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The Federal States Of Germany – Analysis And Measurement Of Development Using Taxo-Nomic Methods

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  • Barbara Jurkowska

    (State School of Higher Vocational Education in Sulechow, Poland)

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This article presents an analysis of the socio-economic development of the 16 federal states of Germany as compared to the whole country. The main goals of the analysis are to measure the development with the use of selected taxonomic methods, to examine the similarities and differences between the states inasmuch as that development is concerned, as well as to illustrate the distance existing between the new eastern states (Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxo-ny, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia) and the remaining states of Germany. The analysis is preceded by an illustration of the present socio-economic situation of the German states. Germany is characterized by internal diversity as regards the socio-economic development, and the policy of supporting the East German economy has failed to reach its goals. An unfavourable demographic situation is a factor that effectively inhibits the development of the new states. A falling birth rate, an increasing population beyond retirement age, as well as great numbers of people emigrating to West Germany all contribute to the depopulation of the eastern states. The taxonomic analysis of the level of socio-economic development of Germany has provided information about the diversity of that development level, but it has also made it possible to determine and set the direction of devel-opment for particular states.

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  • Barbara Jurkowska, 2014. "The Federal States Of Germany – Analysis And Measurement Of Development Using Taxo-Nomic Methods," Oeconomia Copernicana, Institute of Economic Research, vol. 5(3), pages 49-73, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:pes:ieroec:v:5:y:2014:i:3:p:49-73
    DOI: 10.12775/OeC.2014.019
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    1. Adam P. Balcerzak, 2016. "Technological Potential of European Economy. Proposition of Measurement with Application of Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis," Montenegrin Journal of Economics, Economic Laboratory for Transition Research (ELIT), vol. 12(3), pages 7-17.
    2. Z. Mierzwa & З. Межва, 2017. "Применение многомерного статистического анализа для конструкции предупреждающих прогнозов // Implementation of Multivariate Statistical Analysis for Warning Forecasting," Review of Business and Economics Studies // Review of Business and Economics Studies, Финансовый Университет // Financial University, vol. 5(4), pages 22-36.
    3. Anna Tatarczak & Oleksandra Boichuk, 2018. "The multivariate techniques in evaluation of unemployment analysis of Polish regions," Oeconomia Copernicana, Institute of Economic Research, vol. 9(3), pages 361-380, September.

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    Keywords

    taxonomic methods; federal states of Germany; regional development;
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    JEL classification:

    • C38 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Classification Methdos; Cluster Analysis; Principal Components; Factor Analysis

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