EU: Better Late Than Never

It may have been a long time coming, and certainly well after the liberalization envisaged in the originating Treaties of Rome (i.e. the treaties establishing the EEC, the precursor to the EU, which came into effect in 1958),…

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Venezuela: Continuing to Swim Against the Tide

As this blog has noted, and at times celebrated, most economies have continued on in their efforts to liberalize their international trade and their domestic economies, notwithstanding the turbulent and uncertain economic environment. Having said that, and with…

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Zimbabwe: The Ill Effects of Ill Advised Government Action

This Blog reviews, and generally extols the virtue of, trade and economic liberalization.  The positive effects of trade and economic reform are well documented here and elsewhere.  Having said that, there has seldom in recent years, been such…

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