At a time when India has benefited from sustained high growth as a result of liberal reforms, it is important to measure economic freedom within this vast country and to highlight the diverse levels of freedom from state to state. The Economic Freedom of the States of India 2012 report demonstrates the significant differences in economic governance that exist in India. The index is based on the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World report. This year’s survey also features chapters on the state of Punjab’s long decline and India’s urgent need for reform in agriculture and the labor market.

• Economic Freedom of the States of India 2012