Week-end on Economic Freedom
Agenda
See also : the announcement of the Weekend on Economic Freedom and how to register for the Weekend on Economic Freedom
Friday, 3 July 2009, after dinner.
Welcome address. (Jacques de Guenin, president of the Cercle)
Purpose and organization of the event
Saturday, 4 July
Economic Freedom generates prosperity and full employment. The facts. (Patrick de Casanove, secretary-general of the Cercle)
The aim will be to show that there is a striking correlation between economic freedom, prosperity and full employment, using the "Index of Economic Freedom" drawn up by "Heritage Foundation.
Coffee break
Economic Freedom generates prosperity and full employment. The reasons. (Henri Lepage, President of the Institut Turgot)
Henri Lepage will explain the mechanisms thanks to which this is indeed the case.
Economic Freedom and inequalities. (Sandrine Gorreri, Editor of "Societé Civile").
Sandrine Gorreri will show that Economic Freedom reduces inequalities.
Lunch
The four following presentations will illustrate what precedes through particularly meaningful concrete examples.
Examples of economic liberalization achieved by socialist governments. (Vincent Ginocchio, president of Liberté Chérie)
The case of France. (Alain Mathieu, president of Contribuables Associés)
The cases of China and India. (Guy Sorman, writer)
Dinner
Sunday, 5 July
Why Vietnam is emerging and Cuba is sinking (Yves Montenay, writer)
Coffee break
Getting out of the crisis through liberalization of the economy. (Henri Lepage, president of the Institut Turgot)
Many states have attempted to solve the crisis through Keynesian measures which they will inevitably have to abandon some day. How will that be possible?
General conclusion (Jacques de Guenin, president of the Cercle Frédéric Bastiat )
Economic Freedom does not mean the absence of laws forbidding deception, theft and coercion. The only useful role of the State is to enforce these laws. The crises will be avoided and solidarity between individuals will develop all the better..
Final lunch
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