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# Winter 2003 

Vol. 22 No. 3 

José Piñera on Latin America, Erwin A. Blackstone and Simon Hakim on market alternatives to child adoption, and more...

##### Articles 

#### [Latin America: A Way Out ](/cato-journal/winter-2003/latin-america-way-out)

By [José Piñera](https://www.cato.org/people/jose-pinera) 

#### [The Myth of a Strong Dollar Policy ](/cato-journal/winter-2003/myth-strong-dollar-policy)

By Ben Craig and Owen Humpage 

#### [Economic Freedom and Growth: The Case of the Celtic Tiger ](/cato-journal/winter-2003/economic-freedom-growth-case-celtic-tiger)

By Benjamin Powell 

#### [Determinants of Economic Corruption: A Cross-Country Comparison ](/cato-journal/winter-2003/determinants-economic-corruption-cross-country-comparison)

By Abdiweli M. Ali and Hodan Said Isse 

#### [British Mercantilism and Crop Controls in the Tobacco Colonies: A Study of Rent-Seeking Costs ](/cato-journal/winter-2003/british-mercantilism-crop-controls-tobacco-colonies-study-rent-seeking)

By Gary Pecquet 

#### [A Market Alternative to Child Adoption and Foster Care ](/cato-journal/winter-2003/market-alternative-child-adoption-foster-care)

By Erwin A. Blackstone and Simon Hakim 

#### [Keeping the Tenants Down: Height Restrictions and Manhattan’s Tenement House System, 1885–1930 ](/cato-journal/winter-2003/keeping-tenants-down-height-restrictions-manhattans-tenement-house-system)

By Michael R. Montgomery 

#### [The 1992–96 Bulgarian Trade Data Puzzle: A Case of Sanctions Breaking? ](/cato-journal/winter-2003/1992-96-bulgarian-trade-data-puzzle-case-sanctions-breaking)

By Casimir Dadak 

#### [Economic Freedom and Conflict Reduction: Evidence from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s ](/cato-journal/winter-2003/economic-freedom-conflict-reduction-evidence-1970s-1980s-1990s)

By John A. Tures 

#### [Creative Destruction and Globalization ](/cato-journal/winter-2003/creative-destruction-globalization)

By Thomas Grennes 

##### Book Review 

##### [*Integrating China into the Global Economy* by Nicholas R. Lardy](/cato-journal/winter-2003/integrating-china-global-economy-nicholas-r-lardy)

By [James A. Dorn](https://www.cato.org/people/james-dorn) 

##### [*Globalization and Its Discontents* by Joseph E. Stiglitz](/cato-journal/winter-2003/globalization-its-discontents-joseph-e-stiglitz)

By [Daniel Griswold](https://www.cato.org/people/daniel-griswold) 

##### [*World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability* by Amy Chua](/cato-journal/winter-2003/world-fire-how-exporting-free-market-democracy-breeds-ethnic-hatred-global)

By [Marian L. Tupy](https://www.cato.org/people/marian-l-tupy) 

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