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The Network Society - University of Massachusetts Amherst

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42 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Network</strong> <strong>Society</strong><br />

Table 2.9 International comparison <strong>of</strong> informational development indicators<br />

Finland USA Singapore Chile Spain Portugal Slovakia Hungary<br />

Competitiveness<br />

(scale 0-100) 1<br />

83 (8) 100 (1) 89 (2) 69 (26) 67 (31) 58 (39) 57 (40) 57 (42)<br />

GDP per capita<br />

(US $) 2<br />

26,190 35,750 24,040 9,820 21,460 18,280 12,840 13,400<br />

Stock market<br />

capitalization<br />

growth,<br />

1996-2000 (%) 3<br />

894 429 n.d. 70.7 70.4 35.1 7.9 20.2<br />

Investment in R&D<br />

as a % <strong>of</strong> GDP<br />

(2001) 4<br />

3.4(2) 2.8 2.1 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.9<br />

Investment in<br />

knowledge as a<br />

% <strong>of</strong> GDP (2000) 5<br />

6.2 6.8 – – 2.5 2.2 2.4 3.1<br />

Revenue derived from<br />

intellectual property<br />

and licences<br />

(US $ per<br />

1,000 inh.) 4<br />

107.5 (5) 151.7 (4) – 0.4 9.0 3.1 – 35.3

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