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March 02, 2004

Going for global

They may be small geographically, but Ireland (1), Singapore (2) and Switzerland (3) are the most 'globalised' countries in the world. Western Europe claimed 6 out of the 10 most globally integrated countries. The figures are taken from the fourth annual A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Globalization Index. Measures are taken on four main areas:
  • Economic integration (trade and foreign investment)
  • Technological connectivity (internet penetration and usage)
  • Personal contact (such as travel and telcommunicating)
  • Political engagement (treaties, memberships of international organisations).
Australia came in at an unlucky 13th, behind New Zealand (8th), the UK (12th) and the US (7th). The US's economic integration was lowest of all top 20 countries. See the figures and a number of related stories at http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=2493. The data from the index can be downloaded as a zipped file and data from the previous three years is still available. Posted by belinda at March 2, 2004 12:04 PM
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