The document summarizes the Economic Freedom of the World Index published annually by the Fraser Institute. It describes the index's objective of measuring economic freedom and its relationship to economic growth. The index ranks 141 countries based on 42 factors assessing size of government, legal system efficiency, regulation, and other policies. Countries with higher economic freedom scores tend to have higher GDP, more development, and less poverty and corruption.

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8. Albanian Center for Economic Research (ACER), Albania Fundación Libertad, Argentina Institute of Public Affairs, Australia TIGRA®, Austria Center for Economic and Political Research,Azerbaijan The Nassau Institute, Bahamas Making Our Economy Right (MOER), Bangladesh Scientific Research Mises Center, Belarus Centre for the New Europe, Belgium Fundacion Libertad y Democracia (FULIDE), Bolivia Instituto Liberal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Institute for Market Economics, Bulgaria Le Centre des Affaires Humaines (CEDAH),Burkina Faso The Cambodia Institute of Development Study, Cambodia Instituto Libertad y Desarrollo, Chile Instituto Libertad y Progreso (ILP), Colombia Instituto para la Libertad y el Análisis de Políticas, Costa Rica The Institute of Economics, Croatia Liberální Institut, Czech Republic Center for Politiske Studier (CEPOS), Denmark Fundación Economía y Desarrollo Inc, Dominican Republic Instituto Ecuatoriano de Economía Política,Ecuador International University Audentes, Estonia Association pour la Liberté Economique et le Progrès Social (ALEPS), France Society for Disseminating Economic Knowledge:, New Economic School – Georgia, Georgia Center for Business and Society Incorporated (Civita), Norway International Research Foundation (IRF), Oman Alternate Solutions Institute, Pakistan Pal-Think for Strategic Studies, Palestine Fundación Libertad, Panama Centro de Investigación y Estudios Legales (CITEL), Peru The Center for Research and Communication, Philippines Centrum im. Adama Smitha, Poland Causa Liberal, Portugal Romania Think Tank, Romania Institute of Economic Analysis, Russia Free Market Center (FMC), Serbia The F.A. Hayek Foundation, Slovak Republic The Free Market Foundation of Southern Africa, South Africa Pathfinder Foundation, Sri Lanka Timbro, Sweden Liberales Institut, Switzerland Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad, W.I. Association for Liberal Thinking, Turkey The Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research, Ukraine The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), United Kingdom CATO Institute, USA The Centre for the Dissemination of Economic Knowledge (CEDICE), Venezuela Research Center for Entrepreneurship Development, Vietnam Zambia Institute for Public Policy Analysis (ZIPPA), Zambia Member Institutes of Economic Freedom of the World Network Liberales Institut, Germany The Institute of Economic Affairs, Ghana Centro de Investigaciones Económicas Nacionales, Guatemala Institut de Recherche pour la Liberte Economique et la Prosperite (IRLEP), Haiti Hong Kong Centre for Economic Research, Hong Kong Szazadveg Foundation, Hungary Centre for Social and Economic Research (RSE), Iceland Centre for Civil Society, India The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance, Indonesia Open Republic Institute, Ireland Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies, Israel Centro Einaudi, Italy Bureau d'Analyse d'Ingenierie et de Logiciels (BAILO), Ivory Coast Young Entrepreneurs Association, Jordan African Research Center for Public Policy and Market Process, Kenya Center for Free Enterprise, Korea Economic Policy Institute-Bishkek Consensus, Kyrgyz Republic Lithuanian Free Market Institute, Lithuania D'Letzeburger Land, Luxembourg Centro de Investigación para el Desarrollo A.C., Mexico Open Society Forum, Mongolia The Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, Montenegro The Prosperity Foundation, Nepal The New Zealand Business Roundtable, New Zealand Initiative for Public Policy Analysis, Nigeria

