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Fall 2009

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 25, Number 1

Categories: Liberalism | Fall 2009

Principled Engagement in an Imperfect World

José Piñera, CATO Institute

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TheJournalofPrivateEnterprise25(1),2009,1-4PrincipledEngagementinanImperfectWorldJoséPiñeraCatoInstituteInternationalCenterforPensionReformAbstractInLatinAmerica,asinmostpartsoftheworldtoday,thoseofuswhowanttocreateabetterworldmustbewillingtoengageanimperfectworld.Buttobesuccessfulinthatdifficultquestwehavetogoarmedwithstrongprinciplestoeducateabouttheidealsofafreemarketeconomy,limiteddemocracy,andtheruleoflaw.Yourgenerousrecognitionwillhelpmeinthisdifficultcause,onethatIdefineasaprincipledengagementinanimperfectworld.JELCode:O10Keyword:EconomicfreedomJosePiñerapresentedtheseinformalremarksafterreceivingthe2009AdamSmithAwardfromAPEEatadinnerattheUniversidadFranciscoMarroquín,CiudaddeGuatemala,April5,2009.IamhonoredtoreceivetodaythisAdamSmithAwardfromtheAssociationofPrivateEnterpriseEducationandmovedbythegenerousintroductionofmyfriendRobertoSalinas.IhavebeenaskedtospeakaboutthechallengesfacingLatinAmerica,soallowmetonowintroducethesubject,emphasizingtheconceptualframeworkthatinspiresmyworldwidefightforliberty.TheChileanRevolution,theradicaldashforfreemarketsandlimitedgovernment,wassuccessfullycompletedunderextremelydifficultinternalandexternalcircumstancesinthe1970sand1980s.Asyouknow,thosereforms,oncematuredandlegitimatedbyfivegovernmentsofdifferentpoliticalperspectives,haveplacedChileasnumbersixineconomicfreedomintheFraserInstitute’s2008WorldReport,twoplacesabovetheUnitedStates.Overthelasttwocenturies,thepoliticalandeconomichistoryofLatinAmericahasbeenindirectcontrastwiththatoftheUnitedStates.ItiswellknownthattheNewWorldwasbornatalmostthe1

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Title	Principled Engagement in an Imperfect World
Authors/Creators:	José Piñera, CATO Institute
Year:	2009
Volume:	25
Number:	1
Pages:	1 - 4
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Articles
Keywords:	Economic Freedom, Government Policy, Democracy, Rule of law, Market economy, Economic Reform, Federalism, Individual Rights

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Piñera, José / 2009. "Principled Engagement in an Imperfect World." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 25(1): 1-4.