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  I.E.A. - Home
IEA was established as a politically nonpartisan body which functions as a center for policy analysis, a forum for the exchange of ideas, and a resource for public education.
IEA's main objectives are to promote private-sector-led economic development and assist in the process of democratic consolidation in Ghana and throughout Africa.
IEA runs a number of programs aimed at enhancing the technical capacities of the Government of Ghana and collaborates with several international development agencies, receiving sponsorship from some of these sources as well as from the sale of its services and publications.
www.ieaghana.org   (182 words)

  
 Economic Freedom of the World Network - Member Organizations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Institute's mission is to provide high-quality research on the local and provincial levels in the specialized areas of economics, natural resources and environment, agriculture and rural development, and public finance and governance, within the context of world integration.
The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, established in 1939, is a major scientific and research institution for the study of economic processes and the application of contemporary theories in economics.
The mission of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is to improve public understanding of the foundations of a free and harmonious society by expounding and analyzing the role of markets in solving economic and social problems, and bringing the results of that work to the attention of those who influence thinking.
www.freetheworld.com /member.html   (6120 words)

  
 Institute of Economic Affairs(IEA)
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) targets unpopular laws that have high probabilities of being changed, such as those affecting business registration, imports, exchange rates, privatization, foreign investments an d banking.
Short policy reports containing cost/benefit analyses of existing or proposed legislation are being distributed to key decision makers ranging from the head of state, the cabinet, parliament, regional assemblies, the judiciary, the diplomatic corps, political parties, associations and unions, to church leaders, academics and journalists.
IEA has also been organizing bimonthly roundtable debates to discuss the costs and benefits of a particular legislation and, if necessary, lobby for changes.
www.cipe.org /programs/global/partners/program87f1.htm   (146 words)

  
 Institute of Economic Affairs
IEA authors and speakers are therefore always on the look-out for ways of reducing the government's role in our lives.
The mission of the Institute of Economic Affairs 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 problems.
The views expressed in IEA papers are those of the authors and not of the Institute (which has no corporate view), its Trustees, Directors or Advisers.
www.iea.org.uk /record.jsp?type=page&ID=23   (599 words)

  
 Institute of Economic Affairs - SourceWatch
The IEA enjoyed its highest influence during the rightwing Tory administration of Margaret Thatcher.
The IEA describe their mission as being "...to improve public understanding of the fundamental institutions of a free society, with particular reference to the role of markets in solving economic and social problems."
IEA authors and speakers are therefore always on the lookout for ways of reducing the government's role in our lives.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Institute_of_Economic_Affairs   (710 words)

  
 Institute of Economic Affairs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Institute of Economic Affairs is a civic forum that seeks to promote pluralism of ideas through open, active and informed debate on public policy issues.
The IEA is independent of political parties, pressure groups, lobbies and any other partisan interests.
The IEA's mandate is to promote informed debate on key policy issues both economic and political and to propose feasible policy alternatives in these areas.
www.ieakenya.or.ke   (200 words)

  
 GMWatch.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Given a founding father who was both a pioneer of factory farming and an extreme free marketeer, it is hardly surprising that the IEA has consistently promoted the view that deregulated intensive farming and unfettered 'free trade' are of great benefit to the environment.
In Setember 2000 the assistance of the Institute of Economic Affairs was acknowledged by the authors of an anti-organic report launched in the U.S..
*The IEA claims to have 'no corporate view' but this appears to be a device to enable the IEA to distance itself where convenient from the often controversial views promoted by its staff and associates.
www.gmwatch.org /profile1.asp?PrId=63   (558 words)

  
 Institute of Economic Affairs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 problems.
The main series of publications is complemented by the Institute's quarterly journal Economic Affairs [8].
The condensed version of Hayek's The Road to Serfdom has been republished by the IEA [9], while the work of Nobel Prize Winners is reprinted in The Road to Economic Freedom[10] with a foreword by Margaret Thatcher[11].
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Institute_of_Economic_Affairs   (1023 words)

  
 Institute of Economic Affairs(IEA)
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is a civic forum that seeks to promote pluralism of ideas through open, active and informed debate on public policy issues.
The IEA facilitates the development and sharing of ideas on development and policy challenges for Kenya.
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has launched a project to improve consultation between government and private sector and provide a forum for public discussion of regulatory issues.
www.cipe.org /programs/global/partners/program367a.htm   (229 words)

  
 STLtoday.com: News - Forums - Current Affairs - Topic - Economic freedom impacts the poor greater than aid
Economic freedom has a greater impact than foreign aid in helping people in poor nations escape poverty, according to the Economic Freedom of the World: 2006 Annual Report, released by the Fraser Institute of Canada in conjunction with the Institute of Economic Affairs in the UK.
His research shows that economic freedom has a strong and positive impact on prosperity in general and on helping lift nations out of poverty.
Once economic freedom is taken into account, poor nations, far from being caught in a perpetual cycle of poverty, grow faster than rich nations.
www.stltoday.com /forums/viewtopic.php?p=4013744   (431 words)

