Finland Again Ranks First Among Global Competitors - New York Times

Finland Again Ranks First Among Global Competitors - New York Times: "'High labor market rigidities, and, in particular, the ease of hiring and firing, contribute to explaining why Europe lags behind U.S. performance,' Beatrice Weder di Mauro, an economics professor at Mainz University, wrote in a paper for the forum." If that isn't a sign of cultural globalization--I don't know what is.