Measuring Globalisation

Question 1

KOF Index

Answer 1

Complex methodology using diverse data such as participation in UN peace-keeping missions and TV ownership

Question 2

KOF Index Criticism

Answer 2

Measures international interactions

EU countries are small so every country has embassies, own internet systems, investment-all recorded as transactions

By contrast, China and USA are large domestic economic markets, internal connections-not counted in KOF values

Question 3

A.T Kearney

Answer 3

Ranking established by analysing:

• political engagement
• tech connectivity
• personal contact
• economic integration

Question 4

A.T Kearney Criticism

Answer 4

64 countries only

Smaller countries tend to take top places due to higher proportion/importance of FDI-suggest over importance of size of country