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.

Freedom in the World 2011

Freedom in the World 2011
Author: Freedom House
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 862
Release: 2011-11
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1442209941

Freedom in the World, the Freedom House flagship survey whose findings have been published annually since 1972, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. The survey ratings and narrative reports on 194 countries and 14 territories are used by policymakers, the media, international corporations, civic activists, and human rights defenders to monitor trends in democracy and track improvements and setbacks in freedom worldwide. The Freedom in the World political rights and civil liberties ratings are determined through a multi-layered process of research and evaluation by a team of regional analysts and eminent scholars. The analysts used a broad range of sources of information, including foreign and domestic news reports, academic studies, nongovernmental organizations, think tanks, individual professional contacts, and visits to the region, in conducting their research. The methodology of the survey is derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and these standards are applied to all countries and territories, irrespective of geographical location, ethnic or religious composition, or level of economic development.

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.

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.

Economic Freedom of North America

Economic Freedom of North America
Author: Amela Karabegović
Publisher: The Fraser Institute
Total Pages: 130
Release: 1996
Genre: Canada
ISBN:

This is the ninth edition of the annual report, Economic Freedom of North America. The results of this year's study confirm those published in the previous eight editions: economic freedom is a powerful driver of growth and prosperity. Those provinces and states that have low levels of economic freedom continue to leave their citizens poorer than they need or should be.

The Index of Economic Freedom

The Index of Economic Freedom
Author: Bryan T. Johnson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 253
Release: 1995-01-01
Genre: Asia
ISBN: 9780891952336

The 1995 index of economic freedom / by Bryan T. Johnson and Thomas P. Sheehy.

World Development Report 2011

World Development Report 2011
Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2011-05-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0821384406

The 2011 WDR on Conflict, Security and Development underlines the devastating impact of persistent conflict on a country or region's development prospects - noting that the 1.5 billion people living in conflict-affected areas are twice as likely to be in poverty. Its goal is to contribute concrete, practical suggestions on conflict and fragility.

The Atlas of Economic Complexity

The Atlas of Economic Complexity
Author: Ricardo Hausmann
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2014-01-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0262317737

Maps capture data expressing the economic complexity of countries from Albania to Zimbabwe, offering current economic measures and as well as a guide to achieving prosperity Why do some countries grow and others do not? The authors of The Atlas of Economic Complexity offer readers an explanation based on "Economic Complexity," a measure of a society's productive knowledge. Prosperous societies are those that have the knowledge to make a larger variety of more complex products. The Atlas of Economic Complexity attempts to measure the amount of productive knowledge countries hold and how they can move to accumulate more of it by making more complex products. Through the graphical representation of the "Product Space," the authors are able to identify each country's "adjacent possible," or potential new products, making it easier to find paths to economic diversification and growth. In addition, they argue that a country's economic complexity and its position in the product space are better predictors of economic growth than many other well-known development indicators, including measures of competitiveness, governance, finance, and schooling. Using innovative visualizations, the book locates each country in the product space, provides complexity and growth potential rankings for 128 countries, and offers individual country pages with detailed information about a country's current capabilities and its diversification options. The maps and visualizations included in the Atlas can be used to find more viable paths to greater productive knowledge and prosperity.