The quest for the attainment of economic development is sought after by all global economies, which by effect is expected to transcend to improving livelihoods and standard of living. However, several factors hinder the process of achieving sustained economic development, especially in...

Reducing income inequality and enhancing access to financial institutions play a vital role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 10, especially in developing countries. While there are studies on the nexus between financial development and economic growth, literature on financial...

Consistent with the Sustainable Development Goal 7 of ensuring access to clean and modern energy technologies, this study examined the nexus between access to electricity, human development index, political system environment, income level, and income inequality. We employed a nonparametric...

The role of renewable and fossil fuel energy consumption on environmental sustainability remains inconclusive due to varied economic and technological structure. This study provides new insight by assessing the nexus between the utilization of two energy categories - renewable and conventional,...

Developing Policies for Local Farmer Production Groups and Their Impacts on Inequality and Poverty Reduction in Lao PDR -- The Role of Social Trust in Expansion of the Sharing Economy for Poverty Reduction -- Developing the Tourism Sector for Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Sustainable Growth in...

Regulatory and Legal Framework for Promoting Green Digital Finance -- Current State of Green Digital Financing and the Associated Challenges -- Assessing the Risks Associated with Green Digital Finance and Policies for Coping with Them -- Role of Governments in Enhancing Green Digital Finance...

Introduction (All authors, Yoshino to lead) -- Financing the SDGs -- Development and climate finance -- Structure and goal of the book -- Local economic development of Asian countries (Former Director General, Environmental Agency, Kyoto University) -- Trends and current states of green finance...