Government competitiveness

As such, if a nation is a good place for foreign firms to do business and make money, it will, as a result, be viewed as competitive.

[14] According to Ho and Im (2012), the concept of GC can be defined as “the power of government to, in light of various constraints, take resources from in and outside of the country and improve social, economic and cultural conditions of the nation in order to sustainably enhance citizens’ quality of life.” Moreover, the concepts of ‘constraints’ and ‘quality of life’[15] can be interpreted in various ways, depending on a nation's unique environments.

[17] The CGC builds the GC index based on David Easton's system theory as a theoretical framework.

[18] Therefore, the GC Index first analyzes competitiveness through each of the four levels- input, throughput (public management capacity), output, and outcome.

The following are some sub-categories for each stage[19] Input: resources, infrastructure, government expenditure, environment Throughput: human, fiscal, organizational capacity, policy, system, process Output: production, growth rate, improvement level, immediate goal achievement Outcome: quality of life, satisfaction, social capital, ultimate goal achievement