The Relationship between Income Inequality, Poverty, and Globalization
Published By: UNU-WIDER on eSS | Published Date: June, 30 , 2005This paper introduces two composite indices of globalization. The first is based on the
Kearney/Foreign Policy magazine and the second is obtained from principal component
analysis. They indicate the level of globalization and show how globalization has developed
over time for different countries. The indices are composed of four components: economic
integration, personal contact, technology and political engagement, each generated from a
number of indicators. [Research Paper No. 2005/37]
Author(s): Almas Heshmati | Posted on: Nov 30, 2010 | Views(915) | Download (870)