2009 Index of Economic Freedom

2009 Index of Economic Freedom

• Foreword by Paul A. Gigot
• Preface by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
• Acknowledgements by Ambassador Terry Miller and Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
• What’s New in the 2009 Index?
• Executive Summary
• Executive Summary, Chapter 2 and Brazil available in PORTUGUESE(PDF)
• Methodology for the 10 Economic Freedoms
• Chapter 1 – The 10 Economic Freedoms
• Chapter 2 – Fifteen Years of Advancing Freedom by Ambassador Terry Miller
• Chapter 3 – The Index at 15: Standing Firm for Principles
• Chapter 4 – The World Discovers the Laffer Curve by Stephen Moore
• Chapter 5 – Economic Freedom by Region
• Chapter 6 – The Countries

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2008 Index of Economic Freedom

• Foreword by Paul A. Gigot available in English or Spanish (PDF)
• Preface by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D available in English or Spanish (PDF)
• What's New in the 2008 Index? available in English, Spanish or Portuguese (PDF)
• Executive Summary available in English , Spanish or Portuguese (PDF)
• Chapter 1 – Economic Fluidity: A Crucial Dimension of Economic Freedom by Carl J. Schramm available in English or Spanish (PDF)
• Chapter 2 – Narrowing the Economic Gap in the 21st Centrury by Stephen L. Parente available in English or Spanish (PDF)
• Chapter 3 – Globalization is Making the World a Better Place by Guy Sorman available in English or Spanish (PDF)
• Chapter 4 – Methodology: Measuring the 10 Economic Freedoms by William W. Beach and Tim Kane, Ph.D. available in English or Spanish (PDF)
• Chapter 5 – Economic Freedom in Five Regions by James M. Roberts and Anthony B. Kim, Ph.D. available in English, Spanish or Portuguese (PDF)
• Chapter 6 – The Countries available in English or Spanish (PDF)

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2007 Index of Economic Freedom

• Chapter 1 – Global Inequality Fades as the Global Economy Grows by Xavier Sala-i-Martin available in English or Spanish (PDF)
• Chapter 2 – The Urgent Need for Labor Freedom in Europe-and the World by Johnny Munkhammar available in English or Spanish (PDF)

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2006 Index of Economic Freedom

• Chapter 2 – The Failures of State Schooling in Developing Countries and the People’s Response by James Tooley and Pauline Dixon available in English or Spanish (PDF)
• Chapter 3 – Grassroots Capitalism Thrives in India by Barun S. Mitra available in English or Spanish (PDF)
• Chapter 4 – Informal Finance: Encouraging the Entrepreneurial Spirit in Post-Mao China by Michael Gonzalez available in English or Spanish (PDF)