Originally Posted by
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Sure man, sure, you're right. By the way, which DE-centralized economy is out there that is working?
Ayn Rand was a severely damaged person, and people that find revelation in her are people that don't think very deeply. My opinion.
I'll take a shot at this. Here is a link to a list of the world's freest economies in 2009:
Country rankings for trade, business, fiscal, monetary, financial, labor and investment freedoms
Here is a list (2008 this time) of countries ranked by GDP per capita:
GDP - per capita (PPP) 2008 country ranks
I don't have time to do a regression analysis but TLAR tells me that there is a correlation between economic freedom and GDP/capita. If GDP/capita can be taken as a proxy for prosperity then it follows that economic freedom is associated with prosperity.
As always, figures lie and liars figure. Use at your own risk.
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