MEASURING SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA – A COMPARISON BETWEEN INDICES Cover Image

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 Witoń
Subject(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.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 44/1
  • Page Range: 279-290
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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