The U.S. is number 4 according to the global competitiveness survey just released by the World Economic Forum. It dropped from second to fourth in the past year. Switzerland, Sweden, and Singapore (is there something about S?) lie above the US. What’s behind these rankings? Should anyone care? See today’s Financial Times Lex column for both an editorial opinion on the survey and for a link to the full report. The website for the report contains profiles of each country as well as informative commentary about its meaning.