The 2008 Economic Freedom Network Asia Conference
“Private Property Rights: The Economic Foundation of a Free Society”

In partnership with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Center for Research and Communication, Foundation for Economic Freedom, the Philippine Economic Society and the School of Economics, University of Asia and the Pacific
18 - 19 September 2008
University of Asia and the Pacific, Pasig City

Conference Fee: P1, 000 for professionals and P500 for students

Property rights are the first step to wealth creation. It allows access to capital and provides incentives for business. Paired with a free market economy, a strong rule of law and limited government, individuals have the freedom and the security to realize their full economic potential. This in turn is the key ingredient to achieving greater prosperity. With prosperity comes a richer quality of life: higher income, life expectancy and environmental conditions. When property rights are not well defined or consistently protected, individual freedom is eroded and poverty stays entrenched.

The protection of property rights differ in Asia. The conference will address: the legal and economic perspectives, acquisition of property by the state, significance of property rights in the Economic Freedom of the World Index and the challenges to property rights in Asia.

To view the draft program, please click here.

Download Registration form here.

For more information, please e-mail: liberal@fnst.org.

Registration Deadline: 31 August 2008