Economic Freedom of the World: 2010 Annual Report Philippine Edition

The Economic Freedom of the World: 2010 Report discusses the degree of economic freedom around the world based on a composite index that includes: size of government, legal structure and security of property rights, access to sound money, freedom to trade internationally and regulation of credit, labor and business in 141 nations. The report also compares economic freedom and other desirable outcomes, such as prosperity or quality of life, as measured by the UNDP Human Development report. It finds a strong correlation between economic freedom and various important developmental goals. The index has become an important tool to evaluate economic policy worldwide.

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News Coverage

Gains in economic freedom not expected for 2009-2010
By J. A. D. Hermosa
Business World

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
  
  
• Chapter 1 Economic Freedom of the World, 2008
  
  
• Chapter 2 Country Data Tables
  
  
• Chapter 3 How are Institutions Related?
  by Christopher J. Coyne and Russell S. Sobel
  
  
• Chapter 4 Macroeconomic Volatility and Economic Freedom: A Preliminary Analysis
  by John W. Dawson
  
  
• Chapter 5 Economic Freedom and Unemployment
  by Horst Feldmann
  
  
• Chapter 6 The Relationship Between Economic Freedoma and Homicide
  by Edward Peter Stringham and John Levendis
  
  
• Appendix Explanatory Notes and Data Sources
  
  
• Acknowledgments
  
  
• About the Authors
  
  
• About the Contributors
  
  
• About the Members of the Economic Freedom Network