今年前五名分為：芬蘭、美國、瑞典、丹麥、台灣。世界經濟論壇全球競爭力報告(2003-2004)：
Global Competitiveness Report 2003-2004
The Global Competitiveness Report 2003-2004 is our latest and most comprehensive edition. It provides an authoritative and thorough assessment of the comparative strengths and weaknesses of 102 industrialized and emerging economies.
The Global Competitiveness Report, published by the World Economic Forum annually since 1979, is the leading cross-country comparison of data and information relating to economic competitiveness and growth.
台灣今年前五項的 problematic factors：
* Policy instability
* Government instability/coups
* Restrictive labor regulations
* Inefficient bureaucracy
* Inadequate infrastructure
其他報導：
* 中央社：世界競爭力報告台灣領先亞洲地區居全球第五
* 倫敦金融時報：Finland tops growth prospects survey
* Le Monde: La Finlande en tête du palmarès de la compétitivité internationale devant les Etats-Unis
全國各大專院校的圖書館應該在明年可以借到這一本報告。
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台灣今年前五項的 problematic factors：
Policy instability
Government instability/coups
Restrictive labor regulations
Inefficient bureaucracy
Inadequate infrastructure
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一語道破台灣產業生存的窘境