Which country does the most good for the world? | Simon Anholt

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Which country does the most good for the world? | Simon Anholt
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Published on Jul 2, 2014
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Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at trade war could cost economies up to 5% of GDP, and yet the impact on the bottom-line of individual firms could be much higher. As businesses require a stable environment for growth, what changes to trade rules are needed for greater stability?

This session was developed in partnership with CNBC.

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- Mari Elka Pangestu, Professor of International Economics, University of Indonesia, Indonesia.
- Timothy P. Stratford, Managing Partner, Beijing, Covington & Burling, People's Republic of China.
- Yi Xiaozhun, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva.

Moderated by:
- Geoff Cutmore, Anchor, CNBC, United Kingdom.

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Kerri
Kerri
1 day ago
The United States, of course.

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fr ze
fr ze
2 days ago
This guy is promoting world
Governance - well I am sorry but one government is lunacy.

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Thomas H.L.
Thomas H.L.
1 day ago
it didn't take a decade to recover from the recession. It was longer than necessary bc of Obama but not 10 years.

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Private User
Private User
1 day ago
Government is terrible now, with competition (one can move to another country / government); he actually believes getting rid of competition (one world government) is a better plan?  Wow, he's been in academia too long.

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Marcus J
Marcus J
1 day ago
The answer is the USA and it's not even close.

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Pedro Silva
Pedro Silva
1 day ago
I sure would love to know what Ireland would do to stop the nazis if the US didn't show up. Better call this "TOP 10 whitest and most homogeneous country"

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Elinca247
Elinca247
1 day ago
If I wanted another country to contribute to my economic situation tax/how I spend) I would move there.

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Dan Blumel
Dan Blumel
9 hours ago
This is "pie in the sky" thinking, only a truly benevolent all powerful dictator could ever accomplish this.



David Mckeone
David Mckeone
2 years ago
Yay Ireland is number one we love not slaughtering people for no reason

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BH Khor
BH Khor
3 days ago
No evidence given, how his measurements of good index can convince people, any form of index bound to have some degree of the subjectivity in arriving at his conclusion

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edthejester
edthejester
10 months ago
I love how he doesn't chastise the lowest scoring countries but instead fits it into a narrative of development. That's how you convince them to come on board.

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sly Steel
sly Steel
1 month ago (edited)
Ireland is the best country on earth,Ireland made me what I am today,took me from the gutters and gave me shelter and free education all the way to university.
God bless Ireland

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Tore Schanke
Tore Schanke
14 hours ago
It is better to have a strong representation of the different people (individuals and tribes). From a local perspective, it may make sense to solve common problems. The problem is the nature of the political process.
Most individuals want the best for all people, although they are not very culturally similar.



Zen Shen
Zen Shen
2 years ago
If China and/or India are spending more energy supporting their own citizen then world citizen they're still helping 10-15% of the world population each...

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
11 months ago
This is the guy who has the answer to save the World, but can't figure out how to wear a microphone.

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Thomas H.L.
Thomas H.L.
1 day ago
These numbers are skewed.

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Akseli Nuutila
Akseli Nuutila
5 months ago
January 2019:
1. Finland
2. Ireland
3. Sweden
4. Germany
5. Denmark
6. Switzerland
7. Norway
8. France
9. Spain
10. Canada

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John Cat
John Cat
3 days ago
All based on opinion not neutral facts as he is implying. But then I still thank God for the Irish......

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Kenny Tee
Kenny Tee
2 years ago
I'm in before WatchMojo turns this into another top 10 list.

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Paul Briody
Paul Briody
1 day ago
This talk is fundamentally fuzzy.