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All items tagged free marketOpen Think Tank ArticlesAugust 3, 2007 | Five Principles for US Energy SecurityStuart M. Butler: and of the Heritage Foundation: We argue that US energy security demands a free market. Policy makers should encourage global economic participation by American businesses, trade with free democratic regimes, and diversification of fuel sources. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesJune 15, 2009 | US can no Longer Call All the ShotsThe meeting of the six-nation Shanghai Co-operation Organisation this week will discuss the creation of a new type of financial institution that will challenge the dominance of US-style free markets. ++ This is an opportunity for China, Russia and India to “build an increasingly multipolar world order.” ++ These countries argue that the root of the global financial crisis is that the US makes too ... MoreMarch 4, 2009 | Changing Priorities Could Reshape the EUThe economic crisis could result in an outbreak of nationalism across Europe. ++ It would be a retrograde step to roll back the successes that have been made in the areas of free movement of goods, people, services and capital. ++ These are important rights for European citizens. ++ Division when international co-operation is required would be unfortunate. ++ It may be the case that the future ... MoreOctober 16, 2008 | Chinese and Western Economies Increasingly AlikeWhen it comes to the economy, the West and China are becoming more and more alike. ++ The Chinese are moving towards private ownership and crave the kind of dynamism that only a capitalist system can provide. ++ Western economies, on the other hand, are only capitalist in name. ++ They don’t trust the free market anymore; they want a safety net in case of an economic slowdowns or crunches, ... MoreMarch 12, 2008 | The Disastrous Results of Selective ModernizationThe development of modern western democracies in the last century linked economic growth with political and cultural modernization. ++ Russia and China seem to demonstrate there is a viable authoritarian alternative to democracy and the rule of law in a free market economy. ++ But both countries’ economies are ridden by intensifying corruption and deficiencies that could soon be a threat to world ... MoreJanuary 14, 2008 | Free Markets For Real Energy SecurityOn both sides of the Atlantic, foreign policy analysts have convinced politicians that the West faces a severe energy security challenge, stating that energy policy has become high politics, turning energy security into hard security. But, as Pierre Noël of Cambridge University argues, dreams about energy independence lead to expensive policies with no real energy security benefits. He argues ... MoreCommentsAugust 12, 2009 | For a short summary of a complex event, this... |
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