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  1. Changes in Economic Freedom in Venezuela, Ireland, and the United States

    Venezuela has experienced a lengthy decline in economic freedom that started long before Hugo Chavez assumed the presidency in 1999. But Chavez, his United Socialist Party of Venezuela, and successor, Nicolás Maduro, have presided over a continued ...

  2. This Canada Day, remember our twin pillars— civil liberties and economic freedom

    Canada Day should always include reflection on how our great country came to be and the values and principles that helped shape it. The founders of the Canadian federation at their core had a vision of government based on civil liberties ...

  3. Best Practices in Distributing and Promoting EFNA

    Appeared in Fraser Insight, July 2016 Economic freedom is one of the main drivers of prosperity and growth, and the evidence shows that states with low levels of economic freedom reduce the ability of their citizens to prosper economically. The Fraser ...

  4. Tunisia’s democratic success has not lifted its economic malaise

    Appeared in the Huffington Post, June 8, 2016 Stunning developments in Tunisia just might enable it to continue as the only successful graduate of the Arab Spring and a beacon of hope across the Arab World. While other Arab nations descended into violence ...

  5. The Full Measure of Freedom

    Appeared in American Outlook, Winter 2015 The Fraser Institute has embarked on an ambitious and important effort to create a comprehensive index of human freedom. As a trailblazer in the study and measurement of economic freedom, the Fraser Institute has ...

  6. The Retreat of Economic Freedom Continues

    Appeared in The American Thinker, December 22, 2015 The self-styled “land of the free” is not as free as it once was—or as we in the United States think of ourselves. But don’t take my word for it. The U.S. ranks 16th in the Fraser Institute’s latest ...

  7. Economic freedom and Canada’s public policy schizophrenia

      In international rankings of economic freedom, Canada has soared past the United States, so it should be no surprise that among sub-national jurisdictions in North America (which encompasses 10 Canadian provinces, 50 U.S. states and 32 Mexican states) ...

  8. Economic Freedom of North America: 2015 Annual Report

    Economic Freedom of North America 2015 is the 11th edition of our annual report, in which we measure the extent to which policies of individual provinces and states are supportive of economic freedom—the ability of individuals to act in the economic ...

  9. Myanmar’s ‘hero’ holds anti-free market views

    Appeared in the Daily Caller, December 9, 2015 The Myanmar miracle marches on, but don’t stop holding your breath. Great hazards are emerging ahead. Still, the most recent shockingly good news is that former military dictator Than Shwe has declared the ...

  10. Economic Freedom of the Arab World: 2015 Annual Report

    A new economic vision is needed for the Arab world to move forward. The Arab Economic Freedom project aims to help furnish that vision—one of free and open markets that create hope and opportunity equally for all. This report also provides a sound ...