根据衡量一个国家的经济发展水平的多项指标,很明显英国目前已不再是经济发展水平最高的国家。如据欧盟最近的一份报告,按人均国内生产总值(GDP)排列,英国在欧洲排在第八位。该报告还认为,新兴的亚洲国家正在后来居上。 一个国家的科学家和技术专家的数量及其使用情况长期以来被看作是依靠技术发展经济的国家的竞争力的重要 Based on a number of indicators that measure the level of economic development in a country, it is clear that the United Kingdom is no longer the country with the highest level of economic development. According to a recent EU report, the United Kingdom ranks eighth in Europe in terms of per capita gross domestic product. The report also believes that emerging Asian countries are coming from behind. The number and use of scientists and technologists in a country has long been regarded as important for the competitiveness of countries that rely on technological development of the economy