This speech was originally posted at the Ludwig von Mises Institute site on October 16, 2007 and is reprinted here …
Why Managed Trade Is Not Free Trade
Dr. Batemarco is director of analytics at a marketing research firm in New York City and teaches economics at Marymount …
European Union Extends Powers At Expense Of Member States
As European leaders gather in Lisbon this week for another potentially controversial summit meeting, the debate about the new EU …
The Nassau Straw Market Puzzle
According to one source, the World Famous Nassau Straw Market has its roots in the Market House where "fruit and …
An Update on Healthcare Nationalization in the Bahamas
Last year The Nassau Institute commissioned Nadeem Esmail to produce a paper as a review of the government Blue Ribbon …
Schumpeter’s Paradox: Wages, Wealth, Incentives
America’s federal minimum wage has begun its legally-mandated long march from $5.15 an hour to what will be $7.25 in …
James Shikwati on African Development
At the recent Nassau Insititute/Atalas Economic Research Foundation conference at Atlantis, Paradise Island Bahamas, James Shikwati, of the Inter Regional …
Freedoms Not Linked To PLP
IN THIS column yesterday (The Tribiune Editorial July 17, 2007) we discussed what Senator Dion Foulkes claimed was a "malicious" …
The Bahamas and the Legislative Curve
There are many circumstances where being behind the legislative curve is good, like less power for politicians for example; but …