In an attempt to find an acceptable platform for measuring globalization, the KOF Index of Globalization was
developed in 2002 by Axel Dreher (2006), and Dreher et al. (2008) which could be considered as the best indicator
for measuring globalization. They obtain data from various organizations like the World Bank and United Nations to
measure the three social globalization dimensions: first, cultural proximity (number of McDonald's restaurants (per
capita); number of Ikea (per capita); foreign trade in books). Second, information flows (worldwide internet network
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Social Globalization Index and its Dimensions
Cultural Proximity Information Flows Personal Contact Social Globalization
users, share of households with a television set, foreign trade in newspapers and periodicals).