Wealth from Wreckage?
This month's horrendous earthquake in Haiti brings to mind the economic question of greatest importance to Adam Smith: What causes wealth? What conditions best encourage economic growth and widespread prosperity? Why are the Haitians and North Koreans so poor while Americans and South Koreans are so rich? The general answer is easy: private property rights and freedom of contract.
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