Professor Klaus Schwab
'The Global Competitiveness Report' is a contribution to enhancing our understanding of the key ingredients of economic growth and prosperity.'
Book Description
The World Economic Forums annual Global Competitiveness Report evaluates the potential for sustained economic growth of over 100 economies and ranks them accordingly. Since its first release in 1979, the Report has become the most authoritative and comprehensive study of its type.
The 2005-2006 Report contains:
·Detailed country competitiveness profiles of 104 economies
·Data tables for survey and hard data variables ranking profiled economies
·Complementary global rankings: the Growth Competitiveness Index (GCI) and the Business Competitiveness Index (BCI), measuring growth and productivity respectively
·Exclusive data from the Executive Opinion Survey, with over 8,700 responses from business leaders worldwide.
Produced in collaboration with leading academics worldwide and a global network of 109 leading national research institutes and business organizations, the Report also showcases the latest thinking and research on issues of immediate relevance for business leaders and policy-makers.
The report provides a unique benchmarking tool for:
·Businesses in developing business strategies and guiding investment decisions
·Academia in analysing an economy's current business environment and comparing against other economies
·Governments in identifying obstacles to economic growth and assisting in the design of better economic policies
·Civil society organizations in learning more about how their countrys competitiveness condition fares against others. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.