Economic Freedom of the World: Brasil is Most Unfree, of course...

Preciso acrescentar algo?: o Brasil ocupa o lugar 114 (indo para baixo, sempre) numa escala que tem 178 países, sendo que os dois últimos são Cuba (177) e Coreia do Norte (gloriosamente o último, como deve ser).

Apenas para registrar: o Chile está em 7 lugar, à frente de vários países avançados...

Quem desejar saber mais, veja o relatório 2014 da Heritage Foundation, Economic Freedom of the World: 

http://www.heritage.org/index/pdf/2014/book/index_2014.pdf

Economic Freedom of the World (mas o Brasil NAO e' um pais livre) - 2013

Aliás, em alguns critérios exclusivamente econômicos, a China comunista é mais livre que o Brasil. Pode?
Claro que pode: a China é uma perfeita ditadura, no plano político, mas seus líderes não são estúpidos, e aprenderam, depois de anos de maoismo delirante e de comunismo idiota -- que a faz regredir absolutamente -- que só o capitalismo e a livre economia de mercado produzem riquezas e prosperidade para o povo, e agem conformemente às regras de uma economia de mercado. No que depende dos capitalistas privados, a economia vai muito bem, e o Estado faz o dever de casa na parte de infraestrutura, comunicação, regulação favorável ao setor privado. No que depende do capitalismo de Estado -- que ela também tem, obviamente -- a China vai muito mal, acumulando bolhas e buracos negros financeiros, que ainda podem provocar uma crise monumental no país.
Em todo caso, o Brasil parece um país socialista perto da China, o que é uma vergonha, além de ser um crime econômico ou simplesmente uma estupidez...
Bem, com vocês o relatório liberado este ano...
Paulo Roberto de Almeida

Economic Freedom of the World

The foundations of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, and open markets. As Adam Smith, Milton Friedman, and Friedrich Hayek have stressed, freedom of exchange and market coordination provide the fuel for economic progress. Without exchange and entrepreneurial activity coordinated through markets, modern living standards would be impossible.

Potentially advantageous exchanges do not always occur. Their realization is dependent on the presence of sound money, rule of law, and security of property rights, among other factors. Economic Freedom of the World seeks to measure the consistency of the institutions and policies of various countries with voluntary exchange and the other dimensions of economic freedom. The report is copublished by the Cato Institute, the Fraser Institute in Canada and more than 70 think tanks around the world.

View an interactive map of economic freedom

Economic Freedom of the World: 2013 Annual Report

Global economic freedom increased modestly in this year's report, though it remains below its peak level of 6.92 in 2007. After a global average drop between 2007 and 2009, the average score rose to 6.87 in 2011, the most recent year for which data is available. In this year's index, Hong Kong retains the highest rating for economic freedom, 8.97 out of 10. The rest of this year's top scores are Singapore, 8.73; New Zealand, 8.49; Switzerland, 8.30; United Arab Emirates, 8.07; Mauritius, 8.01; Finland, 7.98; Bahrain, 7.93; Canada, 7.93; and Australia, 7.88.

The United States, long considered the standard bearer for economic freedom among large industrial nations, has experienced a substantial decline in economic freedom during the past decade. From 1980 to 2000, the United States was generally rated the third freest economy in the world, ranking behind only Hong Kong and Singapore. After increasing steadily during the period from 1980 to 2000, the chain linked EFW rating of the United States fell from 8.65 in 2000 to 8.21 in 2005 and 7.74 in 2011. The chain-linked ranking of the United States has fallen precipitously from second in 2000 to eighth in 2005 to 19th in 2011 (unadjusted rating of 17th).

The rankings (and scores) of other large economies in this year's index are the United Kingdom, 12th (7.85); Germany, 19th (7.68); Japan, 33rd (7.50); France, 40th (7.38); Italy, 83rd (6.85); Mexico, 94th (6.64); Russia, 101st (6.55); Brazil, 102nd (6.51); India, 111th (6.34); and China, 123rd (6.22).