  
 Liberty Institute
Liberty Institute is a public policy research organisation, dedicated to promoting awareness of the institutional pillars of free society - individual rights, rule of law, limited government and free market.
The Institute believes in the symbiotic relationship between political and economic freedom, and seeks to highlight the fact that one cannot be preserved without the other.
The Institute conducts seminars, workshops, has a growing publications programme, and is also engaged in developing educational programme for students.
www.libertyindia.org /seminars/globalisation_oct01.htm   (336 words)

  
 Economic Affairs - Journal Information
Economic Affairs is a journal for those interested in the application of economic principles to practical affairs.
It aims to stimulate debate on economic and social problems by asking its authors, while analysing complex issues, to make their analysis and conclusions accessible to a wide audience.
It goes to prove that serious economics can be set out clearly in plain English; that is very useful not just to all of us but particularly for other economists who cannot keep up with every twist of their increasingly specialised subject."
www.blackwellpublishing.com /journal.asp?ref=0265-0665   (377 words)

  
 Clark University | Public Affairs Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In all efforts, the goal is to further understanding of economic issues and policy questions and to encourage greater participation of the intended groups in determining and shaping the course of their economies.
Tullock is University Professor of Law and economics and Distinguished Fellow in the James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy at George Mason University.
Although similar in scope in that both Institutes provide a framework within which international scholars engage in cooperative research and exchange of ideas, the Institute for Economic Policy Studies' mission is focused on Africa.
www.clarku.edu /offices/publicaffairs/news/press/2006/africa.cfm   (532 words)

  
 Our History at Pacific Research Institute
The roots of Pacific Research Institute (PRI) go back to 1957, when Sir Antony Fisher founded the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) in London to spread the influence of leading free-market thinkers such as F.A. Hayek and Milton Friedman, both of whom became Nobel laureates.
PRI strives to change the perception of lawmakers and the public so that the starting point for any policy solution is a private, voluntary action, rather than unnecessary, and even harmful, government intervention.
The Institute fills a critical role in the public debate because of California’s influence as a national trendsetter and the economic and demographic importance of the state.
www.pacificresearch.org /about/history.html   (349 words)

  
 The Future of Freedom Foundation
Austrian economics is a branch of economic thought that emphasizes and analyzes market forces from a libertarian perspective.
Economic Freedom: Essays by F. Hayek Published by the Institute of Economic Affairs (London: Basil Blackwell, 1991).
Sandye Gloria-Palermo, The Evolution of Austrian Economics: From Menger to Lachmann (London/New York: Routledge, 1999).
www.fff.org /aboutUs/reading.asp   (3030 words)

  
 The Social Affairs Unit - Web Review: Arthur Seldon (1916 - 2005)
Arthur Seldon was a co-founder of the Institute of Economic Affairs and its Editorial Director for many years.
At the IEA Arthur was devoted to encouraging and editing the work of others.
His skills were rooted in his studies at the LSE and by an acute sensitivity to changing economic circumstances — and to the nuances of economic theory.
www.socialaffairsunit.org.uk /blog/archives/000731.php   (818 words)

  
 Economic Policy in the United States
Thinking hadn't fully adjusted to the reality that modern strains of economic flu are transmitted more through the capital accounts than through the trade accounts, and dominos apparently don't have to be close to fall on you.
Part of this decline was due to deficit-reduction laws signed by President Bush in 1990 and by President Clinton in 1993, which restrained the growth of defense and other discretionary spending, slowed Medicare payments to health care providers, and increased income and excise taxes.
The economic expansion and the winding down of the costly savings and loan bailout also played a major role in reducing the deficit.
tamusystem.tamu.edu /offices/chancellor/speeches/1998/policy.html   (3629 words)

  
 The Social Affairs Unit - Website: About us
The Social Affairs Unit addresses social, economic and cultural issues with an emphasis on the value of personal responsibility.
Though always an independent institute, it was started with active encouragement from the Institute of Economic Affairs.
Views expressed in Social Affairs Unit publications are those of the individual authors, not those of the Social Affairs Unit, its Trustees, Advisors or Director.
www.socialaffairsunit.org.uk /about_us.php   (835 words)

  
 Institute of Economic Affairs (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-2.cs.princeton.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
They also show how state monopoly provision of education has led to a particular model of schooling which does not work for many of those who use the education system - parents and children.
In an era when there is increasing dissatisfaction with state education provision, but in which the state has ever greater control of the curriculum - including the teaching of 'citizenship' - and management of schools, the papers in Occasional Paper 130 have never been more relevant.
Institute of Economic Affairs, 2 Lord North Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3LB
www.iea.org.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /record.jsp?type=publication&ID=223   (239 words)

