Instituto Liberdade
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Instituto Liberdade do Rio Grande do Sul is a Brazil
ian independent think tank
, formed by intellectual entrepreneurs, based in Porto Alegre
.
Instituto Liberdade 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.
Instituto Liberdade is among the Top 40 think tanks in Latin America and the Caribbean, from the 2009 Global Go To Think Tanks Index, research conducted by the University of Pennsylvania - Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program. URL:
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/irp/documents/2009_GlobalGoToThinkTankRankings_TTIndex_1.28.10.pdf
Three members of its Board of Directors are also members of the Mont Pelerin Society
.
, What has government done to our money?
, Trashing the Planet, Progressive Environmentalism.
It has published articles and collaborated with other think tanks in reports and studies, such as
Civil Society Report on Intellectual Property, Innovation and Health from International Policy Network
; Free Trade in the Americas from International Policy Network
; International Property Rights Index 2007, 2008, 2009 from Property Rights Alliance; Atlas Economic Research Foundation
; Friedrich Naumann Foundation
; Competitive Enterprise Institute
; Montreal Economic Institute
; Instituto de Estudos Empresariais
; Institute of Economic Affairs
; Inter-American Policy Exchange at Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.
Since 1988, Instituto Liberdade has been a partner of Instituto de Estudos Empresariais
- IEE - for the annual international event Fórum da Liberdade (Liberty Forum). The Liberty Forum is one of the most significant meetings of liberal thought in the world, which takes place at the city of Porto Alegre
, in Brazil.
In 2004, Instituto Liberdade joined Liberal Network for Latin America
- RELIAL, a network of think tanks and parties involved in research on public policies, which represents, divulges and implements ideas of classic liberalism, standing its ground in Latin America.
In March 2006, Instituto Liberdade joined with other 16 global think tanks to publish a report on Intellectual Property, Innovation and Health, organized by International Policy Network
.
In April 2006, Instituto Liberdade was the recipient of the 2006 Templeton Freedom Award Grant from Atlas Economic Research Foundation
. As a winner, the institute represents a strong role model for other think tanks in the international network with which Atlas works. The Templeton Freedom Awards Presentation took place at Colorado Springs, USA on April 22, 2006.
In February 2007, Instituto Liberdade joined with other 25 global think tanks to form a global coalition called the Civil Society Coalition on Climate Change
that seeks to educate the public about climate change issues in an impartial manner. This coalition is organized by International Policy Network
.
Instituto Liberdade joined with other global think tanks to launch in Brazil, the International Property Rights Index
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions (IPRI), organized by Property Rights Alliance. It is translated to Portuguese and it is available to download @ Instituto Liberdade's portal. It provides a tool for comparative analysis and future research on global property rights. http://internationalpropertyrightsindex.org/index
In April 2007, Instituto Liberdade joined the Save The Tiger Initiative Project from the Sustainable Development Network,along with other 35 more global think tanks, supporting a free-market solution for the conservation of wildlife.
Instituto Liberdade, in partnership with The Heritage Foundation
and sponsorship of Instituto de Estudos Empresariais
, organize the annual launch of the Index of Economic Freedom
in Brazil. It is translated to Portuguese and it is available to download @ Instituto Liberdade's portal.
In July 2007, Instituto Liberdade and other 25 members of the Sustainable Development Network supported the publication of the report called “Too Many People?” from Prof. Nicholas Eberstadt, who challenged many widely held myths about population growth and human development.
Instituto Liberdade is a co-sponsor of the International Conference on Climate Change
2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions, organized by The Heartland Institute.
In 2009, Instituto Liberdade joined the Freedom to Trade Coalition http://freedomtotrade.org/, an initiative from International Policy Network
and Atlas Economic Research Foundation
. It is a campaign to alert the public to the looming dangers of protectionism and to oppose existing and new protectionist measures.
Since 2004, Instituto Liberdade has been promoting the Tax Freedom Day
in Brazil, creating public awareness of the hidden taxes on products and services. The campaign is the sale of gasoline without taxes in partnership with the owner of a gas station, the Association of the Middle Class (ACLAME) and Instituto de Estudos Empresariais
(IEE).
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...
ian independent think tank
Think tank
A think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
, formed by intellectual entrepreneurs, based in Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
.
Instituto Liberdade 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.
Instituto Liberdade is among the Top 40 think tanks in Latin America and the Caribbean, from the 2009 Global Go To Think Tanks Index, research conducted by the University of Pennsylvania - Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program. URL:
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/irp/documents/2009_GlobalGoToThinkTankRankings_TTIndex_1.28.10.pdf
Three members of its Board of Directors are also members 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...
.
