Lall, Sanjaya <br/><br/>
Competitiveness indices and developing countries : an economic evaluation of the global competitiveness 

 -  2001 
<br/><br/> Analyzes, from a development economics perspective, whether competitiveness is a legimate concern, and whether the leading indices reserve the attention they get.  Assesses the best-known index - the Global Competitivenes Report of the World and finds deficiencies at several levels.