The effect of positioning in the world economic system on economic and social development: A relational approach to services | Zendy

Luciano Rossoni | Zendy; Márcio Luiz Marietto | Zendy; Vieira da Silva Wesley | Zendy

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The effect of positioning in the world economic system on economic and social development: A relational approach to services

Author(s) -

Luciano Rossoni,

Márcio Luiz Marietto,

Vieira da Silva Wesley

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

african journal of business management

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1993-8233

DOI - 10.5897/ajbm10.888

Subject(s) - per capita , business , betweenness centrality , social change , economic growth , social network (sociolinguistics) , development economics , economics , political science , centrality , sociology , population , demography , mathematics , combinatorics , law , social media

In this study, we aimed to evaluate how the positioning of the country in the world economic system influences economic development (per capita income) and social development (HDI). Taking exchange of services as a reference point, through social network analysis and panel data, we found that the positioning of the country in more central positions, i.e., the core and semiperiphery, and capacity for betweenness positively interfere with economic development, but not with social development. However, we did observe that those countries with greater outsourcing of services to other countries tend to enjoy greater social development.

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