Reading Time: 4 minutes Freedom and democracy are not stand-alone structures. For stability, they require institutional infrastructure, in particular, the rule of law and tolerance
Author: Fred McMahon
Fred McMahon is a Fraser Institute Resident Fellow and holder of the Dr. Michael A. Walker Chair in Economic Freedom. He has an M.A. in Economics from McGill University. Mr. McMahon manages the Economic Freedom of the World Project and coordinates the Economic Freedom Network, an international alliance of over 100 think tank partners in about 100 nations and territories. His research focuses on global issues such as development, trade, governance and economic structure. Mr. McMahon is the author of numerous research articles
The rising global threats to prosperity
Reading Time: 3 minutes Nationalistic politicians’ attacks on free markets and economic freedom driven primarily by the support and desires of rural voters
Alberta turns away from economic freedom
Reading Time: 3 minutes The government is ushering in policy changes that endanger the engine that has produced growth, job creation and prosperity
Government policies threaten economic freedom in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes Policy developments at the federal level as well as in Ontario and Alberta threaten Canada’s reputation as a bulwark of economic freedom
Albertans, Americans becoming less free to prosper
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s troubling to see Alberta make policy choices similar to the ones that have undermined economic freedom in the U.S.
Crony capitalism, socialism leading to Venezuela’s collapse
Reading Time: 3 minutes Hopefully, as disaster looms, Venezuela can start down a road away from both crony capitalism and socialism
Tunisia’s democratic success hasn’t lifted economic malaise
Reading Time: 3 minutes Tunisia has been a society intent on milking the state rather than productive activity
Notley government policies reducing Albertans living standards
Reading Time: 3 minutes Recently implemented policies will negatively impact living standards and economic opportunities
Economic freedom and Canada’s public policy schizophrenia
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Trudeau and Notley governments appear intent on repeating B.C.’s mistakes from the 1990s and Ontario’s today
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s ‘hero’, holds anti-free market views
Reading Time: 3 minutes Known to be both dictatorial and inflexible