Nations in the top quartile of economic freedom had an average per-capita GDP of $36,446 in 2011, compared to $4,382 for nations in the bottom quartile in 2011 current international dollars. In the top quartile, the average income of the poorest 10% was $10,556, compared to $932 in the bottom quartile in 2011 current international dollars. Interestingly, the average income of the poorest 10% in the most economically free nations is more than twice the overall average income in the least free nations. Life expectancy is 79.2 years in nations in the top quartile compared to 60.2 years in those in the bottom quartile, and political and civil liberties are considerably higher in economically free nations than in unfree nations.

The first Economic Freedom of the World Report, published in 1996, was the result of a decade of research by a team which included several Nobel Laureates and over 60 other leading scholars in a broad range of fields, from economics to political science, and from law to philosophy. This is the 17th edition of Economic Freedom of the World and this year's publication ranks 152 nations for 2011, the most recent year for which data are available.

By James Gwartney, Robert Lawson, and Joshua Hall, and contributions fromAlice M. Crisp, Bodo Knoll, Hans Pitlik, and Martin Rode 

Contents: 
Table of Contents [pdf, 55Kb] 
Executive Summary [pdf, 119Kb] 
Chapter 1 [pdf, 478Kb] 
Chapter 2, Country Data Tables [pdf, 840Kb] 
Chapter 3 [pdf, 2.28Mb] 
Chapter 4 [pdf, 239Kb] 
Appendix [pdf, 140Kb] 
Acknowledgments [pdf, 204Kb]

Economic Freedom of the World, 2012 - sumario executivo

Eu já havia colocado aqui o mapa principal e o link para o estudo, que repito aqui, ambos. Mas faço-os imediatamente seguir do sumário executivo preparado pelos editores, com alguns destaques importantes.
Os EUA, que durante muito tempo estavam em segundo ou terceiro lugar, logo depois de Hong-Kong, recuaram muito, quase atravessando a segunda dezena de países mais livres.
O Chile é o décimo, agora, muito à frente da Alemanha e da França.
Nem preciso mencionar que o Brasil se situa bem atras, no lugar 105, ou seja, 95 países atrás do Chile.
Parece que vamos ter de fazer algum esforço para avançar, certamente não sob os companheiros...
Paulo Roberto de Almeida

Economic Freedom of the World 
http://www.freetheworld.com/2012/EFW2012-complete.pdf

The index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom. The cornerstones of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to compete, and security of privately owned property. Forty-two variables are used to construct a summary index and to measure the degree of economic freedom in five broad areas:

1 Size of Government;
2 Legal System and Property Rights;
3 Sound Money;
4 Freedom to Trade Internationally;
5 Regulation.

Since our first publication in 1996, numerous studies have used data from Economic Freedom of the World to examine the impact of economic freedom on investment, economic growth, income levels, and poverty rates. Virtually without exception, these studies have found that countries with institutions and policies more consistent with economic freedom have higher investment rates, more rapid economic growth, higher income levels, and more rapid reductions in poverty rates.

In this year’s index, Hong Kong retains the highest rating for economic freedom, 8.90 out of 10. The other top 10 nations are: Singapore, 8.69; New Zealand, 8.36; Switzerland, 8.24; Australia, 7.97; Canada, 7.97; Bahrain, 7.94; Mauritius, 7.90;  Finland, 7.88; and Chile, 7.84.

The rankings (and scores) of other large economies in this year’s index are the United Kingdom, 12th (7.75); the United States, 18th (7.69); Japan, 20th (7.64); Germany, 31st (7.52); France, 47th (7.32); Italy, 83rd (6.77); Mexico, 91st, (6.66); Russia, 95th (6.56); Brazil, 105th (6.37); China, 107th (6.35); and India, 111th (6.26).

The scores of the bottom ten nations in this year’s index are: Venezuela, 4.07; Myanmar, 4.29; Zimbabwe, 4.35; Republic of the Congo, 4.86; Angola, 5.12; Democratic Republic of the Congo, 5.18; Guinea-Bissau, 5.23; Algeria, 5.34; Chad, 5.41; and, tied for 10th worst, Mozambique and Burundi, 5.45.

Nations that are economically free out-perform non-free nations in indicators of well-being

Nations in the top quartile of economic freedom had an average per-capita GDP of $37,691 in 2010, compared to $5,188 for bottom quartile nations in 2010 current international dollars.

