Contents
Partner Institutes v
Preface xi
by Klaus Schwab
Part 1: Measuring Competitiveness 1
1.1 The Global Competitiveness Index 2009–2010: 3
Contributing to Long-Term Prosperity amid the
Global Economic Crisis
by Xavier Sala-i-Martin, Jennifer Blanke, Margareta Drzeniek
Hanouz, Thierry Geiger, and Irene Mia
1.2 The Executive Opinion Survey: 49
Capturing the Views of the Business Community
by Ciara Browne and Thierry Geiger
Part 2: Data Presentation 59
2.1 Country/Economy Profiles 61
How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles ...............................63
List of Countries/Economies .........................................................65
Country/Economy Profiles .............................................................66
2.2 Data Tables 333
How to Read the Data Tables......................................................335
Index of Data Tables ....................................................................337
Data Tables ..................................................................................339
Technical Notes and Sources 473
About the Authors 477
Acknowledgments 479