While everything on that list is important, I think changing the housing/living standards would be important. If people lived in poor housing, I would have that changed so they would live in something better than just a shackled building. Of course, if the neighborhood they live in is terrible, I'd have that changed too. If the crime is bad, I'll have whatever is bad removed and whatnot. Once the living environment is suitable, the next thing I would start on is Medical servicing, which could also go along with jobs in that specific area.

Spreading free speech would be the last thing I would do, because if if the country had free speech already, it would interfere with what I'm doing to the country, as there would be protests and riots.

So.. in order of most important to least... imo

Housing/Living standards
Medical services/Health care
Jobs (Quality, Quantity and pay)
Education
Infrastucture (Roads, shipping by land, sea and air)
Food Quality
Other (please specify)
Spreading free speech (newspapers, radio, tv, etc...)