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Summary Sustainable Competitive Natural Capital Social Capital Intellectual Capital Resource Management Governance Spotlight Data page 30 the sustainable competitiveness index
Summary Sustainable Competitive Natural Capital Social Capital Intellectual Capital Resource Management Governance Spotlight Data 5 Social Capital The Social Capital of a nation is the sum of social stability and the well-being (perceived or real) of the entire population. Social Capital generates social cohesion and a certain level of consensus, which in turn delivers a stable environment for the economy, and prevents natural resources from being overexploited. Social Capital is not a tangible value and therefore hard to measure and evaluate in numeric values. In addition to local historical and cultural influences, the social consensus in a society is affected by several factors: health care systems and their universal availability/affordability (measuring physical health); income and asset equality, which are correlated to crime levels; demographic structure (to assess the future generational balance within a society); and freedom of expression, freedom from fear and the absence of violent conflicts that are required for businesses to be able to generate value. While a direct connection of social cohesion to creating wealth and sustain economic development might be difficult to establish scientifically, a certain degree of equality, adequate health systems, freedom from fear and equal opportunities (without which no American Dream ever would have been possible) are pre-requisites to achieve the same. The absence or deterioration of social cohesion in turn leads to lower productivity (health), rising crime rates, and potentially social unrest, paralysing economic development and growth. Social Capital Indicators The indicators selected to measure social cohesion have been selected from the 5 themes above (health, equality, crime, freedom and age structure). Some of these indicators (e.g. “happiness”) are qualitative, i.e. not based on performance data that can be measured. Instead, qualitative indicators from surveys and other sources compiled by recognised organisations were used to measure the qualitative aspects of social cohesion, including single indicators from the Happy Planet Index (New Economics Foundation), the Press Freedom Index (Reporters Without Borders), and the Global Peace Index (Institute for Economics and Peace). Key elements of competitiveness drivers in the Social Capital Sub- Index For the full list of used indicators, please refer to the methodology section. the sustainable competitiveness index 2015 page 31
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