Tuesday, July 01, 2003
Globalization Index
Foreign Policy and A.T.Kearney have released their 2003 index of globalisation. Fantastic read as are the related stories you will find on the left.
This year’s ranking of global integration among 62 countries (representing 85 percent of the world’s population) offers a dissenting view. To be sure, 2001 saw a dramatic downturn in some of globalization’s most visible drivers, from foreign direct investment (FDI) to international travel and tourism. In many cases, however, not only was a slowdown already in train before the attacks, but prompt response by policymakers to September 11 helped dissipate the negative economic effects. Moreover, globalization involves far more than the ebb and flow of economic cycles. That’s why the A.T. Kearney/FOREIGN POLICY Magazine Globalization Index makes use of several indicators spanning information technology (IT), finance, trade, personal communication, politics, and travel to determine a country’s ranking. And, in addition to giving each nation an overall score, we provide a multifaceted view of a country’s level of global integration by combining these indicators into four subcategories: economic integration, technology, personal contact, and political engagement.
There is also an additional link at the ATK website from where one can access more rich data and also download the full report or just the country rankings.
This year’s ranking of global integration among 62 countries (representing 85 percent of the world’s population) offers a dissenting view. To be sure, 2001 saw a dramatic downturn in some of globalization’s most visible drivers, from foreign direct investment (FDI) to international travel and tourism. In many cases, however, not only was a slowdown already in train before the attacks, but prompt response by policymakers to September 11 helped dissipate the negative economic effects. Moreover, globalization involves far more than the ebb and flow of economic cycles. That’s why the A.T. Kearney/FOREIGN POLICY Magazine Globalization Index makes use of several indicators spanning information technology (IT), finance, trade, personal communication, politics, and travel to determine a country’s ranking. And, in addition to giving each nation an overall score, we provide a multifaceted view of a country’s level of global integration by combining these indicators into four subcategories: economic integration, technology, personal contact, and political engagement.
There is also an additional link at the ATK website from where one can access more rich data and also download the full report or just the country rankings.
