Contributing to the targets of SDG #17, this book interrogates how the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) and other indicators are (or can be) relevant for entering the global discussion on UN SDGs. By highlighting the topic of 'well-being' as a major connecting point between the SDGs, the GEM and other surveys the book has three main purposes: firstly, it shows that GEM data can contribute significantly to the monitoring process of the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals; secondly it analyses the survey’s capacity to add value to the global discussion on well-being; thirdly, the book places emphasis on the pressing need for data in order to monitor the achievement of the SDGs.
Ultimately, the book provides sound research that can serve as a basis for discussion with the UN on potential partnerships within the framework of SDG 17. The authors encourage GEM and other researchers to ensure that their data serves as a reliable partner to the UN in building a better world, based on well-being for everyone.
Author(s): Slavica Singer, Nataša Šarlija, Miroslav Rebernik, Barbara Bradač Hojnik
Series: Sustainable Development Goals Series
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 207
City: Cham
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
Well-Being, UN SDGs and Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
Global Composite Indices: Competition or Potential Collaboration?
Measurement and Monitoring: The UN SDGs and the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
GEM Lenses on 2030 UN SDGs
Looking to the Future: Sustainable Development Goals 2050
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1: Introduction
References
2: Well-Being, UN Sustainable Development Goals and Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
2.1 Well-Being as a Global Bottom-Line Target
2.2 Global Millennium Goals and Their Transformation into Sustainable Development Goals 2030
2.3 Looking to the Future: Sustainable Development Goals 2050
2.4 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Research
2.5 Measurement and Monitoring: The UN SDGs and the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
References
3: Composite Indices and Their Potential Contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Composite Indices
3.2.1 Arguments For and Against Composite Indices
3.2.2 Constructing Composite Indices
3.2.3 Literature Review of Composite Indices
3.2.4 Goals of Composite Indices
3.3 Prominent Composite Indices
3.3.1 World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report and Index
Intention/Goals/Objectives
Description
Users
Connections to UN Sustainable Development Goals
3.3.2 Gallup-Sharecare’s Well-Being and Global Well-Being Indices
Intention/Goals/Objectives
Description
Users
Connections to UN Sustainable Development Goals
3.3.3 Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index
Intention/Goals/Objectives
Description
Users
Connections to UN Sustainable Development Goals
3.3.4 World Values Survey
Intention/Goals/Objectives
Description
Users
Connections to UN Sustainable Development Goals
3.3.5 Human Development Index
Intention/Goals/Objectives
Description
Users
Connections to UN Sustainable Development Goals
3.3.6 World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report and Index
Intention/Goals/Objectives
Description
Users
Connections to UN Sustainable Development Goals
3.3.7 Global Innovation Index
Intention/Goals/Objectives
Description
Users
Connections to UN Sustainable Development Goals
3.4 Conclusions
References
4: Overview of Selected Studies on GEM Indicators and SDGs
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Methodology
4.3 Timeframe
4.4 Geographical Affiliation of Authors of Selected Papers
4.5 Did Income Level of Countries Play a Role in Empirical Research of the Reviewed Papers?
4.6 Thematic Focus
4.7 Conclusion
References
5: GEM Lenses on UN SDGs
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Methodological Framework
5.3 Relevance of GEM Indicators for Specific UN SDGs
5.4 GEM Lenses on Equality (UN SDGs 1, 8, 10)
5.5 GEM Lenses on Entrepreneurial Capacity (UN SDG 8)
5.5.1 On Societal Values
5.5.2 On Individual Enterprising Attributes
5.5.3 On Entrepreneurial Activity
5.5.4 On Linkages Between Indicators of Entrepreneurship Activities
5.6 GEM Lenses on Gender Equality (UN SDG 5) and Education (UN SDG 4)
5.6.1 Gender and Entrepreneurial Activity: Still a Long Walk to Gender Equality
5.6.2 Does Education Matter?
5.7 GEM Lenses on Entrepreneurial Environment
5.8 Good Examples of How GEM Indicators Can Be Used for Monitoring National Policies Towards UN SDGs
5.8.1 Slovenian Development Strategy, Sustainable Development and GEM Indicators
Slovenian Development Strategy 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals
Linking Slovenian Development Strategy 2030, SDGs and GEM Indicators
Slovenian Development Strategy 2030
Related GEM Indicators
Slovenian Development Strategy 2030
Related GEM Indicators
Slovenian Development Strategy 2030
Related GEM Indicators
Slovenian Development Strategy 2030
Related GEM Indicators
Motives for Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Growth Aspirations
Internationalisation
5.8.2 Spain Entrepreneurial Nation, Sustainable Development Goals and Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Indicators
The Spain Entrepreneurial Nation Strategy
The Entrepreneurial Nation with the Greatest Social Impact in History
Spain Entrepreneurial Nation
Related GEM Indicators
Spain Entrepreneurial Nation
Related GEM Indicators
Spain Entrepreneurial Nation
Related GEM Indicators
Spain Entrepreneurial Nation
Related GEM Indicators
References
6: Future Challenges for GEM: Increasing the Relevancy to UN SDGs 2050
6.1 On WHY
6.2 On WHAT
6.3 On HOW
6.4 On WHEN
6.5 On WHAT, HOW and WHEN
6.6 Global Discussion Is Not Possible Without Data
References
Appendix 1: GEM New Questions in the 2021 Cycle
Appendix 2: Lessons Learned from UN SDG Questions in Brazil
UN SDG Questions in GEM Survey in Brazil in 2014
Appendix 3: Overview of Suggested Items to GEM to Measure Sustainability and Eco-Innovation
Appendix 4: In Search for GEM Composite Index
Introduction
Methodology
Theoretical Framework
Empirical Application
Preliminary Results
References
Index
