Evaluation of socio-economic development of Podlaskie Voivodeship counties by means of TOPSIS and Hellwig's methods Cover Image

Ocena rozwoju społeczno-gospodarczego powiatów województwa podlaskiego z zastosowaniem metod TOPSIS oraz Hellwiga
Evaluation of socio-economic development of Podlaskie Voivodeship counties by means of TOPSIS and Hellwig's methods

Author(s): Dorota Sokołowska, Marzena Filipowicz-Chomko
Subject(s): Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: socio-economic development; multi-criteria methods; TOPSIS; Hellwig's method; counties' ranking

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to conduct a multidimensional analysis of the socio-economic development of the counties of Podlaskie Voivodeship in 2006 and 2013. The level of the counties' development was measured in four selected dimensions: demographics, business entities and job market, economy, and social conditions. These areas were investigated using the indicator-based analysis and the construction of the counties' rankings created by means of two methods: Hellwig's development pattern and TOPSIS. The author compares the circumstances of the development between 2006 and 2013. Finally, the effectiveness of the methods was evaluated based on the differences between the rankings.

  • Issue Year: 78/2015
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 168-189
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish
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