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In the meantime, this Resources page contains a wealth of information that we hope you will find to be of interest. You might like to bookmark the page so you can revisit it. The direct link is here: https://www.nzcpr.com/working-group-resources/
Think Tanks around the world are an invaluable source of information and analysis. Through our Working Group project, the NZCPR would like to monitor their activities more closely in order to identify good policy ideas that could have relevance for New Zealand. Our aim is to prepare research reports suitable for publication and distribution.
Here are some websites of the better known Think Tanks – and commentators – for you to explore! If you have some suggestions – policy ideas or other website you would like to see included – please let us know using the Feedback Form at the bottom of the page.
Thanks again for supporting our Working Group project – and happy reading!
NZCPR RECOMMENDED WEBSITES
*The Adam Smith Institute is named after the great Scottish economist and author of the iconic book The Wealth of Nations. It is a leading free market economic and social policy innovator, promoting choice and competition in public services, lower taxes, less regulation, a reduction in government waste…
*The Ayn Rand Institute advances the philosophies espoused by Ayn Rand in her renowned novel Atlas Shrugged. It seeks to reverse the anti-reason, anti-individualism, anti-freedom, anti-capitalist trends in today’s culture through the philosophy of Objectivism…
*The Cato Institute is a US-based think tank committed to limited government, free markets, individual liberty, and peace. Cato promotes a liberal vision recognising that socialism and central planning are too clumsy for the modern world…
*The Centre for Independent Studies is an Australian-based independent public policy think tank that promotes a free enterprise economy and a free society under limited government where individuals can prosper and fully develop their talents…
*The Fraser Institute is a Canadian-based research and educational organisation focussed on increasing the level of understanding about the effects of public policy. They believe that the more knowledgeable people are about the outcome of various public policies, the better able they are to make informed decisions…
*The Friedman Foundation is committed to improving the quality of education, whether provided in government schools, private schools, or at home. The Friedmans determined that the best way to improve education was to give parents choice in schooling and to introduce flexibility into school systems…
*The Frontier Centre for Public Policy is an independent, Canadian-based think tank with a mission to develop and popularise public policy choices that will improve living standards for the good of the whole country…
*The Heritage Foundation is a US based public policy research institute, that promotes conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and strong national defence…
*Melanie Phillips is a British journalist and author who writes daily about controversial political and social issues. Awarded the Orwell Prize for journalism in 1996, she defends authentic liberal values against the attempt to destroy western culture from within …
*The New Zealand Climate Science Coalition was formed in 2006 by NZ climate experts concerned at the misleading information being published about man-made global warming. The website contains a wealth of information criticising climate scaremongering and promoting the fact that climate change is a natural process…
*The Ludwig von Mises Institute was founded in 1982 as the research and educational centre of classical liberalism, libertarian political theory, and the Austrian School of economics. It serves as the world’s leading provider of resource materials reflecting this viewpoint…
*Reason Online is a website devoted to “free minds and free markets.” It covers politics, culture, and ideas through a provocative mix of news, analysis, commentary, and reviews, making a principled case for liberty and individual choice in all areas of human activity …
*The Global Warming Policy Foundation is a think tank established to bring reason, integrity and balance into the climate change debate. Established by the former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Nigel Lawson, the Foundation has a strong focus on the economic implications of climate change policy…
NZCPR RECOMMENDED FREE BOOKS
*ADAM SMITH – THE WEALTH OF NATIONS
This iconic book by Adam Smith was written in 1776 as “An Inquiry into the Nature And Causes of the Wealth of Nations”.
*HENRY HAZLITT – ECONOMICS IN ONE LESSON
This classic book on economics, written in 1946 by journalist Henry Hazlitt, is a “must read” for anyone interested in understanding why free enterprise, rather than government intervention leads to progress and prosperity.
*LUDWIG VON MISES – LIBERALISM: IN THE CLASSICAL TRADITION
This book provides a taste of the wealth of freely available classical literature on the Mises Institute website.