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Ursprungligen postat av Visf
Men ingenting i detta är ett argument emot påståendet att Hong Kong är en mestadels fri ekonomi, precis som Singapore.
En "mestadels fri ekonomi" är en ekonomi där staten aktivt deltar, enligt dig? Anser du att det finns positiv statlig intervention i "mestadels fri ekonomi"?
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Jag har aldrig påstått att det är en perfekt fri ekonomi, det är dock den friaste ekonomin i världen.
En fri ekonomi brukar definieras som att den är fri från statlig intervention. Har du satt en egen definition och i så fall vilken?
Lite om Singapore i artikeln '
Communitarian Capitalism - Just how "free" is Singapore's free market?' från libertarianska magasinet Reason;
"To see what Heritage's and Fraser's approach misses, consider just a few of the institutional interventions imposed on Singapore's domestic economy that limit economic freedom in very real ways.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has consistently intervened in foreign exchange markets to control the exchange rate and to influence interest rates and inflation. Thus, one measure of intervention--inflation--is low due to another form of intervention. Furthermore, many of the largest players in the stock market are government-owned or -controlled enterprises.
The illusion of Singapore's free market economy is enhanced by the fact that multinationals there are mostly exempt from interference. But this observation ignores an important restriction that restrains the operation of international banks: the prohibition against the acceptance of deposits from locals. Speaking of locals, most citizens live in publicly provided housing. Indeed, the government still owns the bulk of developed and undeveloped property. There is also a requirement for the annual renewal of local business licenses--a subtle way to ensure that business owners toe the government line. Perhaps the most notable element of government control over the economy is in the mandatory pension scheme (Central Provident Fund or CPF), which places about 40 percent of total labor earnings into the hands of government managers.
Singapore has held trials to prosecute journalists for revealing economic data, and to intimidate other reporters. Similarly, civil servants and university administrators endeavor to mute honest inquiry. If there is so much to be praised and so much to be proud of, why does the government not allow independent corroboration of its statistics? If such numbers are carefully collected and honestly reported, there should be nothing to hide. There are serious questions about an understanding of economic freedom in the presence of such extensive controls over information. Investigative journalists and their supporting publications who attempt to push the margins too far have been sacked or closed down if local; censored, banned, fined, or sued if foreign."
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http://reason.com/archives/1996/10/01/communitarian-capitalism
