Recent empirical studies support Adam Smith’s contention that economic freedom enhances the wealth of nations. They also indicate that the reverse is true: rising prosperity has encouraged many countries to pursue free-market policies.
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| Other Independent Review articles by John R. Hanson II | |
| Winter 2007/08 | Global Migration and the World Economy: Two Centuries of Policy and Performance |
| Spring 2003 | Against the Dead Hand: The Uncertain Struggle for Global Capitalism |
| Spring 1999 | Are We All Capitalists Now? |
