Back in 2017, the Center for Freedom and Prosperity released this video, which shows that free markets and small government are the best recipe for poor nations that want to become rich nations.
The CF&P video was motivated in part by a need to debunk international bureaucracies such as the OECD and IMF, which abandoned the “Washington Consensus” for economic liberalization and instead have been making the odd argument that prosperity can be achieved with higher taxes and a bigger burden of government spending.
Needless to say, neither of these international organizations has bothered to explain how such dirigiste policies produce more growth.
But the politicians who fund and control such bureaucracies doubtlessly appreciate the message.
You probably won’t be surprised that the United Nations also is on the wrong side of this issue.
A recent report from the New York City-based group regurgitates the anti-market…
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