T. Kiss, JuditSodnomdarjaa, Anartsetseg2025-06-172025-06-172025-05-15https://hdl.handle.net/2437/393142This thesis compares sustainability performance (2000–2021) across the U.S., China, and Sweden using 16 SDG-aligned indicators. Through correlation analysis and hypothesis testing, it reveals how governance models shape outcomes: China’s state-led system achieves rapid renewable deployment but struggles with coal dependence (*r* = 0.727 between FDI and resource rents) [3], [54]; the U.S. market excels in R&D-GDP synergy (*r* = 0.861) [64] but lacks tax-sustainability links; Sweden’s welfare state balances equity and environment but faces R&D declines (*r* = -0.523) [70]. Key findings include urbanization’s universal resource pressure (all *r* > 0.395) [50], [60] and renewables’ neutral GDP impact (all *p* > 0.1) [33], [63]. Policy recommendations target each model’s constraints, from China’s SOE reforms [11] to Sweden’s circular urban mandates [69]. Data from World Bank, OECD, and Eurostat ensure methodological rigor [44], [48].70enSustainability indicatorsCross-country SDG analysisGovernance modelsEconomics::Economic AnalysisHozzáférhető a 2022 decemberi felsőoktatási törvénymódosítás értelmében.