Individuals are mutually linked within an estimated six degrees of separation (Watts, 2003). The notion of such an intertwined world has fascinated many, and serves as a fundamental principle for new and exciting technologies. Inventions ranging from the Internet to the cellular phone make use of a deep and persistent interconnectedness. In turn, these inventions create and destroy new links amongst people, as do many other phenomena such as disease, natural disasters, and trade. Measuring the quality and the quantity of these links between individuals has been a popular pursuit of sociologists. But what can be learned when one implements those same empirical techniques at other societal and political levels?
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Mistree, B.F.T., Mistree, D. (2007). Globalization and International Trade. In: Choucri, N., Mistree, D., Haghseta, F., Mezher, T., Baker, W.R., Ortiz, C.I. (eds) Mapping Sustainability. Alliance For Global Sustainability Bookseries, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6071-7_15
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