2,007 worlds competitive ability comparison and appraisal

The IMD analysis, this year places the phenomenon which most is worthpaying attention is the emerging economical body competitive abilitylarge promotion, the developed country and the area since long agocompetitive advantage no longer, a mainland China competitive abilitygroup long is red, from 2005 29th advance to last year 18th, this yearfor 15th, and first surmounted the Taiwan area. The Taiwan area continuously two years regressed, drew backagain by last year 17th, still maintained in the Asian and Pacificarea fifth, but above 20 million population the area, the place drewback for sixth. IMD pointed out, Taiwan area performance most in aspect and soon social cohesive force, political stable risk, policy directionuniformity, place respectively be 51st, 50, 48; Other for examplefinancial system risks, financial organ transparency, stock marketindex, handset tariff and so on also all in finally ten.