James D. Gwartney

About The Author

James D. Gwartney (1940–2024) was Professor of Economics, holder of the Gus A. Stavros Eminent Scholar Chair, and Director of the Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic Education at Florida State University. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Washington, and he is co-author of the annual report from the Fraser Institute, Economic Freedom of the World, for which the Independent Institute is Associate Member Sponsor.

Books by James D. Gwartney

Lessons from the Poor

Triumph of the Entrepreneurial Spirit

By Alvaro Vargas Llosa and James D. Gwartney
An important contribution to the literature of economic development, this book presents case studies of productive entrepreneurship in contemporary Africa and Latin America. It looks at the growth of Kenya's chain stores and one-person kiosks, the rise of barter clubs in Argentina, and Nigeria...
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