"From Zambia to South Korea, from Slovakia to Chile, increased economic freedom is leading to positive changes in people's lives, allowing them to work hard, become self-sufficient and independent, and to improve the quality of their lives for themselves and for their children. Swedish scholar Johan Norberg showcases five stories of extraordinary people, highlighting how this transition is happening, and demonstrating how people can lift themselves from poverty when given the opportunity. From honey bees in Chile to a Paul Frank store in Slovakia ... from a food distribution service in Zambia to a North Korean defector who serves as a venture capitalist to his fellow defectors in South Korea, witness economic freedom in action, transforming lives ... and entire nations"--Container.