Economic Freedom of The World 2000

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Given the nature and history of this project, we owe an enormous debt to many people. Without the assistance and guidance of both Mike Walker and Milton Friedman, this project would never have gotten off the ground. Mike organized the Fraser Institute/Liberty Fund conference series that provided the foundation for our measure of economic freedom. He also edited several of the conference volumes and provided both input and encouragement throughout. Milton Friedman’s criticisms and suggested modifications shaped the research design of the project.

The institutes of the Economic Freedom Network provided invaluable support for this report. They helped verify information and supplied us with missing data. We look forward to a continuing working relationship with them.

We would also like to express our appreciation to the DeVoe L. Moore Center of Florida State Univer-sity for providing the research and computer support that made the project feasible. Kathy Makinen and Harold White assisted with data gathering and calculations. Dexter Samida, Research Economist at The Fraser Institute did an excellent job of coordinating the design and publication of the book. Robert Copeland and Liwen Zhang assisted by checking data in the country tables. Peter Kloepping assisted by checking data and by performing a number of other tasks helpful to the completion of this volume. Thanks to Phaedra Kaptein-Russell for helping with the bibliography of articles that have used Economic Freedom of the World.

James Gwartney

Robert Lawson

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