Atlas Economic Research Foundation
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The Atlas Economic Research Foundation, also known as the Atlas Network, is a non-profit organization based in the United States
which organizes and convenes workshops, offers training, runs prize programs, and provides advisory services in order to continue growing and strengthening an informal network of more than 400 free market
think tanks in 84 different countries.
The organization was founded in 1981 by Antony Fisher
. After founding the Institute of Economic Affairs
in London
in 1955, Fisher had helped in the establishment of the Fraser Institute
, the Manhattan Institute and the Pacific Research Institute
in the 1970s. Fisher conceived of Atlas as a means of institutionalizing his work and therefore replicate the "independent think tank" model all over the world.
The mission of Atlas, according to John Blundell
, Atlas' president from 1987 to 1990, "is to litter the world with free-market think-tanks."
In its 2003 review of activities, "Investor Report," Atlas said that it worked with "70 new think-tank entrepreneurs from 37 foreign countries and several states of the U.S.," including Lithuania
, Greece
, Mongolia
, Ghana
, the Philippines
, Brazil
and Argentina
.
condemned to bear the heavens on his shoulders, Atlas identifies, screens and offers initial support to individuals and groups who want to create local think tanks in various countries. "Our ideal 'intellectual entrepreneur,'" says Atlas, is "someone who communicates effectively with businessmen, academicians and the general public." By facilitating the establishment of local think tanks, Atlas increases both the reach and local credibility of their "free market" message, thereby having "the most cost-effective impact."
meeting, or by think tanks in the Atlas network. The Atlas Experience is an annual international conference hosted by Atlas to bring together people from around the world who support Atlas' ideas, featuring speakers like John Mackey
, the co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market
, at the 2011 conference held in Dallas, TX. The Liberty Forum is Atlas' annual conference that brings together its global network of think tanks and policy makers for strategy and training regarding the programs in their respective countries.
Events feature prominent intellectual and policy leaders, such as economist Milton Friedman
, Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto
, former Prime Minister of Spain José María Aznar
, former Prime Minister of Estonia Mart Laar
, political scientist Charles Murray
, economist Walter Williams
, journalist George Will, and former president of El Salvador Francisco Flores
.
Atlas also directly operates two training programs, The Think Tank MBA (TTTMBA) and Think Tank Leadership Training. The Think Tank MBA is a two week program held near Washington, DC designed for leaders of think thanks and other public organizations. Over the course of the program students develop and refine a strategic plan for their organization or program. The course includes seminars, classroom exercises, a day-long group project, and lectures from outside speakers and Atlas staff. Think Tank Leadership Training is a three-day program for individuals starting policy organizations and other intellectual entrepreneurs. The training focuses on fundraising, marketing, program management but includes other topics as well. The program includes a half-day discourse on liberty based on pre-assigned readings.
Atlas co-operates with Free Enterprise Training Centers (FETCs) in order to identify and train future think tank and public policy leaders in their home countries. FETCs also train young people, hold essay contests, and offer internships. Atlas has partnered with the F.A. Hayek Foundation in Slovakia, the Association for Liberal Thinking
in Turkey, the Lithuanian Free Market Institute, and Libertad y Desarrollo
in Chile to establish four FETCs.
The Atlas Energy Policy Initiative helps state and local think tanks counter environmental policies in their areas that limit energy production by regional companies. The Online Education Initiative is an initiative to gather information on the online education practices and opportunities for youth in 80 countries. Working with FreedomWorks
and Representatives Paul Ryan
and Mike Pence
, Atlas Sound Money Project's A Guide to Sound Money was published in December of 2010. The project seeks to define principles of "sound money," countering the government policies Atlas considers to be inflationary.
