Trying to Measure Globalization Experiences, critical issues and perspectives /
This Briefs conducts a critical survey of the main tools devised for the synthetic measurement of globalization processes. To this end, the first part of the Briefs discusses the meaning of the concept considered, highlighting the different and often contradictory interpretations put forward in its...
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Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
Γλώσσα: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2012.
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Σειρά: | SpringerBriefs in Political Science
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Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Globalization: in search of definition of a controversial concept
- 2. Measuring complexity
- 3. Measuring globalization: the state-based approach
- 4. Globalization indices based on states: a comparism and some criticism
- 5. Alternative approaches and conclusions.