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Chile
Singapore
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Japan
United States
Australia
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Switzerland
Ireland
Spain
United Kingdom
Canada
Malta
Czech Republic
Israel
Greece
Luxembourg
Slovenia
Iceland
Estonia
Germany
Portugal
Netherlands
Italy
Austria
Sweden
Belgium
France
Finland
Denmark
Norway
Government revenue as a % of GDP
7. Americans for Tax Reform/Property Rights Alliance
International property rights index (2012)
Finland 1 8.6
Sweden 2 8.5
Singapore 3 8.3
Switzerland 3 8.3
Norway 3 8.3
New Zealand 6 8.2
Luxembourg 6 8.2
Denmark 6 8.2
Legal and political rights index (2012)
New Zealand 1 8.8
Finland 1 8.8
Sweden 3 8.7
Denmark 3 8.7
Norway 3 8.7
Switzerland 6 8.6
Luxembourg 6 8.6
Netherlands 8 8.5
Lack of corruption score (2012)
New Zealand 1 90
Denmark 1 90
Finland 1 90
Sweden 4 88
Singapore 5 87
Switzerland 6 86
Norway 7 85
Australia 7 85
Enabling trade index (2012)
Singapore 1 6.14
Hong Kong 2 5.67
Denmark 3 5.41
Sweden 4 5.39
New Zealand 5 5.34
Finland 5 5.34
Netherlands 7 5.32
Switzerland 8 5.29
Canada 8 5.22 “The New Zealand
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23. We need to build a city
of four million people
We need a dating
service for ideas
We need to invest in
science & innovation
We need to build a city
of four 5 million people
26. We need to build a city
of four million people
We need a dating
service for ideas
We (really) need to
invest in science &
innovation
We need to see
ourselves as people of
knowledge