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Economic Freedom And Quality Of Life Impacts: A Comparison, Rachel S. Bauer
Economic Freedom And Quality Of Life Impacts: A Comparison, Rachel S. Bauer
Senior Honors Theses
The “invisible hand” is a concept foundational to the argument for free market economics, and so is hotly debated. One measure of whether or not the free market is a successful economic model is the quality of life of a country’s residents. Quality of life can be assessed through the areas of housing, labor, health, and education. Economic indicators and quality of life statistics for Hong Kong, the United States, China, and Venezuela appear to prove that there is a correlation between quality of life and economic freedom, as defined by the Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom. Even …