Heritage Members News | Winter 2006 | By Marc Miles, Kim Holmes and Mary Anastasia O'Grady

2006 Index of Economic Freedom

The link between economic opportunity and prosperity

Heritage invites you to study economics in Ireland. Commerce in Chile. Trade in Thailand. You’ll have the world at your fingertips when you read the 2006 Index of Economic Freedom, co-published by Heritage and The Wall Street Journal.

The Index—now in its 12th year of publication—ranks each nation according to its level of economic freedom. Its authors find that standards of living, innovation, and economic growth thrive when governments remove obstacles from individuals. This observation reinforces Heritage’s mission to promote public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, and individual freedom.

Using the most current data available for more than 160 countries, the Index is an indispensable resource for investors, academics and policymakers—and a must-have for anyone seeking to broaden their understanding of foreign policy and economics.

Order your 2006 Index of Economic Freedom today at heritage.org/index or by calling the Heritage Publications Office at 800-544-4843.