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1. Economic Freedom of North America: 2005 Annual Report

   This is the third edition of the annual report, Economic Freedom of North America. The statistical results of this year's study persuasively confirm those published in the previous two editions: economic freedom is a powerful driver of growth and ...

2. Economic Freedom of the World: 2004 Annual Report

   The key ingredients of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to compete, and protection of the person and property. Economic freedom liberates individuals and families from government dependence and gives them control of their ...

3. Economic Freedom of North America: 2004 Annual Report

   This is the second edition of the annual report, Economic Freedom of North America. The statistical results of this year's study persuasively confirm those published last year: economic freedom is a powerful driver of growth and prosperity and those ...

4. Economic Freedom of the World: 2003 Annual Report

   This 7th global economic freedom report, by James Gwartney and Robert Lawson, ranks 123 nations for 2001, the most recent year for which data are available. The report also updates data in earlier reports in instances where data have been revised. The key ...

5. Ontario Prosperity, Is Best of Second Best Good Enough?

   In this study, we examine four key components of prosperity in Ontario. First, we evaluate Ontario's economic performance. Second, we present research on the relationship between the size of government in a jurisdiction and its economic performance. ...

6. Economic Freedom of North America: 2002 Annual Report

   The index of the Economic Freedom of North America is an attempt to gauge the extent of the restrictions on economic freedom imposed by governments in North America. This study employs two indexes. The first is the subnational index, which measures the ...

7. Economic Freedom of the World: 2002 Annual Report

   This 6th global economic freedom report, by James Gwartney and Robert Lawson, ranks 123 nations on 37 variables with data back to 1970. Economic freedom is based on personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to compete, and protection of the person and ...

8. The Bizarre World of BC Politics

     Last week the newly elected Premier of British Columbia made two dramatic announcements. One regarding the selection of cabinet and the second regarding major reductions in personal income taxes. The divergence in the nature of the two announcements ...

9. Economic Freedom of the World: 2001 Annual Report

   This is the fifth edition of Economic Freedom of the World. Chapter 1 of this report updates the data from the earlier editions and presents an economic freedom index for 123 countries for 1999. Exhibit 1-1 shows the 21 components used to construct the ...

10. Economic Freedom of the World: 2000 Annual Report

    The index presented in this report represents a continuation of our efforts to develop an objective measure of economic freedom. Ratings are presented for 57 nations in 1970, 83 in 1975, 107 in 1980, 111 in 1985, 115 in 1990, 122 in 1995, and 123 in 1997. ...