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  1. The Proper Size of Government

    Appeared in AEI's The American President Obama has frequently cited the seemingly intractable debate about the size of government currently consuming the political class as his primary obstacle to getting major reforms through a divided Congress. For ...

  2. Evidence suggests bigger government isn't better

    Appeared in Globe and Mail’s Economy Lab Government is the single most pervasive institution of modern life and its programs are important to our quality of life. While government spending around the world has grown, more and larger government is not ...

  3. Canada 2020: The Right Scope and Size of Government

    Appeared in Canadian Government Executive The Clerk of the Privy Council's Blueprint 2020 exercise is a positive step in redefining the role and functions of the federal public service in Canada. It asks important questions about how the public ...

  4. Measuring government in the 21st century

    Although markets are the ideal method of resource allocation, government serves a necessary and important function, providing programs and services that affect our quality of life in numerous ways. However, as government spending has grown over the past ...

  5. Economic Freedom of North America: 2013 Annual Report

    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 ...

  6. Economic Freedom of the Arab World: 2013 Annual Report

    This is the tenth report on economic freedom in the Arab world and is published in conjunction with the International Research Foundation (IRF) of Oman and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty. The Economic Freedom of the Arab World report ...

  7. Economic Freedom of the World: 2013 Annual Report

    The index published in Economic Freedom of the World 2013 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 ...

  8. Economic Freedom of North America: 2012 Annual Report

    The index published in Economic Freedom of North America rates economic freedom on a 10-point scale at two levels, the subnational and the all-government. At the all-government level, the index captures the impact of restrictions on economic freedom by ...

  9. Economic Freedom of the Arab World: 2012 Annual Report

    This is the ninth report on economic freedom in the Arab world and is published in conjunction with the International Research Foundation (IRF) of Oman and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty. The Economic Freedom of the Arab World report ...

  10. Economic Freedom of North America: 2011 Annual Report

    The index published in Economic Freedom of North America rates economic freedom on a 10-point scale at two levels, the subnational and the all-government. At the all-government level, the index captures the impact of restrictions on economic freedom by ...