Daily Policy Digest
International Issues
| 2006 INDEX OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM RELEASED TODAY Countries that liberalize quickly benefit economically, says Mary Anastasia O'Grady... |
| IT'S ABOUT TIME! Protectionism raises food prices 42 percent in the European Union, say observers... |
| THE QUEST FOR FREEDOM Some 35 percent of the world's population (2.3 billion) is denied basic civil rights and liberties, with China accounting for half of this percentage, say observers... |
| AFRICA NEEDS FREER MARKETS AND FEWER TYRANTS African leaders must be forced to reduce economic intervention, free financial markets, remove bureaucratic obstacles, establish property rights and enforce contract law, says Franklin Cudjoe... |
| DO INTERNATIONAL REFORM PROGRAMS NEED REFORM?
International Monetary Fund and World Bank programs can produce a backlash in countries where domestic support for free-market reforms is lacking, says Witold Henisz... |
| HOW THE LOSS OF PROPERTY RIGHTS CAUSED ZIMBABWE'S COLLAPSE Well-protected private property rights are crucial for economic growth and serve as the market economy's linchpin, says Craig J. Richardson... |
| DON'T RESURRECT THE LAW OF THE SEA TREATY The President should reject the Law of the Sea Treaty, says Doug Bandow... |
| FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN CHINA The growing amount of foreign direct investment in China encourages greater investment in other countries, particularly in Asia, say observers... |
| WHY LATIN NATIONS ARE POOR Mexico's and Peru's economic problems are attributable to regulatory burdens and poor protection of contract and property rights, says Mary Anastasia O'Grady... |
| THE U.N.'S WAR ON INTERNET FREEDOM ISN'T OVER The war against Internet freedom is far from over, says Pete du Pont... |
