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Economic Freedom

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Books and Book Chapters

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"International Tax Competition," Chapter 42, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

Economic Freedom of the World: 2008 Annual Report, by James Gwartney and Robert A. Lawson with Seth Norton (September, 2008).

Economic Freedom of the World: 2007 Annual Report, by James Gwartney and Robert A. Lawson with Russel S. Sobell and Peter T. Leeson (September, 2007).

The Improving State of the World: Why We're Living Longer, Healthier, More Comfortable Lives on a Cleaner Planet, by Indur M. Goklany (2007).

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Cato Studies

"Reflections on Communism Twenty Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall," by Paul Hollander, Development Policy Analysis no. 11, November 2, 2009

"The False Promise of Gleneagles: Misguided Priorities at the Heart of the New Push for African Development," by Marian L. Tupy, Development Policy Analysis no. 9, April 24, 2009

"El Salvador: A Central American Tiger?," by Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Development Policy Analysis no. 8, March 9, 2009

"The Klein Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Polemics," by Johan Norberg, Briefing Paper no. 102, May 14, 2008

"Fifteen Years of Transformation in the Post-Communist World," by Oleh Havrylyshyn, Development Policy Analysis no. 4, November 7, 2007

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Articles and Newsletters

"On Trees, Wind, and American Idol," by Edward H. Crane, Cato Policy Report, May/June 2008.

"Friedman and Russia," by Andrei Illarionov, Cato Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Winter 2008.

"An Indian Economic Miracle?," by Deepak Lal, Cato Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Winter 2008.

"Human Rights, Limited Government, and Capitalism," by Erich Weede, Cato Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Winter 2008.

"The 'Cotton Problem' in West and Central Africa: The Case for Domestic Reforms," by John Baffes, Economic Development Bulletin no. 11, July 10, 2007.

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Opinion and Commentary

"The Spirit of 1989," by Doug Bandow, American Spectator, November 6, 2009

"Murderous Idealism," by Paul Hollander, Washington Post, November 2, 2009

"Twenty Years Later: Why the Berlin Wall Fell," by Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, Times of India, October 25, 2009

"Iran's Death Spiral," by Steve H. Hanke, Globe Asia, September 16, 2009

"Will Dr. Gloom and Dr. Doom's Latvian Domino Fall?," by Steve H. Hanke, Globe Asia, July 21, 2009

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Events

"Money, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism Is the Solution and Not the Problem," November 4, 2009 [Book Forum]

"Freedom and Prosperity in Central and Eastern Europe: 20 Years after the Collapse of Communism," September 21, 2009 [Conference]

"The Power of Freedom: Uniting Human Rights and Development," April 23, 2009 [Book Forum]

"Georgia's Liberal Institutions In the Wake of War and the Global Economic Crisis," March 24, 2009 [Policy Forum]

"The Price of Everything: A Parable of Possibility and Prosperity," December 1, 2008 [Book Forum]

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Multimedia

Daily Podcast "Financial Privacy and Freedom" featuring Prince Michael of Liechtenstein, October 28, 2009 [Flash Audio, 07:03]

Daily Podcast "Condemning Communism's Crimes" featuring Vladimir Bukovsky, October 15, 2009 [Flash Audio, 10:25]

Daily Podcast "The Struggle Since the Fall of Communism" featuring Václav Klaus, September 25, 2009 [Flash Audio, 08:52]

Media Highlight Ian Vásquez discusses economic freedom on FBN Online September 21, 2009 [Flash Video, 07:25]

Weekly Video The Road to Harmonious Development: 30th Anniversary of China's Reform November 25, 2008 [Flash Video, 09:36]

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