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HUMAN FREEDOM INDEX 2020

A Global Measurement of Personal, Civil, and Economic Freedom

Ian V?squez and Fred McMahon

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments............................................................................................................................................. 1 Executive Summary.......................................................................................................................................... 3 The Sixth Annual Report ................................................................................................................................9 Defining and Measuring Freedom .............................................................................................................9 What the Index Measures ............................................................................................................................14 Findings.............................................................................................................................................................. 21 Conclusion: Toward a Better Appreciation of Freedom.................................................................... 32 Countries by Region...................................................................................................................................... 35 Country Profiles............................................................................................................................................... 51 Methodology and Sources....................................................................................................................... 377 Notes.................................................................................................................................................................. 411 About the Authors......................................................................................................................................... 413 About the Copublishers.............................................................................................................................. 415

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