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International Reports from The World Economic Forum

World Economic ForumThrough its reports and activities the Global Competitiveness Network (GCN) of the World Economic Forum identifies impediments to growth and thereby helps stimulate the development of relevant strategies to achieve sustained economic progress. The GCN team works with leading academics worldwide to ensure latest thinking and research on global competitiveness are incorporated into its reports.

These reports range from global coverage, such as The Global Competitiveness Report, to the regional and topical, such as The Arab World Competitiveness Report 2005 and The Global Information Technology Report.

For more information, visit: www.weforum.org/gcn.


Global Information Technology Report 2006-2007
Connecting to the Networked Economy
Soumitra Dutta and Irene Mia

With total coverage of over 100 economies worldwide and published for the sixth consecutive year, The Global Information Technology Report has grown into the world's most eminent assessment of the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on the development and competitiveness of nations, and into a powerful tool for business leaders and policy makers in understanding the enabling factors of ICT advancements. The Global Information Technology Report 2006-2007 features the latest computation and rankings of the Networked Readiness Index as well as a number of essays covering different issues of networked readiness and showcasing best policies and practicing in leveraging ICT for growth and development. As in previous years, the Report is the result of collaboration between the World Economic Forum and INSEAD, France.

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March 2007            Paperback               
1-4039-9931-7      £65.00

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International Monetary System, the IMF and the G20
A Great Transformation in the Making?
World Economic Forum

"There could be no better way of remaining abreast of these issues than to ponder these pages."
- John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics

The establishment in 1944 of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank remains one of the most important achievements of international economic cooperation. Over the past six decades, the world has witnessed fundamental political and economic changes which have radically altered the environment in which the world's leading international financial institutions have had to operate. The wave of financial crises during the past decade has contributed to an emerging consensus that the international financial system, and the institutions underpinning it, are in need of reform.

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January 2007            Hardback               
0-230-52495-8        £55.00

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Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007
Augusto Lopez-Claros, Michael E. Porter, Xavier Sala-i-Martin and Klaus Schwab

"The Global Competitiveness Report is a contribution to enhancing our understanding of the key ingredients of economic growth and prosperity. By highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of an economy, policy-makers and business leaders are provided with a tool to assist them in the formulation of improved economic policies and institutional reforms."
- Professor Klaus Schwab

The World Economic Forum continues its tradition of excellence with the 28th edition of the annual publication, The Global Competitiveness Report, featuring the latest indicators drawn from the Executive Opinion Survey, which captures the perceptions of over 11,000 business leaders worldwide. The Report provides the most comprehensive assessment of over 120 developed and emerging economies.

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September 2006        Paperback               
1-4039-9636-9         £65.00

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The Arab World Competitiveness Report 2005
Augusto Lopez-Claros and Klaus Schwab

Through in-depth analysis of regional trends and detailed country profiles, The Arab World Competitiveness Report 2005 assesses the comparative strengths and weaknesses of Arab countries. The Report highlights the prospects for growth in the region and, more importantly, the obstacles to improving competitiveness in the region. It contains essays from prominent academics and development experts on a variety of issues relevant to the Arab world's development agenda. The Report is an indispensable tool for business leaders and investment decision-makers; it is also extensively used as a benchmarking instrument for policy-makers to improve the framework conditions for policy formulation, with a view to improving a country's growth performance.

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March 2005            Paperback             366 pages
219 x 276mm         1-4039-4801-1     £60.00

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Also Available

Global Information Technology Report 2005-2006

The Global Competitiveness Report 2005-2006

The Global Information Technology Report 2004-2005

The Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005

The Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005 CD-Rom
 


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