With convincing graphs and excerpts from research, Jacob Lundberg investigates a range of causalities and developments in modern world history, including the link between economic freedom and economic growth, and the positive effects of economic growth.

1. History of the World in 25 slides Jacob Lundberg Umeå University 16 March 2010

4. Free countries are rich countries

5. Economic Freedom of the World

12. Economic freedom Source: Economic Freedom of the World Weighted average for 86 percent of world population, on a scale 0 – 10.

13. World GDP per capita Source: Angus Maddison, IMF

14. World poverty projections Source: World Bank

15. Nondemocracies are poor Nondemocracies Democracies Oil states Sources: Freedom House, IMF

16. Democracy Source: Freedom House Average score on a scale 1 – 7 on political rights and civil liberties

17. Democracies don’t fight each other 1816–2005. Source: Rudolph Rummel 0 democracy vs. democracy 166 democracy vs. nondemocracy 205 nondemocracy vs. nondemocracy Source: Bruce Russett 0 of which between democracies 71 wars since 1815 Source: Huth & Allee 0 of which wars 5 of which between democracies 348 territorial disputes 1919–1995 Source: Frank Wayman 0 of which wars 62 of which between democracies 2042 disputes 1816–1992

18. War deaths Source: Human Security Report 2010 deaths per million people

20. Strong correlation health/wealth Source: Gapminder

21. World life expectancy is rising Source: Indur Goklany, WHO

22. Access to safe water is improving Source: World Bank "Improved water sources include household connections, public standpipes, boreholes, protected dug wells, protected springs, and rainwater collections. … at least 20 liters per person per day from a source within one kilometer of the user’s dwelling.”

23. Rich people are happy people Source: Stevenson & Wolfers Life satisfaction GDP per capita, dollars (log)

24. Summary Economic growth Democracy Economic freedom