Organisation
World Economic Forum
International foundation with members from business and political spheres aiming to promote discussion of the global political and economic agendas. Also know as the Davos Forum (location of annual meeting)
Produces regular global, Asian and African Competitiveness Reports
Published Documents
- The Global Information Technology Report 2013: Growth and Jobs in a Hyperconnected World
- B. Bilbao-Osorio (ed); S. Dutta (ed); B. Lanvin (ed) / World Economic Forum, 2013
- The Networked Readiness Index presented in this report ranks 144 economies based on their capacity to exploit the opportunities offered by the digital age. This capacity is determined by the quality of the regulatory, business and inn...
- The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012
- World Economic Forum, 2011
- This report contributes to the understanding of the key factors determining economic growth, helps to explain why some countries are more successful than others in raising income levels and opportunities for their respective populatio...
- Policy planning for an ageing population
- World Economic Forum, 2012
- If policy-makers and leaders fail to plan adequately for the changes ahead, they will be inundated by the effects of global ageing, such as a dearth of workers, strained pension systems, and overburdened health care systems. This book...
- The interlinked nature of water security challenges requires comprehensive solutions coordinated among diverse stakeholders
- D. Waughray (ed) / World Economic Forum, 2011
- Water security links together food, energy, climate, economic growth and human security threats. This publication sets out the challenge the world faces if nothing is done to improve water management in the next two decades. In nine c...
- The global gender gap report 2010
- R. Hausmann / World Economic Forum, 2010
- Through the Global Gender Gap Reports, for the past five years, the World Economic Forum has been quantifying the magnitude of gender-based disparities and tracking their progress over time. By providing a comprehensive framework for ...
- The global gender gap report 2011
- R. Hausmann / World Economic Forum, 2011
- The Global Gender Gap Index,1 introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006, is a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of gender-based disparities and tracking their progress. The Index benchmarks national gender gaps on e...
- The Global Gender Gap Report 2010
- R Hausmann; L Tyson; S Zahidi / World Economic Forum, 2010
- The Global Gender Gap Index was introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006, as a framework for capturing and measuring gender based disparities and tracking their progress. It seeks to highlight those countries that are role model...
- New gender gap index suggests Nordic countries offer a workable model for reducing global gender disparities
- S. Zahidi; A. Lopez-Claros / World Economic Forum, 2005
- This report aims to measure the size of the gap between women and men in five critical areas: economic participation: equal remuneration for equal work; economic opportunity: access to the labour market that is...
- Managing global interconnected financial risks
- World Economic Forum, 2009
- The 2009 World Economic Forum Report focuses on the effects of the global financial crisis. It identifies a number of potential risks including: a sudden further drop in China’s growth to 6% or below ...
- Suggestions for new approaches to a pension and healthcare systems
- B.J. Sikken; N. Davis; C. Hayashi; H. Olkkonen / World Economic Forum, 2008
- Populations are ageing at an unprecedented rate. This will undermine the financial sustainability of not only traditional pension systems, but also conventional healthcare systems. This report argues that urgent action in many countri...
