Exploring the process of selecting the country of the year award, the chapter discusses various global events and debates within The Economist's staff about potential nominees. It analyzes countries showing improvement due to government policies and explores the possibility of nominating a fictional country.
Which country improved the most this year? Nominations poured in from across the editorial department, and the competition was tough, but who came out on top? And our correspondent takes us on a train ride through Europe
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