Objectives
The objectives of the Institute include conducting research on public policies issues in order to influence government policy makers, debating within and among other free market think tanks, and creating awareness in the general public and academics on the benefit of adopting free market values, respect to private property rights, contracts, rule of law, and support for limited government.Major public policy issues
- Culture/Humanities
- Agriculture
- Democratic Institutions/Elections
- Privatization/Deregulation
- Religion/Philosophy
- Government
- Labor
- Terrorism/Drugs
- Fiscal Policy/Taxation
- Environment
- National Security/Alliance Relations
- Economics of Development
- Healthcare
- International Trade and Financial Institutions
- Justice/Crime
- Education
- Environment/Climate Change/Energy
- International Relations/Organizations
- Military/Defense Policy
Publications and Activities
It has published books translated to Portuguese, such as Beyond Politics, The Ethics of Redistribution, Free Market Environmentalism, The Adventures of Jonathan GullibleThe Adventures of Jonathan Gullible
The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible is a libertarian book written by Ken Schoolland, a libertarian and professor of economics. Although it is read by many adults, it is aimed at the young audience, hoping to show young people Schoolland's concerns about statist society in ways they can easily...
, What has government done to our money?
What Has Government Done to Our Money?
What Has Government Done to Our Money? is a book by Murray N. Rothbard that details the history of money, from early barter systems, to the gold standard, to present day systems of paper money.- How money developed :...
, Trashing the Planet, Progressive Environmentalism.
It has published articles and collaborated with other think tanks in reports and studies, such as
Civil Society Report on Intellectual Property, Innovation and Health from International Policy Network
International Policy Network
The 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"...
; Free Trade in the Americas from International Policy Network
International Policy Network
The 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"...
; International Property Rights Index 2007, 2008, 2009 from Property Rights Alliance; Atlas Economic Research Foundation
Atlas Economic Research Foundation
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...
; Friedrich Naumann Foundation
Friedrich Naumann Foundation
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation is a German foundation for liberal politics, related to the Free Democratic Party. Established in 1958 by Theodor Heuss, the first president of the Federal Republic of Germany, it promotes individual freedom and liberalism.The Foundation follows the ideals of the...
; Competitive Enterprise Institute
Competitive Enterprise Institute
The Competitive Enterprise Institute is a non-profit think tank founded on March 9, 1984 in Washington, D.C. by lobbyist Fred L. Smith, Jr to advance economic liberty and fight over-regulation by big government...
; Montreal Economic Institute
Montreal Economic Institute
The Montreal Economic Institute is a non-profit research organization based in Montreal. It aims at promoting economic education of the general public and efficient public policies in Quebec and Canada through studies and conferences. Its research areas include different topics such as health...
; Instituto de Estudos Empresariais
Instituto de Estudos Empresariais
Instituto de Estudos Empresariais is a Brazilian non-profit organization without any politically partisan commitments...
; 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...
; Inter-American Policy Exchange at Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.
Since 1988, Instituto Liberdade has been a partner of Instituto de Estudos Empresariais
Instituto de Estudos Empresariais
Instituto de Estudos Empresariais is a Brazilian non-profit organization without any politically partisan commitments...
- IEE - for the annual international event Fórum da Liberdade (Liberty Forum). The Liberty Forum is one of the most significant meetings of liberal thought in the world, which takes place at the city of Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
, in Brazil.
In 2004, Instituto Liberdade joined Liberal Network for Latin America
Liberal Network for Latin America
The Liberal Network for Latin America is an international network founded in 2003 with the official launch taking place in Costa Rica November, 2004. It includes 45 liberal institutions from 16 Latin American countries.Members of RELIAL include political parties as well as think tanks, foundations...
- RELIAL, a network of think tanks and parties involved in research on public policies, which represents, divulges and implements ideas of classic liberalism, standing its ground in Latin America.
In March 2006, Instituto Liberdade joined with other 16 global think tanks to publish a report on Intellectual Property, Innovation and Health, organized by International Policy Network
International Policy Network
The 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"...
.
In April 2006, Instituto Liberdade was the recipient of the 2006 Templeton Freedom Award Grant from Atlas Economic Research Foundation
Atlas Economic Research Foundation
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...
. As a winner, the institute represents a strong role model for other think tanks in the international network with which Atlas works. The Templeton Freedom Awards Presentation took place at Colorado Springs, USA on April 22, 2006.
In February 2007, Instituto Liberdade joined with other 25 global think tanks to form a global coalition called the Civil Society Coalition on Climate Change
Civil Society Coalition on Climate Change
The Civil Society Coalition on Climate Change is an entity that maintains a website and describes itself as a global group of non-profit organizations with a mission of "seek[ing] to educate the public about the science and economics of climate change in an impartial manner." The Coalition...
that seeks to educate the public about climate change issues in an impartial manner. This coalition is organized by International Policy Network
International Policy Network
The 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"...
