Those states that practice more free-market capitalism with limited government tend to have better economic performance, providing an economy and civil society with opportunities to help the neediest among us achieve long-lasting prosperity. Key points – Comparing institutional frameworks in states and their outcomes provides key factors that encourage thriving states, families, and entrepreneurs. – Measures of economic freedom and government burden are useful indicators of which states have growing economies and more jobs over time. – The results for these states demonstrate how institutions that encourage individual liberty, free enterprise, and civil society support prosperous outcomes, particularly in relieving poverty. – States ought to pursue policies that advance more of these lessons to provide a robust economy and flourishing civil society that will best help the neediest among us. Original post at TPPF. |
Vance Ginn, Ph.D.
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