This paper presents a methodology for evaluating the relationship between governance and several variables commonly related to the concept of sustainable development, using financial indicators for control. We explore the theoretical framework linking the level of governance of the countries...

To attain a perceived acceptable quality of life, the mining industry plays a crucial role as the demand for minerals and energy increases while ore quality decreases. On the other hand, the social and environmental footprints which mining companies leave behind are deemed unacceptable by the...

This paper analyses the impact of the dynamics in large enterprises in the wood industry on the dynamics of small enterprises and the shadow economy in this industry. We use unique firm-level survey data for the sample of small enterprises in the wood industry in Slovenia. We find a relatively...

The motivation for sustainable development is universal but strides to achieve it have been mixed in the literature with some schools of thought's position that economic growth is anti-sustainable development. The crux of this study is to examine the coordinating role (as engine) of human...