Queste sono le notizie che giornali e telegiornali non danno, preferendo invece presentarci un mondo e una realtà del tutto illusori.
Ecco la lista dei Notable Competitive Disadvantages; l'elenco dei punti di debolezza è particolarmente lungo e il posizionamento dell'Italia (scala 1-131) è imbarazzante; ogni commento è superfluo:
1st pillar: Institutions
01.08 Burden of government regulation (127)
01.07 Wastefulness of government spending (121)
01.13 Organized crime (117)
01.10 Transparency of government policymaking (108)
01.09 Efficiency of legal framework (100)
01.17 Efficacy of corporate boards (93)
01.18 Protection of minority shareholders' interests (89)
01.06 Favoritism in decisions of government officials (88)
01.11 Business costs of terrorism (86)
01.04 Public trust of politicians (84)
01.16 Strength of auditing and reporting standards (74)
01.15 Ethical behavior of firms (68)
01.12 Business costs of crime and violence (66)
01.05 Judicial independence (66)
01.03 Diversion of public funds (65)
01.01 Property rights (53)
2nd pillar: Infrastructure
02.04 Quality of port infrastructure (97)
02.05 Quality of air transport infrastructure (71)
02.01 Quality of overall infrastructure (68)
02.03 Quality of railroad infrastructure (53)
02.02 Quality of roads (51)
3rd pillar: Macroeconomic stability
03.05 Government debt (hard data) (118)
03.01 Government surplus/deficit (hard data) (112)
03.02 National savings rate (hard data) (80)
03.04 Interest rate spread (hard data) (48)
4th pillar: Health and primary education
04.06 HIV prevalence (hard data) (77)
04.11 Education expenditure (hard data) (47)
5th pillar: Higher education and training
05.08 Extent of staff training (80)
05.03 Quality of the educational system (77)
05.04 Quality of math and science education (59)
05.06 Internet access in schools (54)
05.05 Quality of management schools (52)
6th pillar: Goods market efficiency
06.04 Extent and effect of taxation (127)
06.05 Total tax rate (hard data) (112)
06.12 Business impact of rules on FDI (109)
06.11 Prevalence of foreign ownership (102)
06.08 Agricultural policy costs (100)
06.01 Intensity of local competition (78)
06.13 Burden of customs procedures (56)
06.14 Degree of customer orientation (54)
06.06 Number of procedures required to start a business (hard data) (52)
06.03 Effectiveness of anti-monopoly policy (49)
7th pillar: Labor market efficiency
07.05 Hiring and firing practices (128)
07.02 Flexibility of wage determination (126)
07.07 Pay and productivity (125)
07.01 Cooperation in labor-employer relations (121)
07.03 Non-wage labor costs (hard data) (121)
07.08 Reliance on professional management (113)
07.04 Rigidity of employment (hard data) (98)
07.10 Female participation in labor force (hard data) (87)
07.09 Brain drain (63)
8th pillar: Financial market sophistication
08.05 Restriction on capital flows (122)
08.09 Legal rights index (hard data) (94)
08.03 Ease of access to loans (83)
08.04 Venture capital availability (81)
08.08 Regulation of securities exchanges (75)
08.07 Soundness of banks (70)
08.06 Strength of investor protection (hard data) (65)
08.02 Financing through local equity market (63)
08.01 Financial market sophistication (57)
9th pillar: Technological readiness
09.04 FDI and technology transfer (100)
09.02 Firm-level technology absorption (79)
09.01 Availability of latest technologies (55)
11th pillar: Business sophistication
11.09 Willingness to delegate authority (87)
12th pillar: Innovation
12.05 Government procurement of advanced technology products (96)
12.02 Quality of scientific research institutions (96)
12.03 Company spending on R&D (72)
12.04 University-industry research collaboration (72)
12.06 Availability of scientists and engineers (49)
