2010 Index of Economic Freedom
The Link Between Economic Opportunity & Prosperity
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Foreword
by Paul A. Gigot
Preface
by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
Acknowledgements
by Ambassador Terry Miller and Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
Executive Highlights
Chapter 1 – Economic Freedom in Uncertain Times
by Ambassador Terry Miller
Chapter 2 – Trading for Prosperity
by Elaine L. Chao
Chapter 3 – Economic Freedom and Crisis Performance in Asia
by Derek Scissors
Chapter 4 – Access to Information: Vital for Efficient Markets and Economic Reform
by James M. Roberts
Chapter 5 – Defining Economic Freedom
by Ambassador Terry Miller and Anthony B. Kim
Chapter 6 – Economic Freedom: Regional Patterns
by Anthony B. Kim
Chapter 7– The Countries - Introduction
Chapter 7– The Countries - Full Listing
Appendix
Highlights
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
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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
2008 Index of Economic Freedom
Foreword
by Paul A. Gigot
available in
English
or
Spanish
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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
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English
,
Spanish
or
Portuguese
(PDF)
Chapter 1 – Economic Fluidity: A Crucial Dimension of Economic Freedom
by Carl J. Schramm
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English
or
Spanish
(PDF)
Chapter 2 – Narrowing the Economic Gap in the 21st Centrury
by Stephen L. Parente
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English
or
Spanish
(PDF)
Chapter 3 – Globalization is Making the World a Better Place
by Guy Sorman
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English
or
Spanish
(PDF)
Chapter 4 – Methodology: Measuring the 10 Economic Freedoms
by William W. Beach and Tim Kane, Ph.D.
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English
or
Spanish
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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
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Spanish
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2007 Index of Economic Freedom
Chapter 1 – Global Inequality Fades as the Global Economy Grows
by Xavier Sala-i-Martin
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English
or
Spanish
(PDF)
Chapter 2 – The Urgent Need for Labor Freedom in Europe-and the World
by Johnny Munkhammar
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English
or
Spanish
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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
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English
or
Spanish
(PDF)
Chapter 4 – Informal Finance: Encouraging the Entrepreneurial Spirit in Post-Mao China
by Michael Gonzalez
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English
or
Spanish
(PDF)
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