  
 ExxonSecrets Factsheet: American Friends of the Institute for Economic Affairs
American Friends of the Institute for Economic Affairs is a 501(c)(3) organization set up to allow Americans to donate to the Institute for Economic Affairs - a London based free-market think tank.
The Institute for Economic Affairs researches and publishes a number of books and articles on keeping government involvement in society to a minimum.
The IEA questions not only the validity of climate change but explores its percieved benefits to agricultural productivity.
www.exxonsecrets.org /html/orgfactsheet.php?id=126   (208 words)

  
 Defra, UK - About Defra - Ministers' speeches: Speech by Mr Ian Pearson MP to the Institute of Economic Affairs Annual ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It is currently developing economic methodologies and guidance to assist decision makers to ensure that WFD implementation is cost-effective, evenhanded and proportionate.
However it is a real opportunity for all of us to work together to ensure security of supply in the long term, to ensure there is public confidence in the system and to take account of affordability and vulnerable groups.
It is vital that environmental, social and economic factors are all taken into account to develop a long term approach to improving our waters.
www.defra.gov.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /corporate/ministers/speeches/ian-pearson/ip060614.htm   (1464 words)

  
 Institute for Global Economic Affairs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Discussants: David VanHoose, Baylor University and a Marquette University graduate student to be funded by the Institute for Global Economic Affairs at Marquette.
However, the preliminary results do reveal that the estimated coefficients are more robust when money is included as an instrumental variable as part of the estimation of the simultaneous “consensus” model.
This suggests that there is some important information content regarding overall economic activity contained in a monetary aggregate.
www.busadm.mu.edu /economics/igea-57.htm   (635 words)

  
 SSRN-Towards a Liberal Utopia? by Roger Bate, John Blundell, Philip Booth, Tim Congdon, Tim Evans, Helen Evans, David ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In addition to these visions of the future, Ralph Harris describes the success of the IEA in changing the climate of opinion in its first 50 years.
Given the impact that the ideas of IEA authors have had on policy-making in the last 50 years - for example in trade union reform, removal of exchange and rent controls, the control of inflation, independence of central banks and the development of road user charging - Towards a Liberal Utopia?
IEA, Institute of Economic Affairs, U.K. 2 Lord North Street
papers.ssrn.com /sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=664529   (530 words)

  
 Liberty Institute
Roger Bate, Institute of Economic Affairs, London, author of "When Politics Kills: Malaria and the DDT Debate", published by the Liberty Institute, 2001.
Dr Bate is a fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs in London and a board member of the South African NGO, Africa Fighting Malaria.
He is also a visiting fellow at the Liberty Institute, New Delhi.
www.libertyindia.org /seminars/politics_healthcare_march01.htm   (374 words)

  
 Institute for Global Economic Affairs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The activities of the Institute are aimed at promoting faculty research in international economics, fostering a close relationship between the University and the Milwaukee area business community as they address global economic issues, and furthering international education at Marquette University.
With regard to the latter, both undergraduate programs (the interdisciplinary major in International Affairs and the highly acclaimed International Business specialization of the College of Business) and graduate programs (the International Economics specialization as part of the Master of Science in Applied Economics) have been strengthened by the existence of the Institute.
Bring distinguished experts on global economic affairs to Marquette University to address the scholarly and business communities.
www.busadm.mu.edu /Economics/igea-index.htm   (239 words)

  
 CII - 'The Institute of Economic Affairs' 8th Annual Conference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
CII - 'The Institute of Economic Affairs' 8th Annual Conference
Although the marketplace remains difficult, the outlook is clearer and life offices can now shift their focus to developing strong distribution partnerships and a customer-centric business model.
With these issues in mind the Institute of Economic Affairs is proud to bring you its eighth annual Life Assurance conference.
www.cii.co.uk /cii.aspx?p=388   (186 words)

  
 Media Transparency: Recipient Grants: Institute of Economic Affairs
During a nine-month period beginning September 2002 to complete a book on the relationship between the individual and political realm in late medieval moral and political philosophy.
On behalf of the Centre for Research into Post-Communist Economies, Ljubo Sirc, Director, to provide one graduate fellowship tuition in economics at the London School of Economics, United Kingdom, tenable during academic year 2003-2004.
During 1998 to support a research and writing program to be undertaken by the Centre for Research Into Post-Communist Economies which will focus on differences in economic and technological resources in Eastern and Western Europe.
www.mediatransparency.org /recipientgrants.php?420   (1007 words)

  
 Institute of Economic Affairs: Sell off continent to multinationals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Institute of Economic Affairs: Sell off continent to multinationals
The Mont Pelerin Society's Institute of Economic Affairs has proposed a new twist on African slavery: Privatize whole nations by turning their affairs over to firms modeled after the British Crown charter companies, such as the East India Company, or Royal Niger Company.
The proposal to "take the white man's burden private," appeared in the IEA's journal Economic Affairs, by Robert Whelan, assistant director of the health and welfare unit.
www.aboutsudan.com /issues/debt/institute_of_economic_affairs.htm   (283 words)

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