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comprehensive listing of think tanks and policy institutes.
Workshop in Political Theory and
Policy Analysis, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Many of our
authors, including Elinor Ostrom, are associated with the Workshop.
Institute for Justice - a nonprofit,
public-interest, libertarian law firm. It is the home of the Clint Bolick,
author of
Transformation: The Promise and Politics of Empowerment
Cato
Institute - a nonpartisan public policy research
foundation, promoting public policy based on individual liberty, limited
government, free markets, and peace.
Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy
- promoting the principles of individual freedom and personal
responsibility.
Reason Foundation - A national research and
educational organization that explores and promotes public policies based on
rationality and freedom.
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
- dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of freedom—
government, private enterprise, vital cultural and political institutions,
and a strong foreign policy and national defense— scholarly research, open
debate, and publications.
National Center for Policy Analysis - a nonprofit
public policy research institute.
Cascade Policy Institute -
exploring and promoting answers to Oregon's public policy questions from a
limited government, free-market perspective.
The
Discovery
Institute discovers and promotes ideas in the common sense tradition of
representative government, the free market and individual liberty. Their
site features a
George Gilder page. (Come back to ICS Press' website to order
his books online!)
The
Acton
Institute is a unique resource for those who seek to build prosperity
and progress on a foundation of religious liberty, economic freedom, and
personal moral responsibility. Also, check out
ICS Press' book on Lord Acton.
The
Institute for Local Self Government is a non-profit, non-partisan
organization affiliated with the League of California Cities.
The
International Society for Individual Liberty is dedicated to building a
free and peaceful world, respect for individual rights and liberties, and an
open and competitive economic system based on voluntary exchange and free
trade.
Advocates for Self-Government -- a
comprehensive website for libertarians.
The mission of the
Progressive Policy Institute is to define and promote a new progressive
politics for America in the 21st century. Through its research, policies,
and perspectives, the Institute is fashioning a new governing philosophy and
an agenda for public innovation geared to the Information Age.
The mission of
The
Independent Institute is to transcend the all-too-common politicization
and superficiality of public policy research and debate, redefine the debate
over public issues, and foster new and effective directions for government
reform.
The mission of
The
Claremont Institute is to restore the principles of the American
Founding to their rightful, preeminent authority in our national life.
Political Information.com is a
useful search engine on politics and policy issues.
Free Market.net is a forum for
those who share common beliefs: individual liberty, free enterprise, and a
radically smaller role for government.
Free Citizen Online is dedicated to
preserving and expanding the freedoms of all Americans.
The Heritage Foundation is a
research and educational institute -- a think tank -- whose mission is to
formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles
of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional
American values, and a strong national defense.
The
Hoover Institution (Stanford University) is devoted to peace, to
personal freedom, and to the safeguards of the American system.
The
Hudson
Institute is an internationally recognized public policy research
organization that forecasts trends and develops solutions for governments,
businesses and the public.
The
Independence
Institute is a non-partisan, non-profit public policy research
organization dedicated to providing timely information to concerned
citizens, government officials, and public opinion leaders.
The
Institute for Local Self Government is a non-profit, non-partisan
organization affiliated with the League of California Cities. It is engaged
in research and education to promote and strengthen local self governance.
The
Reason Public
Policy Institute is a national, nonprofit research organization that
promotes innovative, dynamic public policy solutions. They are associated
with the
Reason Foundation, a national research and educational organization that
explores and promotes public policies based on rationality and freedom.
Pioneer Institute is a nonprofit,
nonpartisan, Boston-based public policy research institute. Pioneer seeks to
change the intellectual climate in Massachusetts by supporting scholarship
that develops alternative approaches to real-world social and economic
issues. The Institute believes that individual freedom and responsibility,
limited and accountable government, and the expanded application of
free-market principles to public policy contribute to greater human dignity,
happiness, and economic prosperity.
The Anti-Corruption Network is a
forum where all parties interested in reducing public sector corruption can
exchange information about anti-corruption programmers as well as
collaborate on regional, national, and sub-national initiatives. Ideas and
information are exchanged across the Network to allow all constituencies to
participate in the design, implementation, and monitoring of effective
anti-corruption activities.
The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development
is directed at understanding the conditions under which sustained,
self-determined socio-economic development is achieved on American Indian
reservations.
