This paper analyzes the global geography of open society orientations in the sense of Karl Popper’s notion of open society, by means of a database consisting of five common, public and widely used indicators such as UNDP’s Human Development Index, the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index, the Heritage Foundation’s Economic Freedom Index, Reporters Sans Frontie`res’ Press Freedom Index, and Trans- parency International’s Corruption Perception Index. We carry out a cluster analysis based on the Self-Organizing Map (SOM) technique, and find that the geography of open society orientation organizes globally into four main clusters with distinctive socio-economic characteristics. We discuss the implications of the clusterization and find that it provides interesting insight also as to the post-2008 response of countries to the global financial crisis.
Multidimensional similarities at a global scale: an approach to mapping open society orientations, 2016.
Autori: | Buscema, Massimo; Sacco, Pier Luigi; Ferilli, Guido |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 |
Titolo: | Multidimensional similarities at a global scale: an approach to mapping open society orientations |
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Nazione editore: | Germany |
Editore: | Springer |
Volume: | 128 |
Fascicolo: | 3 |
Pagina iniziale: | 1239 |
Pagina finale: | 1258 |
Numero di pagine: | 20 |
Revisione (peer review): | esperti anonimi |
IF: | con ISI Impact Factor |
Rilevanza: | internazionale |
Lingua: | English |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11205-015-1077-4 |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore SECS-P/02 - Politica Economica |
Keywords: | Human Development Index; Global Competitiveness Index; Economic Freedom Index; Press Freedom Index; Corruption Perception Index; Self-organizing map; Clusters; Open society orientation |
Abstract: | This paper analyzes the global geography of open society orientations in the sense of Karl Popper’s notion of open society, by means of a database consisting of five common, public and widely used indicators such as UNDP’s Human Development Index, the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index, the Heritage Foundation’s Economic Freedom Index, Reporters Sans Frontie`res’ Press Freedom Index, and Trans- parency International’s Corruption Perception Index. We carry out a cluster analysis based on the Self-Organizing Map (SOM) technique, and find that the geography of open society orientation organizes globally into four main clusters with distinctive socio-economic characteristics. We discuss the implications of the clusterization and find that it provides interesting insight also as to the post-2008 response of countries to the global financial crisis. |
Numero degli autori: | 3 |
Supporto: | Online |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.01 Articolo in rivista |
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