economic freedom

By Yamila Feccia EspañolTax burden plays a significant role in the development of a country. This year, as a result of the stir caused by Panama Papers, tax shelters (or badly named tax havens) were challenged, along with the…
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The history of mankind has been characterized by an eternal struggle for freedom. From fighting the despotic nature of kings to securing the right to freedom of speech and assembly, the past millennium has seen political structures based on…
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The Heritage Foundation recently released its 2015 Index of Economic Freedom. For over 20 years they, in partnership with the Wall Street Journal, have published this annual ranking that measures levels of economic freedom and institutional…
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EspañolBy Ruben Pacheco The murder of Eric Garner demonstrates that economic freedom is inseparable from civil liberties. If we want laws that are applied equally and without prejudice, we need police reform and regulatory reform. The…
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EspañolWhat are the factors that determine the prosperity of a nation? In 1776, Adam Smith tried to answer this question in his book, The Wealth of Nations (La Riqueza de Las Naciones). Through observations and common sense, Smith…
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EspañolThe Heritage Foundation, in collaboration with the Wall Street Journal, has recently released the 2014 Index of Economic Freedom. From my perspective, the most concerning revelation from this study is that the United States is no…
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EspañolThe recent murder of a celebrated Venezuelan beauty queen puts the spotlight on a major beast shadowing politics in the South American nation: unfettered bloodshed. Venezuela's murder rate has jumped to one of the world's highest…
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EspañolThe Heritage Foundation — a US-based free market policy institute — today released its 2014 Index of Economic Freedom. This ranking, published since 1995, aims to compare the economic and entrepreneurial environments across 178…
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EspañolFor those who continue to believe that the United States is the most laissez faire economy one can live in, here is a reality check. Two Canadian provinces, Alberta and Saskatchewan, score the highest for economic freedom in North…
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EspañolRecently, Americans for Tax Reform published the International Property Rights Index (IPRI), which measures nations in terms of three core components: legal and political environment, physical property rights, and intellectual…
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If the Chavistas hoped to extinguish capitalism in Venezuela, they have been successful. For the second year in a row, the Economic Freedom of the World Report has identified the "Bolivarian Republic" as the least free in its 152-nation…
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