.
Instituto Liberdade joined with other global think tanks to launch in Brazil, the International Property Rights Index
International Property Rights Index
The International Property Rights Index is produced annually by Americans for Tax Reform's Property Rights Alliance. The index investigates and ranks the individual's rights and ability to own private property in countries worldwide.-Property rights index:...
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions (IPRI), organized by Property Rights Alliance. It is translated to Portuguese and it is available to download @ Instituto Liberdade's portal. It provides a tool for comparative analysis and future research on global property rights. http://internationalpropertyrightsindex.org/index
In April 2007, Instituto Liberdade joined the Save The Tiger Initiative Project from the Sustainable Development Network,along with other 35 more global think tanks, supporting a free-market solution for the conservation of wildlife.
Instituto Liberdade, in partnership with The Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundation is a conservative American think tank based in Washington, D.C. Heritage's stated 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...
and sponsorship of Instituto de Estudos Empresariais
Instituto de Estudos Empresariais
Instituto de Estudos Empresariais is a Brazilian non-profit organization without any politically partisan commitments...
, organize the annual launch of the Index of Economic Freedom
Index of Economic Freedom
The Index of Economic Freedom is a series of 10 economic measurements created by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. Its stated objective is to measure the degree of economic freedom in the world's nations....
in Brazil. It is translated to Portuguese and it is available to download @ Instituto Liberdade's portal.
In July 2007, Instituto Liberdade and other 25 members of the Sustainable Development Network supported the publication of the report called “Too Many People?” from Prof. Nicholas Eberstadt, who challenged many widely held myths about population growth and human development.
Instituto Liberdade is a co-sponsor of the International Conference on Climate Change
International Conference on Climate Change
The International Conference on Climate Change is a conference series sponsored by the Heartland Institute which aims to bring together global warming skeptics who dissent with the scientific consensus that human-produced greenhouse gases, predominantly carbon dioxide, are causing the Earth's...
2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions, organized by The Heartland Institute.
In 2009, Instituto Liberdade joined the Freedom to Trade Coalition http://freedomtotrade.org/, an initiative from International Policy Network
International Policy Network
The 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"...
and Atlas Economic Research Foundation
Atlas Economic Research Foundation
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...
. It is a campaign to alert the public to the looming dangers of protectionism and to oppose existing and new protectionist measures.
Since 2004, Instituto Liberdade has been promoting the Tax Freedom Day
Tax Freedom Day
Tax Freedom Day is the first day of the year in which a nation as a whole has theoretically earned enough income to fund its annual tax burden. It is annually calculated in the United States by the Tax Foundation—a Washington, D.C.-based tax research organization...
in Brazil, creating public awareness of the hidden taxes on products and services. The campaign is the sale of gasoline without taxes in partnership with the owner of a gas station, the Association of the Middle Class (ACLAME) and Instituto de Estudos Empresariais
Instituto de Estudos Empresariais
Instituto de Estudos Empresariais is a Brazilian non-profit organization without any politically partisan commitments...
(IEE).
External links
- Instituto Liberdade
- International Property Rights IndexInternational Property Rights IndexThe International Property Rights Index is produced annually by Americans for Tax Reform's Property Rights Alliance. The index investigates and ranks the individual's rights and ability to own private property in countries worldwide.-Property rights index:...
- Atlas Economic Research FoundationAtlas Economic Research FoundationThe 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...
- Civil Society Report on Intellectual Property, Innovation and Health
- Free Trade in the Americas
- Property Rights Alliance
- Instituto Friedrich Naumann para a Liberdade - Brasil
- Red Liberal de America Latina
- Heartland InstituteHeartland InstituteThe Heartland Institute is a libertarian, American public policy think tank based in Chicago, Illinois which advocates free market policies. The Institute is designated as a 501 non-profit by the Internal Revenue Service and advised by a 15 member board of directors, which meets quarterly. As of...
- The Civil Society Coalition on Climate Change
- The Manhattan Institute
- Public Policy Experts and Organizations
- Freedom to Trade Coalition
- Instituto de Estudos Empresariais
- Competitive Enterprise InstituteCompetitive Enterprise InstituteThe Competitive Enterprise Institute is a non-profit think tank founded on March 9, 1984 in Washington, D.C. by lobbyist Fred L. Smith, Jr to advance economic liberty and fight over-regulation by big government...
- Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
- Montreal Economic InstituteMontreal Economic InstituteThe Montreal Economic Institute is a non-profit research organization based in Montreal. It aims at promoting economic education of the general public and efficient public policies in Quebec and Canada through studies and conferences. Its research areas include different topics such as health...
- 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...
- Acton Institute
- Forum da Liberdade