institutional context variables, i.e. trust and the perception of freedom, have higher correlations with the two SWB variables used … estimates reconfirm the importance of trust and, in particular, of the perception of freedom. These variables explain more of …

This paper reexamines key results from the measurement of opportunity freedom , or the extent to which a set of options … the effective freedom relation—and their variations are considered within a common axiomatic framework. Special attention … is given to representations of freedom rankings, with the goal of providing practical approaches for measuring …

economy of property and commons -- Individual freedom: autonomy, information, and law -- Political freedom part 1: the trouble … with mass media -- Political freedom part 2: emergence of the networked public sphere -- Cultural freedom: a culture both … plastic and critical -- Justice and development -- Social ties: networking together -- Policies of freedom at a moment of …

more lenient and child labor thus more prevalent than in countries enjoying political freedom. We test this implication and …