Topic: "The Moral Imperative of the American Private Enterprise System of Risks and Rewards"
The Independent Institute is an American think tank based in Oakland, California. Its stated mission is "to boldly advance peaceful, prosperous, and free societies, grounded in a commitment to human worth and dignity". Founded in 1986 by David J. Theroux, the Institute focuses on political, social, economic, legal, environmental and foreign policy issues. It has more than 140 research fellows. The Institute was originally established in San Francisco, was re-located in 1989 to Oakland, and since 2006, has had an office in Washington, D.C. The Institute is organized into seven centers addressing a range of issues. According to the 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report (Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, University of Pennsylvania), the Institute is ranked number 54 (of 60) in the "Top Think Tanks in the United States".
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Topic: "The Moral Imperative of the American Private Enterprise System of Risks and Rewards"
Topic: "The Moral Imperative of the American Private Enterprise System of Risks and Rewards"
Topic: "The Road to Serfdom, Forty Years Later"
Biennial fellowship: 1974-2007
Staff and Associates
Associations
Websites
Website sections include: history of drug regulation, the drug development and approval process, drug safety, theory and examples of FDA harm, reform options and the alternative solution
Website sections include: blog (The Beacon), books, journals, newsletters and events; issues include: culture, society, energy, environment, defense, foreign policy, entitlements, economy, philosophy, law, education, healthcare and regulation
Web Pages
YouTube channel of the Independent Institute
Interviews
Topics discussed include: the Independent Institute, Theroux's life before founding it, possible connection to Thoreau, the Vietnam War, his heroes and influencers, activism, September 11 and book recommendations
The Independent Institute is a non-partisan, scholarly, public policy research and educational organization that conducts peer-reviewed studies of major economic, social, legal, and environmental issues. Through the production and publication of books, The Independent Review (quarterly journal), conferences, and media and other programs, The Independent Institute regularly identifies and advances pioneering, libertarian and free-market solutions in order to boldly redefine and redirect public debate. Our mission is to win the war of ideas, and we utilize every available means to do so.
Publications
Quarterly, since 1996
Books Published
by Dominick T. Armentano, Independent Institute, 1982
Partial contents: The Legitimacy of Antitrust Policy - Competition Theory and the Market Economy - Monopoly under the Sherman Act - Monopoly in Business History - Price Conspiracy and Antitrust Law - Price Discrimination and the Competitive Process
- ISBN 0471099317: Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons, 1982
- Kindle Book available at Amazon
- ISBN 0945999623: Paperback, Independent Institute, 1996
by William C. Mitchell, Randy T. Simmons, Gordon Tullock (foreword), Independent Institute, Sep 1994
Partial contents: Market Failures and Political Solutions: Orthodoxy - In Dispraise of Politics: Some Public Choice - Understanding Property, Markets, the Firm and the Law - Case Studies in the Anatomy of Government Failure
- ISBN 1598130501: Hardcover, Independent Institute, 2011
- Kindle Book available at Amazon
- ISBN 0813322081: Paperback, Westview Press, 1994
- ISBN 1598130420: Paperback, Independent Institute, 2011
by Bruce L. Benson, Independent Institute, 1998
Partial contents: Private Inputs for Public Crime Control - Private Crime Control - Policy Analysis and Recommendations: From a Privatized System of Crime Control to Government Domination, and How to Get Back Again
- ISBN 0814713270: Hardcover, NYU Press, 1998
- Kindle Book available at Amazon
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