Economic Freedom

Economic Freedom of North America: 2005 Annual Report
— Jun 29, 2005
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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 prosperity and those provinces and states that have low levels of economic freedom continue to leave their citizens poorer than they need or should be.

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Celebrating Freedom: His Excellency Vaclav Klaus
— Jun 1, 2005
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President Klaus came to Canada at the invitation of The Fraser Institute to accept the TP Boyle Founder's Award for his lifelong commitment to promoting democracy and freedom.

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Economic Freedom of the World: 2004 Annual Report
— Jul 15, 2004
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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 own future. Empirical research shows this spurs economic growth by unleashing individual dynamism. It also leads to democracy and other freedoms as people are unfettered from government dependence.

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Economic Freedom of North America: 2004 Annual Report
— Jan 27, 2004
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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 provinces and states that have low levels of economic freedom continue to leave their citizens poorer than they need or should be.

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Economic Freedom of the World: 2003 Annual Report
— Jul 8, 2003
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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 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 charge of their own future.Empirical research shows this spurs economic growth by unleashing dynamism. It also leads to democracy and other freedoms as people are unfettered from government dependence.

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Economic Freedom of North America: 2002 Annual Report
— Dec 10, 2002
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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 impact of provincial and municipal governments in Canada and state and local governments in the United States. The second index, called the all-government index, includes the impact of all levels of government - federal, provincial/state, and municipal/local - in Canada and the United States. All 10 provinces and 50 states are included in both indexes.

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Economic Freedom of the World: 2002 Annual Report
— Jun 25, 2002
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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 property. This requires the rule of law, property rights, limited government intervention, freedom to trade, and sound money.

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