Purpose – To explore the factors underpinning economic productivity (at a national level) and related concepts such as competitiveness and identify key lessons for governments and organisations. Design/methodology/approach – Analyses published data and identifies internal and external,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to create a social, environmental and economic (SEE) index for countries. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology in the OECD handbook on building composite indicators is followed. The data are taken from UN data sources. Findings – An index is...