Wednesday, September 05, 2012

SOCIALISM CAN'T BE ALL THAT BAD

I've noted before that Singapore, the country ranked 2nd in the world for economic freedom by the Heritage Foundation, does have a good deal of socialism.

The World Economic Forum also ranks Singapore 2nd in the world for economic competitiveness which is determined by how countries rank on "12 key indicators including infrastructure, macroeconomic environment, labor market efficiency and innovation."

Here are the top 10:
  The Global Competitiveness Index 2012–2013
Country 2012-20132011-2012
Switzerland11
Singapore22
Finland34
Sweden43
Netherlands 57
Germany66
United States75
United Kingdom 810
Hong Kong 911
Japan 109

Notice that 5 of the dreaded socialist European countries are also in the top 10.

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