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# Spring/​Summer 2009 

Vol. 29 No. 2 

Eswar S. Prasad on the effects of the financial crisis on the U.S.-China Economic Relationship, Radhames Lizardo and André V. Mollick on whether reducing government could help Latin America prosper, Steve H. Hanke and Alex K. F. Kwok on the measurement of Zimbabwe's hyperinflation, and more...

##### Articles 

#### [Effects of the Financial Crisis on the U.S.-China Economic Relationship ](/cato-journal/spring/summer-2009/effects-financial-crisis-us-china-economic-relationship)

#### [Economic Development and Growth: A Survey ](/cato-journal/spring/summer-2009/economic-development-growth-survey)

By Meir Kohn 

#### [Can Latin America Prosper by Reducing the Size of Government? ](/cato-journal/spring/summer-2009/can-latin-america-prosper-reducing-size-government)

By Radhames Lizardo and Andre V. Mollick 

#### [The Effects of Corruption on FDI Inflows ](/cato-journal/spring/summer-2009/effects-corruption-fdi-inflows)

By Ali Al-Sadig 

#### [U.S. Energy Policy and the Presumption of Market Failure ](/cato-journal/spring/summer-2009/us-energy-policy-presumption-market-failure)

By Peter Z. Grossman 

#### [The Potential for System-Friendly K–12 Reform ](/cato-journal/spring/summer-2009/potential-system-friendly-k-12-reform)

By John Merrifield 

#### [Mandatory Health Insurance: Lessons from Massachusetts ](/cato-journal/spring/summer-2009/mandatory-health-insurance-lessons-massachusetts)

By Craig J. Richardson 

#### [On the Measurement of Zimbabwe’s Hyperinflation ](/cato-journal/spring/summer-2009/measurement-zimbabwes-hyperinflation)

By [Steve H. Hanke](https://www.cato.org/people/steve-h-hanke) and Alex K. F. Kwok 

##### Book Review 

##### [*The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World* by Niall Ferguson](/cato-journal/spring/summer-2009/ascent-money-financial-history-world-niall-ferguson)

By [David Beckworth](https://www.cato.org/people/david-beckworth) 

##### [*Small Change: Money, Political Parties, and Campaign Finance Reform* by Raymond J. La Raja](/cato-journal/spring/summer-2009/small-change-money-political-parties-campaign-finance-reform-raymond)

By R. Sam Garrett 

##### [*The Libertarian Illusion: Ideology, Public Policy, and the Assault on the Common Good* by William E. Hudson](/cato-journal/spring/summer-2009/libertarian-illusion-ideology-public-policy-assault-common-good)

By [Jason Kuznicki](https://www.cato.org/people/jason-kuznicki) 

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