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Books and Book Chapters

Economic Freedom of the States of India, by Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, Research Fellow, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity; Bibek Debroy, Professor, Centre for Policy Research, Delhi; Laveesh Bhandari, Founder/Director, Indicus Analytics (2011).

Economic Freedom of the World Interactive Map

Economic Freedom of the World: 2011 Annual Report, by James Gwartney, Joshua Hall, and Robert Lawson (September, 2011).

Economic Freedom of the World: 2010 Annual Report, by James Gwartney, Joshua Hall, and Robert Lawson (September, 2010).

Economic Freedom of the World: 2009 Annual Report, by James Gwartney and Robert A. Lawson with Joshua Hall (September, 2009).

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Cato Studies

"Trading with the Bear: Why Russia's Entry into the WTO Is in America's Interest," by Daniel Griswold and Douglas Petersen, Free Trade Bulletin no. 46, December 6, 2011

"Can We Determine the Optimal Size of Government?," by James A. Kahn, Development Briefing Paper no. 7, September 14, 2011

"Freedom and Exchange in Communist Cuba," by Yoani Sánchez, Development Briefing Paper no. 5, June 16, 2010

"The State of Liberal Democracy in Africa: Resurgence or Retreat?," by Tony Leon, Development Policy Analysis no. 12, April 26, 2010

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

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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 U.S. And China: Seeking Cooperation, But Finding Confrontation," by Doug Bandow, Forbes, May 7, 2012

"European Project's Contradictory Nature Ensures Its Failure," by Alberto Mingardi, Investors.com, May 7, 2012

"China's Dilemma: Power vs Freedom," by James A. Dorn, Asia Times Online, April 24, 2012

"Mao Yushi Wins the Cato Institute's 2012 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty," by James A. Dorn, Forbes.com, April 5, 2012

"Batumi "Miracle"," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, March 20, 2012

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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

Daron Acemoglu discusses Why Nations Fail (April 25, 2012) [Cato Video, 10:33]

Juan Carlos Hidalgo lectures on economic freedom and prosperity at Universidad EAFIT in Colombia (September 30, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 51:36]

A History of Indian Economic Reforms featuring Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar (June 3, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 05:30]

Sallie James discusses global economic freedom on FBN's Stossel (October 14, 2010) [Media Highlights - TV, 13:19]

David Boaz, Tom Palmer and Johan Norberg talk Milton Friedman on Stossel (June 10, 2010) [Media Highlights - TV, 40:03]

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