For a country that ostensibly prizes the value of competition, the US sure doesn't do a particularly good job of promoting it according to this chart.
Related: See this post on the value of competition in promoting economic dynamism.
"To get rich is glorious." -- Deng Xiaoping. This is perhaps the smartest thing ever uttered by a member of the Communist Party.
I have a BA in International Affairs and MA in International Trade and Investment Policy. I live in Washington, DC and work for a Fortune Global 500 company as a public policy analyst.