In an effort to raise more revenue to fund their ageing welfare states, OECD governments are trying to turn low-tax jurisdictions into fiscal colonies by forcing them to 'harmonise' their legal and administrative systems so as to collect more income tax for EU countries.

The 'Haves' and the 'Have Nots.'

Four leading liberal thinkers discuss the problems of development in the third world, the effect of the 'aid industry' and the anti-globalisation movement.

What exactly did Hayek mean when he wrote that a parochial belief in democracy independent of the values that it promotes can be as devastating as a belief in the 'common good' or the 'general welfare'?

Imagine There's No Country: Poverty, Inequality and Growth in the Era of Globalization by Surjit Bhalla (Institute for International Economics, 2002.)

Globalization, Living Standards and Inequality: Recent Progress and Continuing Challenges Edited by D. Gruen, T. O'Brien and J. Lawson (Reserve Bank of Australia and Australian Territory, 2002.)

Exaggerating estimates of poverty has become a growth industry. Now the World Bank has been accused of using its monopoloy of data to double the estimated extent of poverty in developing countries.

The Voluntary City Edited by David T. Beito, Peter Gordon and Alexander Tabarrok (University of Michigan Press and The Independent Institute, 2002.)

Does Education Matter? Myths About Education and Economic Growth by Alison Wolf (Penguin Books, 2002.)

The Global Market for Higher Education: Sustainable Competitive Strategies for the New Millenium by Tim Mazzorol and Geoffrey Norman Soutor (Edward Elgar, 2002.)