. The awards honor free-market think tanks in various countries and are given in eight categories. Two winners are named annually in each category. Winners receive a prize of $10,000.
and wrote the book "Faith and Liberty". He has served on the boards of the Chase Foundation, the Acton Institute, and the Fraser Institute
. He is a trustee for Grove City College
in Pennsylvania. Chafuen has been a faculty member at the Argentine Catholic University, the University of Buenos Aires
, and the Hispanic American University in California. In 2010, Chafuen was recognized by Atlas for his 25 years of service.
and earned an undergraduate degree from Princeton University
. From 1997 to 1998 Lips researched regulatory issues for the Progress & Freedom Foundation. Lips co-founded RateItAll.com. He is the author of "The Reagan Vision: How You Can Revive The Reagan Revolution," published in 2004
and was director of the Center for Promotion of Human Rights, before joining to Atlas in 2009. He continues to serve as Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and Director of Cato University. Palmer is the author of Realizing Freedom: The Theory, History, and Practice of Liberty. He received an undergraduate degree from St. Johns College in Maryland, his MA in philosophy from The Catholic University of America, and a doctorate from Oxford University.
serves as the Vice President of Academics. He is a member of the faculty at George Mason University's School of Law, Distinguished Scholar at the Institute for Humane Studies
, and Senior Vice President of The Mont Pelerin Society
.
Atlas requires its protégé think tanks to be "independent," described by Atlas's president in 1999 as "independent of corporations, independent of governments, independent of political parties and even independent of universities." Atlas stresses that think tanks should be independent, functioning much like corporations in a free economy, in order to be successful.
Atlas has gained financial support from the philanthropist
and mutual fund
pioneer, Sir John Templeton
. The Templeton Foundation contributed $2 million to Atlas in 2003 to establish the Templeton Freedom Prizes for Excellence in Promoting Liberty. Within the program, prizes of $10, 000 for the winner and $5, 000 for the runner up have been given in categories such as "market-oriented poverty programs; ethics and values; social entrepreneurship and student outreach."
Closely affiliated organizations include:
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
which organizes and convenes workshops, offers training, runs prize programs, and provides advisory services in order to continue growing and strengthening an informal network of more than 400 free market
Free market
A free market is a competitive market where prices are determined by supply and demand. However, the term is also commonly used for markets in which economic intervention and regulation by the state is limited to tax collection, and enforcement of private ownership and contracts...
think tanks in 84 different countries.
The organization was founded in 1981 by Antony Fisher
Antony Fisher
Sir Antony Fisher was one of the most influential background players in the global rise of libertarian think-tanks during the second half of the twentieth century, founding the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Atlas Economic Research Foundation. Through Atlas, he helped establish up to 150...
. After founding the Institute of Economic Affairs
Institute of Economic Affairs
The Institute of Economic Affairs , founded in 1955, styles itself the UK's pre-eminent free-market think-tank. Its mission is to improve understanding of the fundamental institutions of a free society by analysing and expounding the role of markets in solving economic and social...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in 1955, Fisher had helped in the establishment of the Fraser Institute
Fraser Institute
The Fraser Institute is a Canadian think tank. It has been described as politically conservative and right-wing libertarian and espouses free market principles...
, the Manhattan Institute and the Pacific Research Institute
Pacific Research Institute
The Pacific Research Institute , or officially the Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy, is a California-based free-market think tank founded in 1979 whose stated vision is the promotion of "the principles of individual freedom and personal responsibility"...
in the 1970s. Fisher conceived of Atlas as a means of institutionalizing his work and therefore replicate the "independent think tank" model all over the world.
The mission of Atlas, according to John Blundell
John Blundell (economist)
John Blundell is the former Director General and Ralph Harris Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs. Blundell has been involved in the creation and development of numerous free-market think tanks.-Biography:...
, Atlas' president from 1987 to 1990, "is to litter the world with free-market think-tanks."
History
Since its formation in 1981, Atlas has provided over $20 million in grants to think tanks that have passed its screening process. Atlas aims to increase that amount tenfold in the next decade. In 2009, Atlas provided $2,733,021 in grants to its network of think tanks. While the large conservative foundations take the approach of making large sustained and often untied grants, Atlas believes less is more, providing new think tanks with only small grants of $5,000 or less. Atlas's goal is to wean their think tanks and projects they support off of the modest annual funding within five years, making exception only for specific innovative projects.In its 2003 review of activities, "Investor Report," Atlas said that it worked with "70 new think-tank entrepreneurs from 37 foreign countries and several states of the U.S.," including Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
, Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
Mission
Named after the Greek godAtlas (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Atlas was the primordial Titan who supported the heavens. Although associated with various places, he became commonly identified with the Atlas Mountains in north-west Africa...
condemned to bear the heavens on his shoulders, Atlas identifies, screens and offers initial support to individuals and groups who want to create local think tanks in various countries. "Our ideal 'intellectual entrepreneur,'" says Atlas, is "someone who communicates effectively with businessmen, academicians and the general public." By facilitating the establishment of local think tanks, Atlas increases both the reach and local credibility of their "free market" message, thereby having "the most cost-effective impact."