In the top quartile, the average income of the poorest 10% was $11,382, compared to $1,209 in the bottom in 2010 current international dollars.

Interestingly, the average income of the poorest 10% in the most economically free nations is more than twice the overall average income in the least free nations.

Life expectancy is 79.5 years in the top quartile compared to 61.6 years in the bottom quartile.

Political and civil liberties are considerably higher in economically free nations than in unfree nations.

Questão final: se mais liberdade é tão melhor para todo mundo, por que mais nações não são livres, ou por que existem tão poucas nações livres no mundo?
Minha explicação seria esta: interesses constituídos de elites dominantes, e estupidez econômica...
As simple as that...
Paulo Roberto de Almeida 

Liberdades Economicas no Mundo, 2012 - Fraser Institute

Creio que o quadro fala por si só e não é preciso mais comentários a respeito.
Mas, recomendo uma visita a este site, para leitura do relatório completo e para as considerações metodológicas e factuais do economista James Gwartney, responsável pela confecção dos estudos a respeito das liberdades econômicas no mundo e seus efeitos sobre o crescimento e a prosperidade dos países:

  http://www.freetheworld.com/release.html

Relatório de 2012, neste link: http://www.freetheworld.com/2012/EFW2012-complete.pdf

Economic Freedom of the World: diminishing (even in the US)

Economic Freedom of the World

The foundations of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, and open markets. As Adam Smith, Milton Friedman, and Friedrich Hayek have stressed, freedom of exchange and market coordination provide the fuel for economic progress. Without exchange and entrepreneurial activity coordinated through markets, modern living standards would be impossible.

Potentially advantageous exchanges do not always occur. Their realization is dependent on the presence of sound money, rule of law, and security of property rights, among other factors. Economic Freedom of the World seeks to measure the consistency of the institutions and policies of various countries with voluntary exchange and the other dimensions of economic freedom. The report is copublished by the Cato Institute, the Fraser Institute in Canada and more than 70 think tanks around the world.

View an interactive map of economic freedom

Economic Freedom of the World: 2011 Annual Report

By James Gwartney, Joshua Hall, and Robert Lawson and contributions from Jean-Pierre Chauffour, Michael D. Stroup

This year's report notes that economic freedom fell for the second consecutive year. The average economic freedom score rose from 5.53 (out of 10) in 1980 to 6.74 in 2007, but fell back to 6.64 in 2009, the most recent year for which data are available. In this year's index, Hong Kong retains the highest rating for economic freedom, 9.01 out of 10, followed by Singapore, New Zealand, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom, and Mauritius. The world's largest economy, the United States, has suffered one of the largest declines in economic freedom over the last 10 years, pushing it into tenth place. Much of this decline is a result of higher government spending and borrowing and lower scores for the legal structure and property rights components. This year's report also contains new research comparing policies that promote "freedom" compared to "entitlement" in relation to economic development. The findings suggest that fundamental freedoms are paramount in explaining long-term economic growth. Countries that favor free choice — economic freedom and civil and political liberties — over entitlement rights are likely to achieve higher sustainable economic growth and to achieve many of the distinctive proximate characteristics of success identified by the Commission on Growth and Development (World Bank, 2008). In contrast, pursuing entitlement rights through greater coercion by the state is likely to be self-defeating in the long run. The report also includes findings on the positive relationship between increases in economic freedom and improvements in women's well-being. The first Economic Freedom of the World Report, published in 1996, was the result of a decade of research by a team which included several Nobel Laureates and over 60 other leading scholars in a broad range of fields, from economics to political science, and from law to philosophy. This is the 15th edition of Economic Freedom of the World and this year's publication ranks 141 nations for 2009, the most recent year for which data are available. Contents: Table of Contents [pdf, 37.4Kb] Executive Summary [pdf, 90Kb] Chapter 1 [pdf, 748Kb] Chapter 2, Country Data Tables [pdf, 794Kb] Chapter 3 [pdf, 346Kb] Chapter 4 [pdf, 276Kb] Appendix [pdf, 182Kb] Acknowledgments [pdf, 195Kb]