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Political atlas of the modern world : an experiment in multidimensional statistical analysis of the political systems of modern states / edited by Andrei Melville.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World politics--21st century.
- World politics.
- World politics--21st century--Maps.
- Political indicators.
- Economic indicators.
- Social indicators.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Political Atlas of the Modern World is a unique reference source which addresses these questions by providing a comparative study of the political systems of all 192 countries of the world. Uses quantitative data and multidimensional statistical analysisRanks countries according to five indices of political development: stateness, external and internal threats, potential of international influence, quality of life, institutional basis of democracyIllustrated throughout with tables and diagrams.
- Contents:
- Political Atlas of the Mordern World; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Theoretical and Methodological Grounds of the Project; 1.1 Comparative Analysis Methods; 1.2 Methods of Multidimensional Statistical Analysis; 1.3 Overview of Precedents; 2 Indices: Rationale and Structure; 2.1 Stateness Index; 2.2 External and Internal Threats Index; 2.3 Index of Potential of International Influence; 2.4 Quality of Life Index; 2.5 Index of Institutional Basis of Democracy; 3 Country Ratings; 3.1 Countries Rated by the Stateness Index
- 3.2 Countries Rated by the External and Internal Threats Index3.3 Countries Rated by the Index of Potential of International Influence; 3.4 Countries Rated by the Quality of Life Index; 3.5 Countries Rated by the Index of Institutional Basis of Democracy; 3.6 Correlations Between the Indices; 3.7 Correlation Between the Institutional Basis of Democracy Index and Democracy Indices of Other Projects; 4 Countries Classified by Principal Components Method and Cluster Analysis; 4.1 Countries Classified by the Principal Components Method; 4.2 Countries Classified by Cluster Analysis
- 5 From Universal Comparisons to Country Profiles5.1 The United States in Multidimensional Classifications; 5.2 The United Kingdom in Multidimensional Classifications; 5.3 Germany in Multidimensional Classifications; 5.4 France in Multidimensional Classifications; 5.5 Japan in Multidimensional Classifications; 5.6 China in Multidimensional Classifications; 5.7 India in Multidimensional Classifications; 5.8 Brazil in Multidimensional Classifications; 5.9 North Korea in Multidimensional Classifications; 5.10 Myanmar in Multidimensional Classifications
- 5.11 Russia and Other Post-Communist States in Multidimensional ClassificationsConclusion; Index of Countries; Index of Names
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612729263
- 9781444351958
- 1444351958
- 9781282729261
- 1282729268
- 9781444327540
- 1444327542
- 9781444327557
- 1444327550
- OCLC:
- 659500865
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