Eamonn Butler
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Eamonn Butler is Director and co-founder of the Adam Smith Institute
think tank, and an author and broadcaster on economic and social issues.
in the 1970s; he has degrees in philosophy, economics and psychology. He worked on pensions and welfare issues for the United States House of Representatives
in Washington DC, before returning to the UK where he served as editor of the British Insurance Broker monthly before devoting himself full-time to the Adam Smith Institute
, which he helped found in 1977.
received the 2010 National Free Enterprise Award, and he is one of Total Politics
magazine’s Top 50 Political Influencers in the UK, ranking Number 30 on their list.
He has also won the Freedom Medal of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
in the USA, and is Vice-President of the Mont Pelerin Society
, an international body of economists.
: A Guide to his Economic Thought; Ludwig von Mises
: A Primer; Ludwig von Mises
: Fountainhead of the Modern Microeconomics Revolution.
He has written several books on current economic topics, including: The Best Book on the Market; The Rotten State of Britain; The Alternative Manifesto ; and (with Robert Schuettinger), Forty Centuries of Wage and Price Controls.
Dr Butler is also co-author of a number of books on intelligence and IQ testing.
He has contributed extensively to national magazines and newspapers on subjects ranging from health policy, economic management, taxation and public spending, transport, pensions, and e-government.
Dr Butler has edited or contributed to Adam Smith Institute
reports on many policy subjects, such as transport (Private Road Ahead, Roads and the Private Sector, and A Decade of Bus Deregulation), health (The Health of Nations, The Health Alternatives, Health Management Units, Good Health: The Role of HMOs, and Scottish Health Markets), long-term care (Quest for Care, The Future of Long-Term Care, and Extending Care), pensions and welfare (The Future of Pensions, The Fortune Account, The End of the Welfare State, Singapore versus Chile and The Great Escape).
Adam Smith Institute
The 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,...
think tank, and an author and broadcaster on economic and social issues.
Career
Dr Butler graduated from the University of St AndrewsUniversity of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
in the 1970s; he has degrees in philosophy, economics and psychology. He worked on pensions and welfare issues for the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
in Washington DC, before returning to the UK where he served as editor of the British Insurance Broker monthly before devoting himself full-time to the Adam Smith Institute
Adam Smith Institute
The 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,...
, which he helped found in 1977.
Recognition
Dr Butler and his colleague Dr Madsen PirieMadsen Pirie
Dr Duncan Madsen Pirie, PhD is a British researcher, author, and educator. He is the founder and current President of the Adam Smith Institute, a UK think tank which has been in operation since 1978.-Early life and education:...
received the 2010 National Free Enterprise Award, and he is one of Total Politics
Total Politics
Total Politics is a British political magazine described as a "a lifestyle magazine for the political community". It was first published in June 2008 and is distributed freely to all MPs, MEPs, peers, political journalists, members of the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish assemblies, and all...
magazine’s Top 50 Political Influencers in the UK, ranking Number 30 on their list.
He has also won the Freedom Medal of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
The Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge is a national, non-profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian educational organization, founded in 1949. The Foundation is located adjacent to the Valley Forge National Historical Park, near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S., and sits on ground that was once part of...
in the USA, and is 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...
, an international body of economists.
Writing
Dr Butler is author of academic books on the work of three of this century's leading economists: Hayek: His Contribution to the Economic and Political Thought of Our Time; Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman
Milton Friedman was an American economist, statistician, academic, and author who taught at the University of Chicago for more than three decades...
: A Guide to his Economic Thought; Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises was an Austrian economist, philosopher, and classical liberal who had a significant influence on the modern Libertarian movement and the "Austrian School" of economic thought.-Biography:-Early life:...
: A Primer; Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises was an Austrian economist, philosopher, and classical liberal who had a significant influence on the modern Libertarian movement and the "Austrian School" of economic thought.-Biography:-Early life:...
: Fountainhead of the Modern Microeconomics Revolution.
He has written several books on current economic topics, including: The Best Book on the Market; The Rotten State of Britain; The Alternative Manifesto ; and (with Robert Schuettinger), Forty Centuries of Wage and Price Controls.
Dr Butler is also co-author of a number of books on intelligence and IQ testing.
He has contributed extensively to national magazines and newspapers on subjects ranging from health policy, economic management, taxation and public spending, transport, pensions, and e-government.
Dr Butler has edited or contributed to Adam Smith Institute
Adam Smith Institute
The 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,...
reports on many policy subjects, such as transport (Private Road Ahead, Roads and the Private Sector, and A Decade of Bus Deregulation), health (The Health of Nations, The Health Alternatives, Health Management Units, Good Health: The Role of HMOs, and Scottish Health Markets), long-term care (Quest for Care, The Future of Long-Term Care, and Extending Care), pensions and welfare (The Future of Pensions, The Fortune Account, The End of the Welfare State, Singapore versus Chile and The Great Escape).
Book List
- The Condensed Wealth of Nations, Eamonn Butler, 2011
- Milton Friedman: A Concise Guide to the Ideas and Influence of the Free-Market Economist, Eamonn Butler, 2011
- Austrian Economics: A Primer, Eamonn Butler, 2010
- Ludwig Von Mises: A Primer, Eamonn Butler, 2010
- The Alternative Manifesto, Eamonn Butler, 2010
- Hayek: His Contribution to the Political and Economic Thought of Our Time, Eamonn Butler & Jeff Riggenbach, 2010 (Audiobook)
- Ludwig Von Mises: Fountainhead of the Modern Microeconomics Revolution, Eamonn Butler & Jeff Riggenbach, 2010 (Audiobook)
- The Rotten State of Britain, Eamonn Butler, 2009
- The Best Book on the Market, Eamonn Butler, 2008
- Adam Smith - A Primer, Eamonn Butler, 2007
- The Future of the NHSThe Future of the NHSThe Future of the NHS is a book published by xpl Publishing in 2006 . It is edited by Dr Michelle Tempest and brings together forty-four leading experts in the fields of health care, politics and policy making...
, Eamonn Butler (ed. Dr. Michelle TempestMichelle TempestDr. Michelle Tempest is a British psychiatrist and author. In 2010 she was the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for North West Durham.-Academic background:...
), 2006 - Simply No Mistake: How the Stakeholder Pension Must Work, Eamonn Butler, 1998
- The Great Escape: Financing the Transition to Funded Welfare, Eamonn Butler, 1997
- Fortune Account, Eamonn Butler & Madsen Pirie, 1995
- The End of the Welfare State, Eamonn Butler & Madsen Pirie, 1994
- Taming the Trade Unions, Eamonn Butler, 1991
- Ludwig Von Mises: Fountainhead of the Modern Microeconomic Revolution, Eamonn Butler, 1988
- The Health Alternatives, Eamonn Butler & Madsen Pirie, 1988
- Good Health: Role of Health Maintenance Organizations, Eamonn Butler, 1986
- Milton Friedman: A Guide to His Economic Thought, Eamonn Butler, 1985
- Hayek, Eamonn Butler, 1985
- Aid by Enterprise, Eamonn Butler & Madsen Pirie, 1984
- Free Ports , Eamonn Butler & Madsen Pirie, 1983
- Private Road Ahead , Eamonn Butler & Gabriel Roth, 1982
- Economy and Local Government, Eamonn Butler & Madsen Pirie, 1981
- Forty Centuries of Wage and Price Controls, Eamonn Butler & Robert Schuettinger, 1979