Creative Class » prosperity of nations http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class The source on how we live, work and play Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:54:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Prosperity of Nations http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2009/10/27/the-prosperity-of-nations/ http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2009/10/27/the-prosperity-of-nations/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:36:58 +0000 Richard Florida http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/?p=13271 FlagsAbstractCountriesGlobal

A new report on prosperity ranks Finland first and the United States ninth. Scandinavian and North European countries dominate the top spots. Canada is seventh. The report looks at nine factors that shape prosperity – economic fundamentals, entrepreneurship and innovation, democratic Institutions. education, health, safety and security, governance, personal freedom, and social capital.

Prosperity Index

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