9. Sample of Press Coverage for Fraser Institute’ Economic Freedom of the World 2008 African Executive,Kenya Al Sabah, Kuwait Aljazeera Net, International The American Conservative, USA American Spectator, USA AOL Money & Finance, USA Asia Pulse, International Augusta Chronicle, USA BBC, International Black Sea Press, Georgia Boston Herald, USA Budapest Sun, Romania Bulgarian News Agency, Bulgaria Bulgarian Post, Bulgaria Business Day, South Africa Business Plus TV, Pakistan Business Recorder, Pakistan Business Zone, Bulgaria Chinese Canadian Times, Canada Chinese Paper, China Daily Graphic, Ghana Daily News Sunday, USA Dar Al Hayat, Lebanon Darik Finance, Bulgaria Donga Korea Daily, Korea Econ Bulgaria, Bulgaria Dawn, Pakistan Leader Post, Canada L'Orient le Jour, Lebanon Malaysia Paper, Malaysia Marker Israel, Israel Marketwire, Canada Monburkina.com, Burkina Faso Munhwa Daily Korea, Korea Naharnet Beirut, Lebanon Nassau Guardian, Bahamas National Post, Canada The New York Times, USA Noticias Lusofonas, Angola Oman Tribune,Oman Pari Newspaper, Bulgaria Portfolio Hungary, Hungary RadioPlovdiv, Bulgaria Reuters, USA Russian Paper, Rusia Sofia News Agency, Bulgaria South China morning Post, China Star Phoenix,Canada Taiwan Economic News, Taiwan Telegraph-Journal, Canada Times of India, India Vancouver Sun, Canada Venezuelan Paper, Venezuela Xinhua, China Economia y Negocios, International Economic Times India, India Edmonton Journal, Canada El Economista, International El Economista.es, Spain Financial News Korea, Korea Financial Post, Canada Financiarul, Romania Foreign Policy, USA Georgian Business Week, Georgia Globe and Mail, Canada Globe Investor, USA Globes, Israel Hankyoreh Daily Korea, Korea Herald (Ottawa, KS), USA Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Hong Kong Economic Times, Hong Kong Hungarian News Digest, Hungary Indian Business Insight, India Investor's Business Daily, USA Israel Business Arena, Israel Jang Lahore, Pakistan Katmandu Post, Nepal La Presse Canadienne, Canada Latin Business Chronicle, USA Le Droit, Canada Leader, Iceland Zambia Post, Zambia Zimbabwe Independent, Zimbabwe

10. Sub-national and Regional Indices

11. Economic Freedom of the Arab World

12. Marketization Index of Chinese Provinces

13. Economic Freedom Index of Indian States

14. Economic Freedom Index of German States

15. Economic Freedom Index of Argentinean Provinces

16. Economic Freedom of North America

17. Introducing the 2009 Economic Freedom of the World Index Results

19. Overall Economic Freedom Index and the Top 10 Source: The Fraser Institute.

20. Overall Economic Freedom Index and the Bottom Ten Source: The Fraser Institute.

21. Economic Freedom Over Time Source: The Fraser Institute.

23. The impact on economic growth and development

24. Per Capita Income and Economic Freedom Quartile Least Free ………………... Most Free Sources: The Fraser Institute; The World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2009.

25. Growth in Real GDP Per Capita and Economic Freedom Quartile Least Free ……………..…… Most Free Sources: The Fraser Institute; The World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2009.

26. Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Freedom Quartile Least Free ……………...…... Most Free Sources: The Fraser Institute; The World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2009.

27. Economic Freedom,the Poor, and Inequality

28. Economic Freedom,the Poor, and Inequality

29. Income Share of the Poorest 10% and Economic Freedom Least Free …………….. Most Free Sources: The Fraser Institute; The World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2009.

30. Per Capita Income of Poorest 10% and Economic Freedom Least Free ……………………. Most Free Sources: The Fraser Institute; The World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2009.

31. Economic Freedom, Other Freedoms and Democracy

32. Economic Freedom and Corruption Least Free …………………. Most Free Sources: The Fraser Institute; Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index, 2006/2007, available at http://www.transparency.org.

33. Economic Freedom and Political Rights Least Free …………………. Most Free Sources: The Fraser Institute; Freedom House, Freedom in the World Country Ratings, 2007, available at http://www.freedomhouse.org/.

34. Economic Freedom and Civil Liberties Lower ratings indicate higher level of civil liberties Least Free …………………… Most Free Sources: The Fraser Institute; Freedom House, Freedom in the World Country Ratings, 2007, available at http://www.freedomhouse.org/.

35. The impact of Economic Freedom on the UN’s Human Development Index and other indicators of well-being

36. Human Development Index and Economic Freedom Quartiles Least Free ……………. Most Free Sources: The Fraser Institute; United Nations Development Programmme, Human Development Indicators 2009, available at http://hdr.undp.org/.

37. Life Expectancy at Birth and Economic Freedom Quartiles Least Free ……………. Most Free Sources: The Fraser Institute; The World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2009.

38. Infant Mortality and Economic Freedom Quartile Least Free ………..………. Most Free Sources: The Fraser Institute; The World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2009.

39. % of Population Using Improved Water Sources Least Free ………………... Most Free Sources: The Fraser Institute; The World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2009.

40. Environmental Performance and Economic Freedom Quartile Least Free ………..……….. Most Free Sources: The Fraser Institute; The World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2009.

42. The impact on economic growth and development

43. Per Capita Income and Economic Freedom Quartile Least Free ………………... Most Free Sources: The Fraser Institute; The World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2009.

44. Growth in Real GDP Per Capita and Economic Freedom Quartile Least Free ……………..…… Most Free Sources: The Fraser Institute; The World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2009.

45. Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Freedom Quartile Least Free ……………...…... Most Free Sources: The Fraser Institute; The World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2009.

46. The Global Competitiveness Report The Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) … captures the microeconomic and macroeconomic foundations of national competitiveness. We define competitiveness as the set of institutions, policies, and factors that determine the level of productivity of a country. From: www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/Global%20Competitiveness%20Report/index.htm

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