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Efektywność instytucji a jakość życia w warunkach globalnej gospodarki wiedzy
Institutional effectiveness vs. quality of life in the reality of global knowledge-based economy

Author(s): Adam P. Balcerzak, Michał Bernard Pietrzak
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Economic policy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: efficiency of the institutional system; quality of life; Human Development Index; global knowledge-based economy; European Union

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article was to evaluate the relationship between the level of institutional effectiveness in the context of global knowledge economy (KBE) and quality of life for the EU countries in the years 2004 and 2010. To measure the intitutional effectiveness the authors proposed a synthetic indicator, which was constructed with the TOPSIS method. Variables concerning four aspects characterizing the institutional system in the context of the country’s ability to exploit the potential of KBE were used in the research. The data were obtained from the Fraser Institute database. The Human Development Index was used as a measure of quality of life. In order to evaluate the relation between institutional effectiveness for KBE and quality of life the correlation analysis was used. It allowed to identify positive relationship between the institutional factors associated with the use of the potential of KBE on the quality of life.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 405
  • Page Range: 238-248
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish