Environmental challenges and political regime transition: the role of historical legacies and the European Union in Eurasia

This paper addresses the impact of political regimes on carbon emissions (CO2) from a historical perspective, covering the period of 1970–2015. Our sample consists of 153 countries that we follow for 20 years before the transition (1970–1990) and 26 years after it (1990–2015). During transition, pos...

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Autores: Nazarov, Zafar, Obydenkova, Anastassia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/56832
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/56832
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10758216.2021.1995437
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Contaminació
Postcomunisme
Euràsia
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Sumario:This paper addresses the impact of political regimes on carbon emissions (CO2) from a historical perspective, covering the period of 1970–2015. Our sample consists of 153 countries that we follow for 20 years before the transition (1970–1990) and 26 years after it (1990–2015). During transition, postCommunist states experienced a decline in CO2, when controlling for economic variables. Transition had a positive impact on the environment only in cases when it was associated with democratization. When transition has led to consolidation of autocratic regimes, CO2 has increased.