Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate relationships between national logistics performance and dimensions of sustainability. A series of hypotheses are developed and tested using regression analysis of secondary data. The sources of data are the Sustainable Society Index (SSI) and the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI). Fundamental aspects of social sustainability and well-being—a healthy, educated population, equality, good governance, and reasonable income distribution—are related to higher levels of logistics performance. In addition, while logistics performance is a driver of economic activity and success, it is also a contributor to environmental degradation in the form of harmful emissions. If economic growth is among a nation’s goals, its leaders are advised to support social well-being, along with technologies and practices for greater energy efficiency (and lower emissions) in transportation.
Highlights
The research question is: How is national logistics performance inter-related with elements of social, economic and environmental sustainability? the study has a macro orientation
Regression analysis was used to investigate the hypothesis that personal development and health (PDH) mediates the effect of a well-balanced society (WbS) on Logistics Performance Index (LPI)
Recall the research question which guided this study: how is national logistics performance inter-related with elements of social, economic, and environmental sustainability? In addressing that question, several novel contributions have been made
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