Training and networking
Atlas often gives support to enable think tank leaders to participate in conferences that feature training sessions on non-profit management and provide opportunities to network and learn from peers at other market-oriented institutes. The conferences and workshops are organized by Atlas itself, like the annual Liberty ForumNew Hampshire Liberty Forum
The New Hampshire Liberty Forum is an annual libertarian conference hosted by the Free State Project. It has attracted as speakers the likes of U.S. Presidential candidates, a sitting U.S. Senator, a sitting U.S...
meeting, or by think tanks in the Atlas network. The Atlas Experience is an annual international conference hosted by Atlas to bring together people from around the world who support Atlas' ideas, featuring speakers like John Mackey
John Mackey
John Mackey may refer to:*John Mackey , former American football tight end*John Mackey , founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market...
, the co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market is a foods supermarket chain based in Austin, Texas which emphasizes "natural and organic products." The company has been ranked among the most socially responsible businesses and placed third on the U.S...
, at the 2011 conference held in Dallas, TX. The Liberty Forum is Atlas' annual conference that brings together its global network of think tanks and policy makers for strategy and training regarding the programs in their respective countries.
Events feature prominent intellectual and policy leaders, such as economist Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman was an American economist, statistician, academic, and author who taught at the University of Chicago for more than three decades...
, Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto (economist)
Hernando de Soto is a Peruvian economist known for his work on the informal economy and on the importance of business and property rights. He is the president of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy , located in Lima, Peru.-Childhood and education:Hernando de Soto was born in 1941 in Arequipa,...
, former Prime Minister of Spain José María Aznar
José María Aznar
José María Alfredo Aznar López served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004. He is on the board of directors of News Corporation.-Early life:...
, former Prime Minister of Estonia Mart Laar
Mart Laar
Mart Laar is an Estonian statesman, historian and a founding member of the Foundation for the Investigation of Communist Crimes. He was the Prime Minister of Estonia from 1992 to 1994 and from 1999 to 2002, and is the leader of the conservative party Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica...
, political scientist Charles Murray
Charles Murray (author)
Charles Alan Murray is an American libertarian political scientist, author, columnist, and pundit working as a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington, DC...
, economist Walter Williams
Walter E. Williams
Walter E. Williams, is an American economist, commentator, and academic. He is the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University, as well as a syndicated columnist and author known for his libertarian views.- Early life and education :Williams family during childhood...
, journalist George Will, and former president of El Salvador Francisco Flores
Francisco Flores Pérez
Francisco Guillermo Flores Pérez is an ex president of El Salvador. He led the country from June 1 1999 until June 1 2004 as a member of the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance .-Background:...
.
Atlas also directly operates two training programs, The Think Tank MBA (TTTMBA) and Think Tank Leadership Training. The Think Tank MBA is a two week program held near Washington, DC designed for leaders of think thanks and other public organizations. Over the course of the program students develop and refine a strategic plan for their organization or program. The course includes seminars, classroom exercises, a day-long group project, and lectures from outside speakers and Atlas staff. Think Tank Leadership Training is a three-day program for individuals starting policy organizations and other intellectual entrepreneurs. The training focuses on fundraising, marketing, program management but includes other topics as well. The program includes a half-day discourse on liberty based on pre-assigned readings.
Atlas co-operates with Free Enterprise Training Centers (FETCs) in order to identify and train future think tank and public policy leaders in their home countries. FETCs also train young people, hold essay contests, and offer internships. Atlas has partnered with the F.A. Hayek Foundation in Slovakia, the Association for Liberal Thinking
Association for Liberal Thinking
The Association for Liberal Thinking is a Turkish libertarian think-tank.-History:The group was informally founded on 26 December 1992 by former conservative intellectuals and gained official status as an association under Turkish law on 1 April 1994...
in Turkey, the Lithuanian Free Market Institute, and Libertad y Desarrollo
Libertad y Desarrollo
Libertad y Desarrollo, abbreviated to LyD, is a Chilean think tank focused on liberal, free market economic studies. Founded in 1990, the think tank defines itself as a "center for studies and private research, independent of any political, religious, business, or governmental organization, that...
in Chile to establish four FETCs.
