[Wikimedia-l] Global Economic Map

[Alex Peek]

I would love to see a Wiki project map out the global economy. In an
organized format all local/country economic data would be collected. All
authors would be required to write articles according to a standardized
format. The model revolves around publicly released economic data: GDP,
employment, industries, corporations, fiscal policy, etc. Economists and
volunteers can help determine which economic data accounts are most
appropriate to be required under the standardized format.

There is nothing in the world that resembles this model. There is no Wiki
that allows economists to add economic data under a standardized format.

I have already written the article for 'Economy of the United States'. It
is 7 pages long. This article contains what I believe is the most important
economic data available to the public. The data is almost entirely in table
format. Citations include the U.S. Census Bureau, the World Bank, Bureau of
Economic Analysis, Yahoo Finance, CNN'S Money's Fortune 500 list, U.S.
treasury releases, Federal Reserve websites, company annual reports and the
IMF. The file can be seen at the Wikimedia Commons:


http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_Economy.pdf


The Contents of the U.S. Economy article are: 1. States, 2. Industries, 3.
Corporations, 4. Employment, 5. Fiscal Budget, 6. Monetary Policy, 7.
Creditors, 8. Cities, 9. International Accounts 9. History

All articles would be standardized and connected in an organized network.
This model would go down to the most local level. All 196 countries would
have a standardized country article to have the same exact format. This
project would evolve as economists determine better ways to present the
data.

The 'Economy of ______' pages are very educational and are an awesome
collection of economic data. I think that these articles would be greatly
improved if they were modified to become more uniform. This would allow for
greater comparability. I believe that these pages would be improved with a
standardized and simplified format. This would allow for greater
comparability and public understanding of the economy.

Below are the Wikipedia Contents of the four biggest economy articles. As
you can see, the Contents are inconsistent between them. I believe this can
be fixed with my Wiki project proposal.

Economy of the United States 1 History 2 Overview 3 Employment 4 Research,
development, and entrepreneurship 5 Income and wealth 6 Financial position
7 Industry Sectors 8 Notable companies and markets 9 Energy,
transportation, and telecommunications 10 Finance 11 Health care 12
International trade 13 Currency and central bank 14 Law and government 15
See also 16 References 17 External links

Economy of China 1 History 2 Government role 3 Regional economies 4
Development 5 Macroeconomic trends 6 Financial and banking system 7
Industry Sectors 8 Labor and welfare 9 External trade 10 Foreign investment
11 Demographics 12 Transportation and infrastructure 13 Science and
technology 14 See also 15 References 16 External links

Economy of Japan 1 Economic history 2 Infrastructure 3 Macro-economic trend
4 Services 5 Industry 6 Mining and petroleum exploration 7 Agriculture 8
Labor force 9 Law and government 10 Culture 11 Other economic indicators 12
See also 13 Notes 14 External links

Economy of Germany 1 History 2 Macroeconomic data 3 Economic region 4
Natural resources 5 Sectors 6 Infrastructure 7 Technology 8 See also 9
References 10 External links