The Global Competitiveness index 2006 　５０页

世界各国综合竞争力、创新竞争力、基础设施、效率等等的权威排名，以及指标编制说明.pdf

Competitiveness and the global context
A number of processes have contributed to the transformation
of the global economy since World War II.The
opening of national borders has led to a remarkable
expansion of international trade and resulted in important
efficiency gains in resource allocation.The collapse of barriers
to the flow of goods and services, capital and labor
has not always been orderly and has proceeded at different
speeds in different parts of the world. But it is now virtually
universal in scope. Not only has it emerged as an
important driver of global economic growth, but greater
openness and stronger links with the world economy have
imposed on domestic producers everywhere the valuable
discipline of international competition and attracted much
needed capital and expertise, thus enhancing the prospects
for growth through increased efficiency.
Alongside the quickening pace of global economic
integration, there has been a marked acceleration in the
pace of technological and scientific progress.Advances in
information technology, in particular, have created new
opportunities for businesses against the background of an
increasingly complex global economy. Reductions in the
cost of communication are facilitating the shift of backroom
operations to the developing world.The multinational
corporation, already operating with a global outlook
as regards the location of its markets and the sources of

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