The Atlas Energy Policy Initiative helps state and local think tanks counter environmental policies in their areas that limit energy production by regional companies. The Online Education Initiative is an initiative to gather information on the online education practices and opportunities for youth in 80 countries. Working with FreedomWorks
FreedomWorks
FreedomWorks is a conservative non-profit organization based in Washington D.C., United States. FreedomWorks trains volunteers, assists in campaigns, and encourages them to mobilize, interacting with both fellow citizens and their political representatives....
and Representatives Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan may refer to:* Paul Ryan , member of the U.S. House of Representatives* Paul Ryan , music agent for The Agency, former Cradle of Filth guitarist* Paul Ryan , comics artist...
and Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....
, Atlas Sound Money Project's A Guide to Sound Money was published in December of 2010. The project seeks to define principles of "sound money," countering the government policies Atlas considers to be inflationary.
Grants
Atlas provides limited amounts of seed funding to new think tanks on a case-by-case basis. Grants are usually given for specific projects and range between $2,000 and $5,000. Organizations considered particularly promising may receive benefits from the Fisher Venture Grants. Grants awarded under this program are paid out over a three year period and require the raising of matching funds in order to encourage recipients to cultivate local donors.Outreach and Discovery Programs
The Atlas Global Initiative for Free Trade, Peace and Prosperity is dedicated to promoting individual liberty, human rights, and limited government across linguistic and cultural barriers abroad. The program includes the publication and distribution of books, distributing articles through traditional media, promoting web content, encouraging the application of social media, organizing events, and numerous other activities.Templeton Freedom Awards
The Templeton Freedom Awards have been awarded by Atlas since 2004 using funding from the John Templeton FoundationJohn Templeton Foundation
"The John Templeton Foundation is a philanthropic organizationthat funds inter-disciplinary research about human purpose and ultimate reality. It is usually referred to simply as the Templeton Foundation...
. The awards honor free-market think tanks in various countries and are given in eight categories. Two winners are named annually in each category. Winners receive a prize of $10,000.
Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Awards
This award has been given since 1990 in honor of Sir Antony Fisher, the late founder of Atlas. $10,000 is awarded annually to the think tank that produces the best book or other publication that improves public understanding of free society. The Fisher Awards Dinner is held in honor of the winner every April.Alejandro Chafuen
Joining the organization in 1985, Alejandro Chafuen has served as the President of Atlas Economic Research Foundation since 1991. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 2009. Chaufen also served as Atlas's CEO from 1991 to 2009. He founded the Hispanic American Center for Economic ResearchHispanic American Center for Economic Research
The Hispanic American Center for Economic Research is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. with a tax exemption status under section 501 of the tax laws of the United States...
and wrote the book "Faith and Liberty". He has served on the boards of the Chase Foundation, the Acton Institute, and the Fraser Institute
Fraser Institute
The Fraser Institute is a Canadian think tank. It has been described as politically conservative and right-wing libertarian and espouses free market principles...
. He is a trustee for Grove City College
Grove City College
Grove City College is a Christian liberal arts college in Grove City, Pennsylvania, about north of Pittsburgh. According to the College Bulletin, its stated three-fold mission is to provide an excellent education at an affordable price in a thoroughly Christian environment...
in Pennsylvania. Chafuen has been a faculty member at the Argentine Catholic University, the University of Buenos Aires
University of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires is the largest university in Argentina and the largest university by enrollment in Latin America. Founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires, it consists of 13 faculties, 6 hospitals, 10 museums and is linked to 4 high schools: Colegio Nacional de Buenos...
, and the Hispanic American University in California. In 2010, Chafuen was recognized by Atlas for his 25 years of service.
