The Free Market Foundation - Critical Issues


The Foundation has an interest in the whole range of issues that have an effect on human development. Articles in this section are categorised under headings to make them easily accessible to visitors. The three articles shown under each heading are the most recent.

Agriculture Agricultural productivity: separating the wheat from the chaff Biofuels Responsible for Surge in Food Prices Secure tenure rights increase economic returns in African agriculture Click here to view more Agriculture critical issues.	Consumers You choose you win Thank goodness for the Chinese consumer We should all think more like consumers Click here to view more Consumers critical issues.
Crime Venezuela, More Deadly Than Iraq, Wonders Why Solving The Crisis In Mexico Crime ‘still driving business emigration’ Click here to view more Crime critical issues.	Culture and Institutions Nudgers vs. Nannies Racism is not the major problem in the world today Taking the plunge without tying the knot Click here to view more Culture and Institutions critical issues.
Economic Policy Did capitalism fail and did the cow jump over the moon? South Africa should emulate Hong Kong and govern with a light hand Voluntary Exchange and Protection of Private Property for Christmas Click here to view more Economic Policy critical issues.	Education Improve Schooling: Let in the Entrepreneurs! Private School Chains in Chile SA could ignite an education revolution Click here to view more Education critical issues.
Energy Reducing Oil Dependency More Difficult than Commonly Thought Why bigger isn't necessarily better when it comes to CSP Independent operator will change electricity Arena Click here to view more Energy critical issues.	Environment Climate Change: A Siege Gun of a Book Natural Gas Important to America's Energy Future Light Bulbs and Liberty Click here to view more Environment critical issues.
Foreign Aid US foreign aid recipients and voting at the United Nations Africans hold the key to their own prosperity Foreign aid keeps Latin America poor Click here to view more Foreign Aid critical issues.	Globalisation IMF on Climate Change: We want to Play China says US’s plan will ‘poison’ global trade Carbon tax: The lesser of two evils Click here to view more Globalisation critical issues.
Government Nationalisation in Venezuela – an inside perspective New Year’s Wish for South Africa Good Governance Click here to view more Government critical issues.	Health Care Education and Healthcare: Don’t break the bits that ain’t broke! Private Medical Schools could solve SA’s Chronic Doctor Shortage A Wealthier SA will be a Healthier SA Click here to view more Health Care critical issues.
Health Care References UK’s National Health Service forced to change Britain’s sick note culture Click here to view more Health Care References critical issues.	Information Technology MTN, Neotel sign agreement Creative capitalism The UN’s war on Internet freedom isn’t over Click here to view more Information Technology critical issues.
Labour Emotive terms like ‘exploitation’ confuse the real debate Denial about the fact that labour laws cause unemployment Iniquity of Labour Laws Today and the Land Act in 1913 Click here to view more Labour critical issues.	Land OECD-style housing subsidies not a solution for SA Current and apartheid land-tenure restrictions compared Green Paper does not propose real Land Reform Click here to view more Land critical issues.
Law Bootlegging liquor and consequences of bad laws Cereal socialism in Venezuela Coming up trumps Click here to view more Law critical issues.	Legislation The Real Thing Imposing royalties on mining companies compounds an earlier injustice Mining royalties law ‘still being debated’ Click here to view more Legislation critical issues.
Liberty Hard-won liberty needs persistent and resolute defence Individual Liberty at No Cost to Anyone Else Liberty is indivisible Click here to view more Liberty critical issues.	Money Lies, damned lies, and “the evils of capitalism” SA should think big and establish a gold-backed rand Buckle up – it’s budget time Click here to view more Money critical issues.
Nationalisation Nationalisation in Venezuela – an inside perspective Nationalisation is Not the Path to Justice for All Nationalisation: Will ANC researchers take note of the experience of their African brethren? Click here to view more Nationalisation critical issues.	Population What if the world population reaches UN estimates? Don't blame the babies A greying population, a greying work force Click here to view more Population critical issues.
Privatisation Privatizing Roads Fixing Transit: The Case for Privatisation Open skies – airline deregulation Click here to view more Privatisation critical issues.	Property Rights Discrimination Private property: imperative for growth The Importance of Intellectual Property Rights Click here to view more Property Rights critical issues.
Regulation Regulatory Uncertainty More FDA Authority Won't Improve Food Safety Don't sell short selling short Click here to view more Regulation critical issues.	Social Policy The Cost of Cleaning up in Cuba SA is Flirting Dangerously with the Discredited Ideas of Socialism and Nationalisation A brief history of Ponzi schemes Click here to view more Social Policy critical issues.
Taxation Denmark Introduces Fat Tax Keeping Rural Communities Connected Would More Infrastructure Spending Stimulate the Economy? Click here to view more Taxation critical issues.	Technology The ubiquitous power of the cell phone The strange, strange world of competition law Mobile phones are helping the third world to develop Click here to view more Technology critical issues.
Terrorism A European genocide Out with old, in with a new NATO Freedom of security Click here to view more Terrorism critical issues.	Trade Shining a light on local content Mexican Truckers Can Now Carry Goods into United States Free trade versus protectionism Click here to view more Trade critical issues.
Transportation Open skies for SA with economic discipline for SAA Do recalls really make us safer? The continued economic burden of SAA Click here to view more Transportation critical issues.	Water Are we heading for a water crisis? Click here to view more Water critical issues.
Welfare Extended Unemployment Benefits Present Policy Concerns Not a Government Policy More Proof We Can't Stop Poverty by Making It More Comfortable Click here to view more Welfare critical issues.

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