Sverige i topp i World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report 2008-2009

Sverige och de nordiska länderna hamnar i topp i World Economic Fourums Global Competitiveness Report 2008-2009. Sverige på 4:e plats o Danmark på 3:e! Många av förklaringarna till detta kan du läsa på denna blogg, i rapporten hänvisas bla. till utbildning och bra fungerande "tranparanta" offentlig verksamhet. Hela rapporten finns på:

www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/Global%20Competitiveness%20Report/index.htm

"The Nordic members of the European Union continue to hold privileged positions in the rankings. Denmark is ranked 3rd, with Sweden and Finland following closely at 4th and 6th places, respectively, the same rankings as last year for all three countries. As in
past years, the Nordic countries outperform the United States in a number of areas. For example, like Switzerland they receive among the best marks worldwide in terms of the macroeconomic environment, as they are also running healthy budget surpluses and have
achieved very low levels of public indebtedness.The three countries have among the best functioning and most transparent institutions in the world, ranked only behind Singapore on this pillar. Given the significant focus that the Nordic countries have placed on higher education and training over recent decades, it is not surprising that Finland, Denmark, and Sweden continue to occupy the top three positions in the higher education and training pillar.This has provided the workforce with the skills needed to adapt rapidly to a changing environment and has laid the
ground for their high levels of technological adoption and innovation in recent years."