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| Birthplace of |
| Hernando de Soto, in Arequipa, on 1941 |
| Measures of Freedom |
Freedom House Ratings, Freedom in the World 2003
2003: Political Rights: 2, Civil Liberties: 3, Status: Free, Economy: Capitalist-statist |
Level of Economic Freedom, Economic Freedom of the World: 2003 Annual Report
2001: 6.7 (out of 10) |
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Level of Economic Freedom, Economic Freedom of the World: 2004 Annual Report
2002: 6.8 (out of 10) |
Level of Economic Freedom, Economic Freedom of the World
2005: 7.2 (out of 10) |
| Articles |
A Modest Proposal for the Next Drug-War Shootdown, by James Bovard, Freedom Daily, Aug 2001
Related Topics: War on Drugs
"Drug warriors like to stress that anti-drug programs target the guilty and it is only an accident —and a rare one, at that— when innocent people are killed. Yet it is apparently routine policy for Peruvian jets to strafe the survivors of a shootdown." |
The Price of Empire, by Sheldon Richman, 26 Apr 2006
Related Topics: Imperialism, War on Drugs
"... the likely president of Peru, Ollanta Humala, has promised to end the U.S.-financed program to destroy the coca crop in his country. ... The Washington Post says ... 'In Peru, U.S. government analysts detected a 23 percent increase in the traditional cultivation zones between 2004 and 2005 ...'" |
| Books |
The Other Path: The Economic Answer to Terrorism
by Hernando de Soto, 1989 |
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