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Table 7.2 Regression analysis of EPI with globalization and CPI (Dependent = EPI) Variables
Unstandardized regression coefficients
Standard error
Standardized coefficients
9.343 0.489
6.097 0.089
0.424
0.129 0.000
0.002
0.003
0.036
0.606
0.236
0.061
0.279
0.000
0.274
0.070
0.315
0.000
Constant Economic globalization Social globalization Political globalization Corruption perception index
Significance
R Square = 0.53 Adjusted R Square = 0.51
c orruption, are also successful in terms of environmental performance. Environmental sustainability is a vital element in the development and survival of the world. Each country can contribute to environmental sustainability by taking positive steps. “The number of people who lack access to clean water has been cut nearly in half since 2000, though at 550 million, or around 8 percent of the world’s population, there is still much room for improvement. Yet in other areas, environmental progress has stalled, and some issues have shown troubling declines. Twenty-three percent of countries lack any kind of wastewater treatment. Air pollution has worsened and today accounts for 10 percent of all deaths, compared with 2 percent claimed by foul water. More than 3.5 billion people—half of the world’s population—live in nations with unsafe levels of air pollution” (EPI Report 2016, p. 29). Public administrators are responsible for the protection of the environment, meaning that they should take the initiative in maintaining the sustainability programs in every aspects of their work.
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