Competitiveness indices and developing countries: An economic evaluation of the global competitiveness report

被引：207
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作者：
Lall, S
机构：
[1] Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford
来源：
WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2001年 / 29卷 / 09期
关键词：
competitiveness; benchmarking; innovation; industrial policy; technology transfer;
D O I：
10.1016/S0305-750X(01)00051-1
中图分类号：
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号：
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要：
Developing countries' policy makers worry about national competitiveness and closely watch indices ranking international competitive performance. This paper analyzes, from a development economics perspective, if competitiveness is a legitimate concern, and if the leading indices deserve the attention they get. It assesses the best-known index, The Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum, and finds deficiencies at several levels. Its definitions are too broad, the approach biased and the methodology flawed. Many qualitative measures are vague, redundant or wrong. These weak theoretical and empirical foundations reduce the value of the indices for analytical or policy purposes. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：1501 / 1525
页数：25
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