Policy Forum Blog
- US Falls in Global Competitiveness Rankings
- The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010, an assessment of the productive potential of nations worldwide, is now available. Switzerland tops the overall competitiveness rankings, followed by the United States. The U.S. fell to second position after several years at the top of the...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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September 09, 2009
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General
- A Sobering Look at American Competitiveness
- America’s competitiveness challenges are not simply an outgrowth of the current economic crisis. Instead, they are the culmination of decades without a coherent national innovation strategy. That’s the primary message of a new Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) report that benchmarks American innovation performance...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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March 02, 2009
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- Category:
Global
Immigration
Intellectual Property
Technology Transfer
- Brookings’ Recommendations on American Competitiveness
- What can be done to revitalize the American economy? A group of scholars affiliated with the Brookings Institution recently offered some insights on the important issue of American competitiveness. Their broad categories of recommendations are tough to quibble with: Investing in Infrastructure, Investing in People,...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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February 23, 2009
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- Category:
Global
Physical Infrastructure
Workforce
