10 Countries with Most Economic Freedom

By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 03 November 2011, 01:01 IST   |    1 Comments
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10. United States:
United States
The U.S. economy faces enormous challenges. The government's recent spending spree has led to fragile business confidence and crushing public debt. Interventionist responses to the economic slowdown have eroded economic freedom and long-term competitiveness. Drastic legislative changes in health care and financial regulations have retarded job creation and injected substantial uncertainty into business investment planning. Ongoing regulatory changes, coupled with fading confidence in the direction of government policies, discourage entrepreneurship and dynamic investment within the private sector. The U.S. economy is the world's largest. While services account for more than 70 percent of economic activity, the U.S. remains the world's largest producer of manufactured goods.