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Kim Chapter 2: Why Economic Freedom Matters (PDF) by Ambassador Terry Miller and Anthony B. Kim Chapter 3: The Freedom Path to Economic Growth: A Comparative Analysis of Country Performance (PDF) by Stephen Moore and Joel Griffith Chapter 4: Cronyism, Corruption, and the Arab Spring: The Case of Tunisia (PDF) by Antonio Nucifora, PhD, Erik Churchill, and Bob Rijkers, PhD Chapter 5: Economic Freedom, Energy, and Development (PDF) by Nicolas D. Loris Chapter 6: Global and Regional Trends in Economic Freedom (PDF) by Ambassador Terry Miller and Anthony B. Kim Chapter 7: 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 2014 Index of Economic Freedom Download Raw Data Highlights available in English or Spanish Foreword (PDF) by Paul A. Gigot Preface (PDF) by Jim DeMint Acknowledgments (PDF) by Ambassador Terry Miller, Anthony B. Kim, and Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D. Executive Highlights (PDF) Special 20th Anniversary Essay (PDF) by Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D. Chapter 1: Economic Freedom: Global and Regional Patterns (PDF) by Ambassador Terry Miller and Anthony B. Kim Chapter 2: Advancing Freedom: The Path to Greater Development and Progress (PDF) by Anthony B. Kim Chapter 3: The Moral Case for Economic Liberty (PDF) by John Tomasi, Ph.D. Chapter 4: Antidote to Poverty: Economic Freedom, Not Government Dependency (PDF) by Sergio Daga Chapter 5: Defining Economic Freedom (PDF) by Ambassador Terry Miller and Anthony B. Kim Chapter 6: The Countries (PDF) Appendix Methodology (PDF) Major Works Cited (PDF) Moving Onward (PDF) by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D. Maps World Asia and the Pacific Europe Middle East/North Africa North America South and Central America Sub-Saharan Africa 2013 Index of Economic Freedom Download Raw Data Highlights available in English (PDF) or Spanish (PDF) Foreword by Paul A. Gigot Preface by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D. Acknowledgments by Ambassador Terry Miller, Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D., and Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D. Executive Highlights Chapter 1: Economic Freedom: Global and Regional Patterns by Ambassador Terry Miller and Anthony B. Kim SPECIAL FOCUS SECTION ON RULE OF LAW Chapter 2: The Rule of Law by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D. Chapter 3: Democracy, Law and Order, and Economic Growth by Robert J. Barro, Ph.D. Chapter 4: Economic Freedom and Economic Privilege by Matthew Mitchell, Ph.D. Chapter 5: Property Rights Can Solve the Resource Curse by James M. Roberts and John A. Robinson Chapter 6: Good Business Demands Good Governance by Myron Brilliant Chapter 7: Defining Economic Freedom by Ambassador Terry Miller and Anthony B. Kim Chapter 8: The Countries Appendix Methodology Major Works Cited 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) Download The Book Download Highlights Join our Email List Get updates on the ongoing policy battles in Washington and around the country.