This week, a group of legal scholars, high government officials, Nobel prize recipients and economic experts gathered for the Mont Pelerin Society (MPS) meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, to discuss e-government , telecommunications and intellectual property, among other issues.
One of the more colorful speakers was Mart Laar, former president of Estonia. On his watch, that nation rose from poverty to become one of the fastest growing economies in the Baltic region. Flat taxes and privatization were key to Estonia’s success, but technology also played a part.
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Lessons from Iceland: Liberty, Technology and Property