“Not beholden to unions, industry, government or other special
interests, The Public Policy Foundation of West Virginia brings
the bright light of impartial market-oriented economic analysis
to bear on the way well-meaning but badly advised policies have
so impeded economic growth in West Virginia.” —John Blundell
Director General, Institute of Economic Affairs, London, England
“Over the past several decades many of the world’s countries
have adopted free-market reforms increasing the ‘economic
freedom’ of their citizens and have grown rapidly as a result.
This book shows how to bring economic freedom to West
Virginia—the U.S. state with the least reliance on free
markets—to promote economic growth and prosperity. The value of
this book lies in the specific policy reforms that can make it
happen, all backed up by economic theory and empirical
evidence.” —Robert A. Lawson, Ph.D. Professor of Economics and
George H. Moor Chair at Capital University, and author of the
annual Economic Freedom of the World index
“This book should be read by every politician, journalist, and
businessman in West Virginia. The essays included in it do a
fine job of explaining the measures that need to be taken in
order to promote capitalism, business, and entrepreneurship in
West Virginia. These actions include tax reform, advancing the
security of property rights through limitations on the use of
eminent domain, the reduction of regulations on business and
labor, and much more.” —Edward W. Younkins, Ph.D. Professor of
Accountancy and Executive Director of the Institute for the
Study of Capitalism and Morality, Wheeling Jesuit University,
and author of Capitalism and Commerce
“The Public Policy Foundation of West Virginia is addressing the
most urgent problem facing West Virginia today—our state's lack
of economic opportunity and freedom. Few of our obvious problems
would not be bettered or resolved completely by progress in
those areas. Our political system has defeated the basic human
impulse to invest and grow, and as a result, our citizens have
suffered greatly. That is why what the foundation is doing can
rightly be considered, first and foremost, a humanitarian
effort.” —Chris Stirewalt Political Editor, West Virginia Media
“Unleashing Capitalism is the most significant contribution to
the West Virginia policy debate in decades. This impressive
group of scholars has undertaken the largest and most
comprehensive academic study ever done of our state’s policies.
For anyone interested in the future prosperity of West Virginia,
this book is an invaluable guide to how it can be accomplished.”
—Brent D. Robinson Regional President, West Virginia-North,
Branch Banking and Trust Company (BB&T)
“A thorough and accessible explanation of free-market economics
and how West Virginia's well-meaning but misguided policies have
actually hindered growth and prosperity. But economic stagnation
does not have to be our destiny. For all those who love West
Virginia, the Public Policy Foundation offers a pragmatic,
non-partisan vision for reforms that would ensure our economy
can thrive for future generations.” —Nora T. Myers Executive
Director, Entrepreneurship Center, University of Charleston
“Congratulations to Dr. Russell Sobel and his team of authors
for producing an economic development tour de force, which is at
once diagnostic, prognostic, and prescriptive in its core
message—that the most widely shared prosperity is directly
correlated to economic freedom. Montani semper liberi.” —Scott
Rotruck Director of Corporate Development, Chesapeake Energy
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