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GREEN GROWTH AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCE: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
Abstract
Green growth has emerged as a strategic framework for reconciling economic development with environmental sustainability, particularly in the context of climate change, resource scarcity, energy transition, and increasing socio-economic vulnerability. As governments and institutions seek pathways toward low-carbon development, the concept of economic resilience has gained equal importance, emphasizing the capacity of economies to absorb shocks, adapt to structural changes, and maintain long-term stability. The interaction between green growth and economic resilience has become central to contemporary sustainable development policies, especially as countries confront multiple crises including climate disruptions, pandemics, geopolitical instability, and energy market volatility. This study examines the relationship between green growth and economic resilience, focusing on how sustainability-oriented policies contribute to stronger adaptive capacity, innovation, competitiveness, and long-term socio-economic stability. The research investigates key policy dimensions such as renewable energy transition, circular economy models, green finance, environmental taxation, sustainable urban development, climate adaptation investments, and digital transformation for resource efficiency. Particular attention is given to the role of institutional quality, governance systems, territorial cohesion, and social inclusion in shaping resilient green growth pathways across developed and emerging economies. Using an interdisciplinary methodological framework combining systematic literature review, comparative policy analysis, panel data econometric modeling, and case studies from the European Union and other international contexts, the study evaluates the impact of green growth indicators on economic resilience variables such as GDP stability, employment dynamics, innovation performance, energy security, productivity, and regional development. The analysis also explores the challenges of policy implementation, including transition costs, inequality risks, industrial restructuring, and the need for just transition mechanisms to ensure inclusive sustainability outcomes.
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