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Mapping the Index of Economic Freedom
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The Catholicgauze blog has a nice analysis of the Index of Economic Freedom map. The Index is published by The Heritage Foundation. From the blog: "The top seven all have been strongly culturally influenced by England and the English ideals of personal and economic freedoms. [...] A secondary break down has Hong Kong and Singapore as Asian tigers. [...] The bottom fifteen countries include Venezuela, Iran, Zimbabwe, Libya, Cuba, and North Korea. The bottom part of the list coincides with Thomas Barnett's Gap. These countries are either African, Islamic, Communist/Thug Communist, or a combination of the variables."
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