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9781403996367

The Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007

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  • ISBN13:

    9781403996367

  • ISBN10:

    1403996369

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-11-14
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

The World Economic Forum continues its tradition of excellence with the 27th edition of the annual Global Competitiveness Report featuring the latest national statistics and results of the Executive Opinion Survey, which captures the perception of over 10,000 business leaders. The report provides the most comprehensive assessment of 118 developed and emerging economies.

Author Biography

MICHAEL E. PORTER is with Harvard University. KLAUS SCHWAB is with the World Economic Forum, Switzerland. AUGUSTO LOPEZ-CLAROS is Director of the Global Competitiveness Programme, World Economic Forum, Switzerland.

Table of Contents

Preface--K.Schwab * Executive Summary--A.Lopez-Claros * PART 1: THE COMPETITIVENESS INDEXES--A.Lopez-Claros & M.E.Porter * PART 2: SELECTED ISSUES OF COMPETITIVENESS * How Does Globalization Affect Competitiveness?--J.Bhagwati * Securing Property Rights in Africa: A Key Ingredient of Competitiveness--C.Toulmin * The Way to Boost European Competitiveness--B.Weder * The Competitive Advantage from Environmental Quality--A.Hammond * On the Governance Deficit--D.Kaufmann * PART 3: SPECIAL TOPICS * Should There Be a Development Consensus?--J.Williamson * The Graying of the 'Emerging Markets': Population Ageing in Today's Low Income Countries--N.Eberstadt * PART 4: COUNTRY PROFILES AND DATA PRESENTATION * The Executive Opinion Survey * Country Profiles * Data Tables * Technical Notes * About the Authors * Acknowledgements
Preface--K.Schwab * Executive Summary--A.Lopez-Claros * PART 1: THE COMPETITIVENESS INDEXES--A.Lopez-Claros & M.E.Porter * PART 2: SELECTED ISSUES OF COMPETITIVENESS * How Does Globalization Affect Competitiveness?--J.Bhagwati * Securing Property Rights in Africa: A Key Ingredient of Competitiveness--C.Toulmin * The Way to Boost European Competitiveness--B.Weder * The Competitive Advantage from Environmental Quality--A.Hammond * On the Governance Deficit--D.Kaufmann * PART 3: SPECIAL TOPICS * Should There Be a Development Consensus?--J.Williamson * The Graying of the 'Emerging Markets': Population Ageing in Today's Low Income Countries--N.Eberstadt * PART 4: COUNTRY PROFILES AND DATA PRESENTATION * The Executive Opinion Survey * Country Profiles * Data Tables * Technical Notes * About the Authors * Acknowledgements

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