WASHINGTON, Jan.

Hong Kong and Singapore Top Index; United States Falls to 10th; Countries Trying to Spend Their Way Out of Recession Failed, Data Shows

Nation's global score slips for fourth straight year WASHINGTON, Jan.

Cato Institute Releases 15th Report on Global Economic Freedom WASHINGTON, Sept.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hong Kong is ranked the world's freest economy for the 17th consecutive year in the 2011 Index of Economic Freedom, jointly published by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal.