The Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008 (1403996377) PORTER

The World Economic Forum’s annual Global Competitiveness Report evaluates the potential for sustained economic growth of over 130 developed and emerging 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 2007-2008 Report contains:

• Detailed country competitiveness profiles of 131 economies

• Data tables for survey and hard data variables ranking profiled economies

• Global rankings: the Global Competitiveness Index and the Business Competitiveness Index, measuring growth and productivity, respectively

• Exclusive data from the Executive Opinion Survey, with over 11,000 responses from business leaders worldwide.

Produced in collaboration with a distinguished group of international scholars and a global network of over 130 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.

MICHAEL E. PORTER Professor, Harvard University, USA.

KLAUS SCHWAB Professor, World Economic Forum

XAVIER SALA-I-MARTIN Professor, Columbia University, USA.

"The Global Competitiveness Report is a contribution to enhancing our understanding of the key ingredients of economic growth and prosperity. By highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of an economy, policymakers and business leaders are provided with a tool to assist them in the formulation of improved economic policies and institutional reforms.” - Professor Klaus Schwab