive Schools' Teachers' Perspectives about the Academic Achievement of the Type of Emotional and Behavioural Difficulty
In: The International journal of humanities & social studies: IJHSS, Volume 7, Issue 3
ISSN: 2321-9203
Psychological Perspectives and Intervention Strategies for Educating Children with Emotional and Behaviour Difficulties
In: The International journal of humanities & social studies: IJHSS, Volume 7, Issue 1
ISSN: 2321-9203
Influence of Customer Care Management Practices on Customer Loyalty at University of Cape Coast Water Unit (U-Splash), Ghana
In: International journal of academic research in business and social sciences: IJ-ARBSS, Volume 7, Issue 9
ISSN: 2222-6990
FACTORS AFFECTING CONTRACEPTIVE USE IN GHANA
In: Journal of biosocial science: JBS, Volume 29, Issue 2, p. 141-149
ISSN: 1469-7599
The relationships between selected demographic and socioeconomic
variables and current use status of contraception were examined using logistic
regression technique. Information on current contraceptive use was provided by
3156 out of 4488 currently married women aged 15–49 interviewed in the 1988
Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. Respondents' approval of family planning
emerged as the most important predictor of current contraceptive use, followed
by discussion of family planning with partner and level of education. As a
policy measure, information, education and communication programmes on family
planning should be intensified, particularly in rural areas. Female education,
at least up to secondary level, should be given top priority.
Child mortality differentials in Ghana: a preliminary report
In: Journal of biosocial science: JBS, Volume 21, Issue 3, p. 349-355
ISSN: 1469-7599
SummaryThe relationship is examined of child mortality in Ghana with six socioeconomic factors: mother's type of place of residence, education, occupation and work status, and current husband's education and occupation. Using data from the 1979–80 Ghana Fertility Survey, Trussell's marriage duration model was employed to estimate probabilities of dying at exact ages 2 and 5 in different population subgroups. The two education variables (mother's and husband's education) have the largest effect on child mortality, followed by husband's occupation and mother's occupation, in that order. In order to reduce child mortality to tolerable levels, expansion is urgently required of the medical and health services, balanced by an equal development of education, particularly of girls, help being given especially to the rural areas where the majority of the population live.