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Impact of COVID-19 on Local Governments: A Study of Economic, Social and Governmental Factors That May Affect Sustainability

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 12 July 2024 | Viewed by 2748

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Prof. Javier Cifuentes-Faura

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Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Murcia, Murcia 30003, Spain
Interests: Environmental management, low-carbon development
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Dr. María-Dolores Guillamón

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Department of Financial Economics and Accounting, Faculty of Economics and Business, Espinardo Campus, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Interests: public sector accounting; public sector management; public finances; transparency; electoral cycles; budget deviations; efficiency in public services; corruption in public sector
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Dr. Ana-María Ríos

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Department of Political Science, Social Anthropology and Public Finance, Faculty of Economics and Business, Espinardo Campus, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Interests: public finances; public management; transparency; corruption; efficiency
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to analyze the impact of sustainability on local governments due to COVID-19. More and more governments are using their efforts to achieve a more sustainable environment in line with Agenda 2030. Policy decisions are key to contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). COVID-19 has changed many of the initial plans envisioned and has meant changes in local budgets and redistribution of resources, as well as expenditures and revenues. Researchers are expected to analyze which factors have influenced sustainability at the local level during the pandemic, in which areas there has been an improvement and in which areas there has been a setback. The redistribution of many financial items may have had an effect on the sustainability of municipalities. Research articles with very complete quantitative techniques and review articles will be accepted. Only articles of high quality and scientific rigor will be accepted.

Authors are expected to determine the impact of COVID-19 on local governments, the effect of the redistribution of financial items on sustainability, and how various economic, social and governmental factors may have influenced sustainability. It is hoped that the results obtained will be useful for the scientific community and political decision makers in order to achieve more sustainable municipalities.

Prof. Javier Cifuentes-Faura
Dr. María-Dolores Guillamón
Dr. Ana-María Ríos
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • local governments
  • municipalities
  • sustainability
  • SDG
  • COVID-19

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Model of Family and the Propensity to Build Sustainable Savings Attitudes in the Post-COVID World: A Case Study of Poland
by Paweł Merło, Jacek Michalak and Katarzyna Andruszkiewicz
Sustainability 2024, 16(8), 3288; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16083288 - 15 Apr 2024
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This article investigates the role of the model of family and their savings as a support to growth and source of economic sustainability. The central objective of the present article was to determine the impact of the model of a family on the [...] Read more.
This article investigates the role of the model of family and their savings as a support to growth and source of economic sustainability. The central objective of the present article was to determine the impact of the model of a family on the propensity to save money in the population of Poland. As indicated by independence tests, in most studied cases, the model of a family does not have a key role in sustainable consumption and saving behavior. The only exception are the forms of allocation of the saved capital. The study results suggest that households in Poland hold traditional views on the family model and the allocation of their savings. Decisions in everyday life are often reached together with the partner, which may attest to the growing egalitarian tendencies in Polish families. The research shows that the funds saved monthly by households are not planned in advance but constitute a financial surplus after all the expenses have been paid, which is then set aside as a reserve for the future. Partners usually prefer to have separate bank accounts with funds for day-to-day spending. However, the awareness concerning the forms of allocating capital is still poor, which is confirmed by the fact that most of the financial surplus is kept in the current account. The funds saved this way are spent to satisfy current needs, such as holidays or durable goods, and cover expenses in emergencies, which may be particularly important in the context of minimizing the risk of poverty and social exclusion, which should be prevented in line with the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030. Full article
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Reviving a City’s Economic Engine: The COVID-19 Pandemic Impact and the Private Sector’s Engagement in Bandung City
by Ahmad Zaini Miftah, Ida Widianingsih, Entang Adhy Muhtar and Ridwan Sutriadi
Sustainability 2023, 15(12), 9279; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15129279 - 08 Jun 2023
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The COVID-19 pandemic has not only affected public health but has also significantly impacted the economy. Bandung, a bustling city in Indonesia serving as a satellite to the capital, has been hit hard due to its high population density, mobility, and reliance on [...] Read more.
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only affected public health but has also significantly impacted the economy. Bandung, a bustling city in Indonesia serving as a satellite to the capital, has been hit hard due to its high population density, mobility, and reliance on the tourism, trade, and transportation sectors. Using a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model developed at the interregional level of Indonesia, this study investigates the microeconomic indicators of several economic activities in Bandung, namely, the transportation, accommodation and food–beverage, water supply, and trade (MSMEs) sectors, to assess the impact of the pandemic. Additionally, the study examines the role of private sector actors in contributing to the sustainable recovery efforts toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) amidst the pandemic. The findings reveal that Bandung’s transportation, accommodation, food and beverage, water supply, and trade sectors experienced a significant decline in economic activity. However, there was a gradual recovery, with increased economic activity between 2019 and 2021. Private sector actors and the health sector were the main drivers of economic recovery, with other sectors also contributing to the effort. Full article
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