内容简介

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, free- dom to compete, and security of privately owned property. Forty-two variables are used to construct a summary index and to measure the degree of economic freedom in five broad areas:

1 Size of Government;

2 Legal System and Property Rights;

3 Sound Money;

4 Freedom to Trade Internationally;

5 Regulation.

作品目录

Chapter 1 Economic Freedom of the World in 2010 / 1

Chapter 2 Country Data Tables / 27

Chapter 3 Institutions and Economic, Political, and Civil Liberty in Latin America / 173

by Alice M. Crisp and James Gwartney

Chapter 4 Banking Crises and Economic Freedom / 201

by Scott L. Baier, Matthew Clance, and Gerald P. Dwyer

Chapter 5 Does Aid Buy (Economic) Freedom? / 219

by Axel Dreher and Kai Gehring

Chapter 6 How Institutions of Liberty Promote Entrepreneurship and Growth / 247

by Christian Bjørnskov and Nicolai J. Foss

Appendix Explanatory Notes and Data Sources / 271