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Qualitative Data
information about qualities; information that can't actually be measured
Quantitative Data
information about quantities; that is, information that can be measured and written down with numbers.
Empirical Statement
data, or knowledge acquired using the senses, particularly by observation and experimentation
Normative Statement
expresses a value judgment about whether a situation is desirable or undesirable. It looks at the world as it "should" be
Causation
the relationship between an event or situation and a possible reason or cause
Correlation
the relationship between things that happen or change together
HDI (Human Development Index)
It tracks the development of a country. GIves a value of 0-1; one is the highest level of development a country can have.
GDP/ GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product)
The total of all goods and services produced within a country; it is used as a broad measure of the size of its economy
GDP growth rate
The annual average rate of change of the gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices based on constant local currency, for a given national economy, during a specified period of time
Freedom House
A NGO that ranks countries based on their corruption levels (0: extremely corrupt, 1: completely clean)
Gini index
What the income inequality of a country is. (1: perfect inequality, 0-perfect equality)
Failed States Index
an annual ranking of 178 nations based on their levels of stability and the pressures they face. (The higher the score the more fragile the state)
Transparency International
Corruption Perception Index- ranks countries based on the corruption of the public sector (0-100, 100 is good); Control of Corruption- how much is public power used for private gain (-2.5 to 2.5, negative is bad)
Political Systems
Laws, ideas, and procedures that determine authority, government, and economic systems
States
Politcal organizations with a population and governing institution controlling a territory
Regimes
Rules that control access to and exercise of political powers
Government
Set of institutions
Sovereignty
A state's claim to have authority and political control of political decisions within a given boundary, state or nation
Nation
Group of people with commonalities
Democracy
When ultimate authority is derived from the governed and their will is done directly or through representatives
Authoritarianism
A system of rule in which few personal freedoms exist and nearly all power is given to a strong central government.
Rule of law
Set of rules (laws) that are applicable to all and consistently enforced
Transparency
A government that is open about everything they do is a government that has ____________.
illiberal democracy
A state that claims to use democratic values but regularly deviates from them
hybrid regime
when democratic institutions are imitative and adhere to authoritarian methods
One-party state
a country where a single political party controls the government, either by law or in practice
theocracy
A state ruled by the church.
totalitarianism
A political system in which the government uses political, economic and ideological control to exercise power and dominate all aspects of public and private life
military regime
a form of government wherein the political power resides with the armed forces
democratization
The movement from an authoritarian state to a democratic state
democratic consolidation
Process by which a democratic regime matures in terms of election rules, separation of powers, and protections of civil liberties, making it unlikely to revert to authoritarianism without an external shock.
coups d’etat
A sudden overthrow of the government by a small group
Revolutions
A fundamental change in the political and social institutions of a society, often accompanied by violence, cultural upheaval, and civil war.
Federal States
a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a federal governmen
unitary states
states in which policymaking powers are concentrated in one central geographic place
Ethnic clevages
a divide involving multiple ideas of identity
Supranational organizations
Organizations that are made up of and usurp the sovereignty of nations to carry out their will
legitimacy
Belief of a significant segment of the citizenry that the state is entitled to command compliance from those who live under its rule and acts lawfully in pursuit of desirable aims.
Nationalism
identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
political efficacy
the belief that ordinary people can influence the government.
devolution
a tendency towards decentralization
separatist group
someone who secedes or supports separation from an established group, such as a church or nation.
private capital
a collection of investment strategies that deal in private assets as opposed to publicly traded ones, like stocks and bonds
foreign direct investment
a category of cross-border investment in which an investor resident in one economy establishes a lasting interest in and a significant degree of influence over an enterprise resident in another economy.
civil society
Voluntary associations that are not part of the state, such as unions, professional associations, and other voluntary association groups.
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