TY - BOOK ED - Government of Dubai ED - IMD International (Institute) ED - IMD International (Institute) TI - Dubai in world competitiveness AV - HF1414 PY - 2005/// CY - Lausanne, Switzerland PB - IMD international KW - Competition KW - United Arab Emirates KW - Statistics KW - Competition, International N1 - Statistical tables: Ch.I. Economic performance -- Ch.II. Government efficiency -- Ch.III. Business efficiency -- Ch.IV. Infrastructure; Includes bibliographical references (p.338-344) and index; What is WCY? -- The world competitiveness scoreboard 2005 -- What world competitivenessis (is not)? -- The world competitiveness team -- Partner institutes -- Acknowledgements -- The world competitiveness breakdown chart -- List of criteria -- Methodology in a nutshell -- Dubai competitiveness profile -- Competitiveness framework for Dubai -- Dubai in world competitiveness -- Competitiveness policy framework for Dubai -- Competitiveness of nations: the fundamentals -- Methodology and principles of analysis -- Data processing methodology -- Frequently asked questions -- Statistical tables N2 - The objective of this report is to show how Dubai compares to 60 other countries in the varous facets of World Competitveness. The report uses 314 criteria to analyze Dubai's performance. These criteria have been grouped into four different competitiveness factors to better understand the breakdown of world competitiveness: Economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency and infrastructure. Finally a profile of the competitiveness of Dubai was established to describe the main characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses of the economy. _from the PREFACE ER -