2008 Index of Economic Freedom

2008 Index of Economic Freedom
Author: Kim R. Holmes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Economic assistance
ISBN: 9780891952763

When institutions protect the liberty of individuals, greater prosperity results for all. Economist Adam Smith formed this theory in his influential work, The Wealth of Nations, in 1776. In 2008, his theory is measured-and proven-in the Index of Economic Freedom, an annual guide published by the Wall Street Journal and the Heritage Foundation, Washington's no. 1 think tank. Since 1995, the Index has brought Smith's theories about liberty, prosperity and economic freedom to life by crating 10 benchmarks (business freedom, trade freedom, fiscal freedom, government size, monetary freedom, investment freedom, financial freedom, property rights, freedom from corruption and labor freedom) that gauge the realities of economic life in countries around the world. With its user-friendly format, readers can see how 18th century theories on prosperity and economic freedom are realities in the 21st century.

Freedom in the World 2008

Freedom in the World 2008
Author: Freedom House (U.S.)
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 907
Release: 2008
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0742563065

A survey of the state of human freedom around the world investigates such crucial indicators as the status of civil and political liberties and provides individual country reports.

The Design and Use of Political Economy Indicators

The Design and Use of Political Economy Indicators
Author: K. Banaian
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2008-11-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0230616623

This edited volume seeks to provide a critical and technical look at international political economic indices (PEIs). It examines measurement issues, relates PEIs to economic theory, and suggests better measures than those currently used.

The Human Freedom Index 2021

The Human Freedom Index 2021
Author: Ian Vasquez
Publisher:
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2021-12-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781952223495

The Human Freedom Index presents the state of human freedom in the world based on a broad measure that encompasses personal, civil, and economic freedom. Human freedom is a social concept that recognizes the dignity of individuals and is defined here as negative liberty or the absence of coercive constraint. Because freedom is inherently valuable and plays a role in human progress, it is worth measuring carefully. The Human Freedom Index is a resource that can help to more objectively observe relationships between freedom and other social and economic phenomena, as well as the ways in which the various dimensions of freedom interact with one another.The report is co?published by the Cato Institute and the Fraser Institute.

Economic Freedom of the World

Economic Freedom of the World
Author: James Gwartney
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Economic development
ISBN: 9780889752528

The index published in Economic freedom of the world measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom. The cornerstones of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to compete, and security of privately owned property.

Entrepreneurial Action

Entrepreneurial Action
Author: Andrew C. Corbett
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2012-07-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1780529015

Volume 14 addresses the central issue of entrepreneurial action: while many factors are important to the phenomenon of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship does not happen until someone takes action!

Freedom in the 50 States

Freedom in the 50 States
Author: William Ruger
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781944424336

This study ranks the American states according to how their public policies affect individual freedoms in the economic, social, and personal spheres. Updating, expanding, and improving upon the three previous editions of Freedom in the 50 States, the 2016 edition examines state and local government intervention across a wide range of policy categories -- from tax burdens to court systems, from eminent domain laws to occupational licensing, and from homeschooling regulation to drug policy. Freedom in the 50 States remains the only index that measures both economic and personal freedoms.

Economic Freedom of the World

Economic Freedom of the World
Author: James Gwartney
Publisher: The Fraser Institute
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2008
Genre: Economic history
ISBN: 0889752400

The most comprehensive index of economic freedom in the world and the only one that uses reproducible measures appropriate for peer-reviewed research, this annual report ranks 142 countries according to the degree of personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to compete, and protection of person and property enjoyed by their citizens. Each year, the preparation of the report is overseen by the Fraser Institute of Canada and has been strongly supported by the legendry economist Milton Friedman, to whose memory the present year's edition is dedicated.