The World Economic Forum’s annualGlobal Competitiveness Reportevaluates the potential for sustained economic growth of over 130 developed and emerging economies and ranks them accordingly. Since its first release in 1979, theReporthas become the most authoritative and comprehensive study of its type. The 2007-2008Reportcontains: • Detailed country competitiveness profiles of 131 economies • Data tables for survey and hard data variables ranking profiled economies • Global rankings: the Global Competitiveness Index and the Business Competitiveness Index, measuring growth and productivity, respectively • Exclusive data from the Executive Opinion Survey, with over 11,000 responses from business leaders worldwide. Produced in collaboration with a distinguished group of international scholars and a global network of over 130 leading national research institutes and business organizations, theReportalso showcases the latest thinking and research on issues of immediate relevance for business leaders and policy-makers.