POMIAR ROZWOJU SPOŁECZNO-GOSPODARCZEGO W AFRYCE SUBSAHARYJSKIEJ – PORÓWNANIE WYKORZYSTYWANYCH WSKAŹNIKÓW
MEASURING SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA – A COMPARISON BETWEEN INDICES
Author(s): Agnieszka WitońSubject(s): Economy, Geography, Regional studies, Economic development, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: sub-Saharan Africa; HDI; developing countries; socio-economic development;
Summary/Abstract: The article covers the topic of measuring socio-economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. Popular indices are presented, along with sub-Saharan countries’ results. A relationship between the results of the indices was analyzed using Spearman correlation coefficient and Kendall’s Tau. A strong correlation was observed between Human Development Index and Multidimensional Poverty Index, both of which are indices endorsed by UNDP. No further strong correlation was found.
Journal: Studia i Prace WNEIZ US
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 44/1
- Page Range: 279-290
- Page Count: 12
- Language: Polish