The hypothesis that economic freedom and related variables are significant determinants of real per capita income and growth is critically evaluated. Economic freedom is found necessary for higher levels of per capita income and growth largely in terms of threshold effects as opposed to...

1. Voice, choice and diversity through creative industries : towards a new development agenda / Diana Barrowclough and Zeljka Kozul-Wright -- 2. Opportunities presented and threats posed by the digital production/distribution revolution / Roger Wallis -- 3. Financing creative industries in...

Among economists, the view that precisely defined and reliably enforced property rights are generally conducive to economic growth has been quasi-unanimous. But recently, some authors have argued that the relationship is more complex than previously acknowledged: property rights reforms might,...