[Wikimedia-l] Global Economic Map

[Jane Darnell]

Alex,
This is an excellent idea, though not a project I would jump into with
a mad dash. I find economic summaries very entertaining, but I would
be at a loss about how to collect the data you need for my region
(among other things).
I think you need two things to start off with; a group of enthusiasts,
and a vision. You now have a team of one attempting to organize the US
econ pages. That's great, but I would try to make contact with econ
page editors in at least two non-English Wikipedias. Your vision
document would be more useful if it was not a PDF and was wikified
with links out to the sub pages you are attempting to define in your
email. You can do this on a wikipage in your user space on the English
Wikipedia or on Wikimedia Commons.

My gut feeling is that most of the structure you are seeking to
develop should *not* be done on either of these projects, but on
Wikidata.

Just my 2c
Jane

2013/4/6, Alex Peek <alexpeek1 at gmail.com>:
> 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
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