Brad Lips
Brad Lips became the Chief Executive Officer of Atlas in 2009. He joined Atlas in 1998 and previously served as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He received an MBA from Emory UniversityEmory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
and earned an undergraduate degree from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
. From 1997 to 1998 Lips researched regulatory issues for the Progress & Freedom Foundation. Lips co-founded RateItAll.com. He is the author of "The Reagan Vision: How You Can Revive The Reagan Revolution," published in 2004
Tom Palmer
Tom Palmer is Atlas's Vice President for International Programs. He held the same title at the Cato InstituteCato Institute
The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1977 by Edward H. Crane, who remains president and CEO, and Charles Koch, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the conglomerate Koch Industries, Inc., the largest privately held...
and was director of the Center for Promotion of Human Rights, before joining to Atlas in 2009. He continues to serve as Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and Director of Cato University. Palmer is the author of Realizing Freedom: The Theory, History, and Practice of Liberty. He received an undergraduate degree from St. Johns College in Maryland, his MA in philosophy from The Catholic University of America, and a doctorate from Oxford University.
Leonard Liggio
LiggioLeonard Liggio
Leonard Liggio is a classical liberal author, research professor of law at George Mason University, and executive vice president of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation in Fairfax, Virginia, USA.-Present positions:...
serves as the Vice President of Academics. He is a member of the faculty at George Mason University's School of Law, Distinguished Scholar at the Institute for Humane Studies
Institute for Humane Studies
The Institute for Humane Studies is a classical liberal non-profit organization whose stated mission is “to support the achievement of a freer society by discovering and facilitating the development of talented students, scholars, and other intellectuals who share an interest in liberty and in...
, and Senior Vice President of The Mont Pelerin Society
Mont Pelerin Society
The Mont Pelerin Society is an international organization composed of economists , philosophers, historians, intellectuals, business leaders, and others who favour classical liberalism...
.
Funding
Atlas is not endowed and does not accept government funding. All of its programs depend upon the generosity of foundations, individuals, and corporations that share belief in the importance of independent research. In 2009, foundations represented 74.8% of Atlas's contributions, with individuals and corporations accounting for 21% and 5%, respectively.Atlas requires its protégé think tanks to be "independent," described by Atlas's president in 1999 as "independent of corporations, independent of governments, independent of political parties and even independent of universities." Atlas stresses that think tanks should be independent, functioning much like corporations in a free economy, in order to be successful.
Atlas has gained financial support from the philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
and mutual fund
Mutual fund
A mutual fund is a professionally managed type of collective investment scheme that pools money from many investors to buy stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments, and/or other securities.- Overview :...
pioneer, Sir John Templeton
John Templeton
Sir John Marks Templeton was an American-born British stock investor, businessman and philanthropist.-Biography:...
. The Templeton Foundation contributed $2 million to Atlas in 2003 to establish the Templeton Freedom Prizes for Excellence in Promoting Liberty. Within the program, prizes of $10, 000 for the winner and $5, 000 for the runner up have been given in categories such as "market-oriented poverty programs; ethics and values; social entrepreneurship and student outreach."
Affiliations
Some of the other organizations that Atlas has supported include:- Bruno Leoni InstituteBruno Leoni InstituteThe Bruno Leoni Institute , named after Bruno Leoni, is an Italian libertarian non-profit organization promoting classical liberal ideas in Italy and in Europe.IBL was founded in 2003 by Carlo Lottieri, Alberto Mingardi and Carlo Stagnaro...
- Adam Smith InstituteAdam Smith InstituteThe Adam Smith Institute, abbreviated to ASI, is a think tank based in the United Kingdom, named after one of the founders of modern economics, Adam Smith. It espouses free market and classical liberal views, in particular by creating radical policy options in the light of public choice theory,...
- The Buckeye InstituteThe Buckeye InstituteThe Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions is a 501 nonprofit conservative research organization. Its stated mission is to promote individual liberty, economic freedom, personal responsibility and limited government in Ohio.-Leadership:...
- Fraser InstituteFraser InstituteThe Fraser Institute is a Canadian think tank. It has been described as politically conservative and right-wing libertarian and espouses free market principles...
- Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
- National Center for Policy AnalysisNational Center for Policy AnalysisThe National Center for Policy Analysis is a non-profit American conservative think tank whose goals are to develop and promote private alternatives to government regulation and control...
- Pacific Research InstitutePacific Research InstituteThe Pacific Research Institute , or officially the Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy, is a California-based free-market think tank founded in 1979 whose stated vision is the promotion of "the principles of individual freedom and personal responsibility"...
