Measuring Globalisation: Gauging Its Consequences by Axel Dreher,Noel Gaston,Pim Martens

By Axel Dreher,Noel Gaston,Pim Martens

Globalisation is a well timed and debatable subject. opposed to the refrain of globalisation’s proponents and detractors, the authors suggest an process for measuring globalisation and its outcomes. venture a entire assessment of the literature on globalisation and utilizing information from the MGI and KOF indices, the well-respected authors construct a framework for outlining globalisation and examining the relationships between financial, political, and social variables.

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