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2013 Index of Economic Freedom

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• Highlights available in English (PDF) or Spanish (PDF)
  
• Foreword (PDF)
  by Paul A. Gigot
• Preface (PDF)
  by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
• Acknowledgments (PDF)
  by Ambassador Terry Miller, Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D., and Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
• Executive Highlights (PDF)
  
• Chapter 1: Economic Freedom: Global and Regional Patterns (PDF)
  by Ambassador Terry Miller and Anthony B. Kim
• SPECIAL FOCUS SECTION ON RULE OF LAW
  • Chapter 2: The Rule of Law (PDF)
    by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
  • Chapter 3: Democracy, Law and Order, and Economic Growth (PDF)
    by Robert J. Barro, Ph.D.
  • Chapter 4: Economic Freedom and Economic Privilege (PDF)
    by Matthew Mitchell, Ph.D.
  • Chapter 5: Property Rights Can Solve the Resource Curse (PDF)
    by James M. Roberts and John A. Robinson
  • Chapter 6: Good Business Demands Good Governance (PDF)
    by Myron Brilliant
• Chapter 7: Defining Economic Freedom (PDF)
  by Ambassador Terry Miller and Anthony B. Kim
• Chapter 8: The Countries (PDF)
  
• Appendix
  • Methodology (PDF)
  • Major Works Cited (PDF)

• Maps
  • World
  • Asia and the Pacific
  • Europe
  • Middle East/North Africa
  • North America
  • South and Central America
  • Sub-Saharan Africa

2012 Index of Economic Freedom

• Highlights available in English (PDF), Spanish (PDF) or Portuguese (PDF)
  
• Foreword by Paul A. Gigot
• Preface by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
• Acknowledgments by Ambassador Terry Miller and Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
• Executive Highlights
• Chapter 1: Defining Economic Freedom by Ambassador Terry Miller and Anthony B. Kim
• Chapter 2: Economic Freedom: Global and Regional Patterns by Anthony B. Kim
• Chapter 3: Public Debt, Economic Freedom, and Growth by Ambassador Terry Miller and J. D. Foster, Ph.D.
• Chapter 4: Corruption and Terrorism: Will They Undermine the Arab Spring? by Nahid Kalbasi Anaraki, Ph.D.
• Chapter 5: Fighting Poverty Through Economic Freedom by The Honorable Obiageli Ezekwesili
• Chapter 6: The Countries
• Appendix
  • Methodology
  • Major Works Cited

2011 Index of Economic Freedom

• Foreword by Paul A. Gigot
• Preface by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
• Acknowledgements by Ambassador Terry Miller and Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
• Executive Highlights
• Chapter 1 – The Limits of Government by Ambassador Terry Miller
• Chapter 2 – Defining Economic Freedom by Ambassador Terry Miller and Anthony B. Kim
• Chapter 3 – Economic Freedom Around the World by Anthony B. Kim
• Chapter 4 – A Free Economy Is a Clean Economy: How Free Markets Improve the Environment by Ben Lieberman
• Chapter 5 – Economic Freedom and the Pursuit of Happiness by Sebastiano Bavetta and Pietro Navarra
• Chapter 6 – The Countries
• Appendix
  • Methodology
  • Major Works Cited

2010 Index of Economic Freedom

• Foreword by Paul A. Gigot
• Preface by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
• Acknowledgements by Ambassador Terry Miller and Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
• Executive Highlights
• Chapter 1 – Economic Freedom in Uncertain Times by Ambassador Terry Miller
• Chapter 2 – Trading for Prosperity by Elaine L. Chao
• Chapter 3 – Economic Freedom and Crisis Performance in Asia by Derek Scissors
• Chapter 4 – Access to Information: Vital for Efficient Markets and Economic Reform by James M. Roberts
• Chapter 5 – Defining Economic Freedom by Ambassador Terry Miller and Anthony B. Kim
• Chapter 6 – Economic Freedom: Regional Patterns by Anthony B. Kim
• Chapter 7– The Countries - Introduction
• Chapter 7– The Countries - Full Listing
• Appendix

2009 Index of Economic Freedom

• Foreword by Paul A. Gigot
• Preface by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
• Acknowledgements by Ambassador Terry Miller and Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
• What's New in the 2009 Index?
• Executive Summary
• Executive Summary, Chapter 2 and Brazil available in Portuguese (PDF)
• Methodology for the 10 Economic Freedoms
• Chapter 1 – The 10 Economic Freedoms
• Chapter 2 – Fifteen Years of Advancing Freedom by Ambassador Terry Miller
• Chapter 3 – The Index at 15: Standing Firm for Principles
• Chapter 4 – The World Discovers the Laffer Curve by Stephen Moore
• Chapter 5 – Economic Freedom by Region
• Chapter 6 – The Countries

2008 Index of Economic Freedom

• Foreword by Paul A. Gigot available in English or Spanish (PDF)
• Preface by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D available in English or Spanish (PDF)
• What's New in the 2008 Index? available in English, Spanish or Portuguese (PDF)
• Executive Summary available in English , Spanish or Portuguese (PDF)
• Chapter 1 – Economic Fluidity: A Crucial Dimension of Economic Freedom by Carl J. Schramm available in English or Spanish (PDF)
• Chapter 2 – Narrowing the Economic Gap in the 21st Century by Stephen L. Parente available in English or Spanish (PDF)
• Chapter 3 – Globalization is Making the World a Better Place by Guy Sorman available in English or Spanish (PDF)
• Chapter 4 – Methodology: Measuring the 10 Economic Freedoms by William W. Beach and Tim Kane, Ph.D. available in English or Spanish (PDF)
• Chapter 5 – Economic Freedom in Five Regions by James M. Roberts and Anthony B. Kim, Ph.D. available in English, Spanish or Portuguese (PDF)
• Chapter 6 – The Countries available in English or Spanish (PDF)

2007 Index of Economic Freedom

• Chapter 1 – Global Inequality Fades as the Global Economy Grows by Xavier Sala-i-Martin available in English or Spanish (PDF)
• Chapter 2 – The Urgent Need for Labor Freedom in Europe-and the World by Johnny Munkhammar available in English or Spanish (PDF)

2006 Index of Economic Freedom

• Chapter 2 – The Failures of State Schooling in Developing Countries and the Peoples Response by James Tooley and Pauline Dixon available in English or Spanish (PDF)
• Chapter 3 – Grassroots Capitalism Thrives in India by Barun S. Mitra available in English or Spanish (PDF)
• Chapter 4 – Informal Finance: Encouraging the Entrepreneurial Spirit in Post-Mao China by Michael Gonzalez available in English or Spanish (PDF)