- Centre for Independent StudiesCentre for Independent StudiesThe Centre for Independent Studies is a libertarian think tank founded in April 1976 by Executive Director Greg Lindsay. The CIS is one of six think tanks recognised by the National Institute for Research Advancement in Tokyo, Japan...
in AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... - Unirule, BeijingBeijingBeijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
- Free Market Center, BelgradeBelgradeBelgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, SerbiaSerbiaSerbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans... - Centro Interdisciplinar de Ética e Economia Personalista, in BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
http://www.cieep.org.br - Instituto de Estudos EmpresariaisInstituto de Estudos EmpresariaisInstituto de Estudos Empresariais is a Brazilian non-profit organization without any politically partisan commitments...
, Brazil - Instituto LiberdadeInstituto LiberdadeInstituto Liberdade do Rio Grande do Sul is a Brazilian independent think tank, formed by intellectual entrepreneurs, based in Porto Alegre.Instituto Liberdade is not endowed and does not accept government funding...
, Brazil http://www.il-rs.org.br/ilingles/index.htm - Environment Probe, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
http://www.environmentprobe.org - Libertad y DesarrolloLibertad y DesarrolloLibertad y Desarrollo, abbreviated to LyD, is a Chilean think tank focused on liberal, free market economic studies. Founded in 1990, the think tank defines itself as a "center for studies and private research, independent of any political, religious, business, or governmental organization, that...
in ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... - New Economic School - GeorgiaNew Economic School - GeorgiaThe New Economic School - Georgia is a libertarian think-tank, non-profit organisation, NGO based in Tbilisi, Georgia. Its main mission is education of young people in free market ideas. It organizes seminars, workshops and conferences for education and exchanges of ideas...
- The Lion Rock InstituteThe Lion Rock InstituteThe Lion Rock Institute is a non-profit, public policy think tank that advocates free market solutions for Hong Kong's policy challenges. Founded in 2004, The Lion Rock Institute remains Hong Kong's only independent free-market think tank...
, Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... - African Research Institute for Public Policy and Market Process in KenyaKenyaKenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
- Lithuanian Free Market Institute
- Circle of Tradition and Progress, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
- Institute for Democracy and Economic AffairsInstitute for Democracy and Economic AffairsThe Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs is a Malaysian libertarian think tank dedicated to promoting market-based solutions to public policy challenges. It was founded in February 8 2010...
, Malaysia - Liberty Institute, New DelhiNew DelhiNew Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
- Centre for Civil SocietyCentre for Civil SocietyThe Centre for Civil Society is a Indian think tank and an independent, non-profit, research and educational organisation, established in 1997 and working towards improving the quality of life for all citizens of India by reviving and reinvigorating civil society.In 2004, CSS was awarded the...
, New DelhiNew DelhiNew Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is... - Andes Libres, PeruPeruPeru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, Andes Libres - Civic Institute in PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
- Liberty Institute, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
- F.A. Hayek Foundation, SlovakiaSlovakiaThe Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
- Association for Liberal ThinkingAssociation for Liberal ThinkingThe Association for Liberal Thinking is a Turkish libertarian think-tank.-History:The group was informally founded on 26 December 1992 by former conservative intellectuals and gained official status as an association under Turkish law on 1 April 1994...
, TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... - Center for the Dissemination of Economic Information in VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
- Hispanic American Center for Economic ResearchHispanic American Center for Economic ResearchThe Hispanic American Center for Economic Research is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. with a tax exemption status under section 501 of the tax laws of the United States...
(HACER)
Closely affiliated organizations include:
- State Policy NetworkState Policy NetworkThe State Policy Network is a U.S. national network of free-market oriented think tanks focused on individual U.S. states. SPN is based in Arlington, Virginia.-History:SPN was founded in 1992 by Thomas A...
- International Policy NetworkInternational Policy NetworkThe International Policy Network is a global think tank headquartered in the City of London. It defines itself as a non-partisan, non-profit organization, but has also been described as a "corporate-funded campaigning group"...
- Institute of Economic AffairsInstitute of Economic AffairsThe Institute of Economic Affairs , founded in 1955, styles itself the UK's pre-eminent free-market think-tank. Its mission is to improve understanding of the fundamental institutions of a free society by analysing and expounding the role of markets in solving economic and social...
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- Atlas Economic Research Foundation
- Freedom Directory with basic information about 600+ think tanks and similar organizations.
- David R. Sands, "Fighting the war", Washington Times, June 7, 2004.