It has invested in a highly educated work force.
They offer jobs that are well-paying and productive, and attract a highly educated work force.
"We have a very highly educated work force, and they just can't seem to stop working".
It has a highly educated work force, including many people with advanced training in science and technology.
North Korea's economy is industrial, though with a highly educated work force, said Lim Won Hyuk, a specialist on the North Korean economy at the Korea Development Institute.
"My position is this: Unless you have a highly educated work force, you really don't have much of a chance," he said.
Singapore, too, has attracted an expanding flock of top-level managers and divisional headquarters as companies seek to capitalize on the city-state's highly educated work force.
"The C.I.A., thanks to its seasoned and highly educated work force, does not need a heavy hand on the reins," Mr. Petraeus said in a speech in September.
"We need a highly educated work force to make our products and a tech-savvy consumer base to buy them.
The area boasts a highly educated work force with 40% having a college degree, sixth highest nationally.
But Hartnett remains bullish on Europe, where he says many companies are restructuring, the technology is expanding, and there is a cheap, highly educated work force in Eastern Europe.
