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The
Rule of Law: Perspectives on Legal and Judicial Reform in West Virginia
4/9/2009
We are pleased to announce the release of our newest publication.
"The Rule of Law: Perspectives on Legal and Judicial Reform in West Virginia"
, edited by Dr. Russell Sobel is a continuation of refining the the dialogue and
assessment of West Virginia's economic future. The book devotes itself entirely
to judicial and legal reform in the state. The 'rule of law' is a
broad concept that describes a society that is governed not
by people, but instead by established, fair, and predictable rules
of interaction.
"Like a three-legged stool, West Virginia’s tax policy,
regulatory climate, and legal system, must all be properly structured to create
the right balance for economic growth." With that simple statement Dr. Sobel
underlines principles of market capitalism that provide the foundation for a
better business climate and a more prosperous future for West Virginia.
Get your copy here
Prevailing Wages in West Virginia
2/7/2009A study on the economic consequences of current West Virginia
"prevailing wage" regulations is released today by the Public Policy Foundation
of West Virginia. Andrea Dean, author of the report, concludes that West
Virginia inaccurately calculates mandated prevailing wages rates - costing West
Virginia workers lower employment opportunities.
"Mandating wages for state contracts at levels that do not accurately reflect
true market conditions, cost the taxpayers of West Virginia money that we can
ill afford to waste", says Jim Shaffer, Public Policy Foundation President.
Copies of the report will be distributed to West Virginia lawmakers prior to
the legislative session. The full report can be found at this
link.
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"Unleashing Capitalism" Receives
International Award
Dr. Russell Sobel, Professor of
Economics, West Virginia University is the lead author and editor of a book that
has shaped the debate and discussion on the governments role in the economy over
the past year.
The Atlas Economics Research Foundation awarded the
Public Policy Foundation of West Virginia and Dr. Sobel with the Sir Anthony
Fisher International Award at its annual conference in Atlanta. citing the book
for ; " Covering a broad range of issues – revamping the tax code, judicial
selection, strategy for economic growth, education, property rights, eliminating
government waste and burdensome regulatory system – author Russell Sobel
demonstrates that free market solutions can make West Virginia more dynamic and
prosperous.
A Fisher Award judge remarked, “This book outlines the
theoretical basis for a free market economy and to an unusually high degree
succeeds in showing how these principles can be employed to explain the West
Virginian predicament, as well as pointing to the concrete reform proposals in
the book.”
For more information on the Sir Anthony Fisher Award
and the Atlas Foundation:
http://atlasnetwork.org
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