Any international economic index that finds America at the pinnacle of global success is sure to invite questions around whether such success can be attributed to the actions of any one leader or administration. To apply this question to the Global Competitiveness Report 2018, let’s first take a look at the facts. The first thing to note is that this is the first year that we have formally adopted a new methodology for measuring competitiveness. It’s a radical departure: around 66% of the indicators we…