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177366
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This study makes a comprehensive assessment of global energy poverty with an integrated approach. We generate an indicator system and assign weights by rough set and a large-scale survey. Absolute ideal solutions and virtual negative ideal solutions are used to improve the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution (TOPSIS). We further present a global assessment of energy poverty with 125 countries. The results reveal that global energy poverty improves over time. However, large spatiotemporal variations on energy poverty alleviation are found across countries. Energy availability and affordability are the major obstacles to alleviating energy poverty. Moreover, energy poverty is mostly consistent with economical levels. Developed countries have lower energy poverty than developing countries. Compared with existing methods, the proposed integrated approach can improve the accuracy of energy poverty assessment. The insights obtained from this study can help policymakers in crafting well-informed decisions and sound public policies.
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143379
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This study uses techniques for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) combined with information entropy weight (IEW), to investigate the performance of 68 Chinese universities belonging to the Ministry of Education (MOE) from 2002 to 2011. Assessments in teaching & research, and development ability reflect the short-term and long-term performance respectively. Development ability, consisting of human & physical capital, is an essential determinant, which is hardly found in the former evaluation. The performance of universities suggests that current fiscal expenditure allocation mechanism on Chinese universities is unreasonable, and Chinese higher education as a whole is inefficient. Furthermore, the performance of universities within the eastern region is better than the universities within the central and western regions, and that of the comprehensive universities is better than most specialist universities. Research and development ability largely determine the overall performance of universities. And the superiority and inferiority still co-exist in Chinese universities.
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