U.S. dead last (of 40 countries) in improving innovation capacity
the ITIF rankings have a category that measures how much a country has improved its innovation capacity from 1999 to 2009, factoring in measures like government funding for basic research, education and corporate-tax policies. Of the 40 countries analyzed, the U.S. came in dead last.
Fareed Zakaria via http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,2075226,00.html
Less of a felt need to do this because we're fat, happy, and complacent (relatively)?
