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viii • Towards a Worldwide Index of Human Freedom Freedom thus requires the establishment of strong freedom-supporting institutions to restrain the dominance urge. However, the institutions, which are designed to limit “dominance” (i.e., freedom-suppressing actions) must be properly balanced to protect freedom without the institutions themselves unnecessarily suppressing freedom. 8 Liberty in Comparative Perspective: China, India, and the West Erich Weede The author argues that freedom is not the product of human planning but of political evolution. Turbulence and rivalry in Europe led to checks and balances on the power of the state that were required to allow economic and military growth. India and China faced less external and internal rivalry and thus needed to allow lower levels of freedom since the imperative to grow to compete was not as strong. More recently, competition with the West and other rivals has lead China, and to a lesser extent, India, to increase economic freedom to add dynamism to their economies. Weede leaves the reader with a question: Will China be able to continue to growth with only economic freedom in place, or will it need to expand the sphere of freedom to avoid stagnation? 9 The Evisceration of Liberty in Canadian Courts Karen Selick, Derek From, and Chris Schafer The authors argue that Canadian courts have “eviscerated” liberty in Canada by interpreting Canada’s Charter of Rights and freedoms as protecting only “a degree of autonomy in making decisions of fundamental importance,” to quote a Supreme Court decision. Aside from the limited nature of protecting only “a degree of autonomy,” the authors also note several problems with distinguishing fundamentally important decisions from other decisions: the dividing line is subjective; many minor violations of liberty together can become a fundamentally important violation; how can individuals ever acquire the wisdom and experience to make decisions of fundamental importance if they can be prevented from making minor decisions; and what justifies politicians in making minor decisions for the whole community? 10 From Fighting the Drug War to Protecting the Right to Use Drugs Doug Bandow The author argues that to “have meaning, liberty must protect the freedom to act in ways which may offend individuals and even majorities. So it is with ‘drugs’ currently banned by the US and other governments.” This should apply whether or not legalization produces bad results, but the author argues that a well-structured legalization will reduce harms, Fraser Institute ©2012 • www.fraserinstitute.org • www.freetheworld.com
References Overview • ix not increase them. More importantly, the author argues that the “war on drugs” has sideswiped and reduced a range of other freedoms. For these and other reasons, the paper argues that drug use should be treated as “a protected liberty.” —Fred McMahon, editor Berlin, Isaiah (1958). Two concepts of liberty. In Isaiah Berlin (author) and Henry Hardy (ed.) (2002), Liberty: Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty (Oxford University Press): 166-217. MacCallum, G.C., Jr. (1967). Negative and positive freedom. Philosophical Review 76: 312-34. www.freetheworld.com • www.fraserinstitute.org • Fraser Institute ©2012
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