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==History==
 
==History==
 
IPN’s UK Charity (No. CC 262982) was founded by [[Globalisation: Antony Fisher]] in 1971. The mission of this body is to “Promote the advancement of learning by research into economic and political science and the publication of such research.” The charity’s original name was the International Institute for Economic Research, and it now operates under the name International Policy Network.
 
IPN’s UK Charity (No. CC 262982) was founded by [[Globalisation: Antony Fisher]] in 1971. The mission of this body is to “Promote the advancement of learning by research into economic and political science and the publication of such research.” The charity’s original name was the International Institute for Economic Research, and it now operates under the name International Policy Network.
IPN’s sister organization, International Policy Network US Inc., is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in 2001. The two organizations are separate legal and financial entities with independent boards, working together with a common vision.<ref>IPN, "[http://policynetwork.net/ipn-history]", accessed 12.10.10</ref>
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IPN’s sister organization, International Policy Network US Inc., is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in 2001. The two organizations are separate legal and financial entities with independent boards, working together with a common vision.<ref>IPN, "[http://policynetwork.net/ipn-history History]", accessed 12.10.10</ref>
 
===Origins===
 
===Origins===
 
==People==
 
==People==
 
===Directors===
 
===Directors===
'''Board Members'''<ref>IPN, "[http://policynetwork.net/category/individuals/board-member]", accessed 12.10.10</ref>
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'''Board Members'''<ref>IPN, "[http://policynetwork.net/category/individuals/board-member Board Members]", accessed 12.10.10</ref>
 
* [[Mike Fisher]]- International Policy Network UK
 
* [[Mike Fisher]]- International Policy Network UK
 
* [[John Blundell]]- International Policy Network UK
 
* [[John Blundell]]- International Policy Network UK
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* [[Robert Boyd]]- International Policy Network US
 
* [[Robert Boyd]]- International Policy Network US
 
* [[Linda Whetstone]]- Chairman of International Policy Network US and UK
 
* [[Linda Whetstone]]- Chairman of International Policy Network US and UK
'''Staff'''<ref>IPN, "[http://www.policynetwork.net/staff]", accessed 18.10.10</ref>
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'''Staff'''<ref>IPN, "[http://www.policynetwork.net/staff Staff]", accessed 18.10.10</ref>
 
* [[Julian Morris]]- Executive Director
 
* [[Julian Morris]]- Executive Director
 
* [[Mark Baillie]]- Editor
 
* [[Mark Baillie]]- Editor
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==Funding==
 
==Funding==
 
IPN is funded entirely by charitable donations, foundations and businesses. it receives no money from Governments or political parties and does not undertake any contract work. IPN’s two organisations have a combined annual budget of approximately $1.4million (about £850,000).  
 
IPN is funded entirely by charitable donations, foundations and businesses. it receives no money from Governments or political parties and does not undertake any contract work. IPN’s two organisations have a combined annual budget of approximately $1.4million (about £850,000).  
<ref>IPN, "[http://policynetwork.net/about-ipn]", accessed 12.10.10</ref> Recently, IPN received $295,000 from Exxon, a large oil company. <ref>George Monbiot, "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2006/sep/27/post437]", The Guardian, 27 September 2006, accessed 12.10.10</ref>
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<ref>IPN, "[http://policynetwork.net/about-ipn About IPN]", accessed 12.10.10</ref> Recently, IPN received $295,000 from Exxon, a large oil company. <ref>George Monbiot, "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2006/sep/27/post437]", The Guardian, 27 September 2006, accessed 12.10.10</ref>
 
==Views on development==
 
==Views on development==
 
==Views on climate change==
 
==Views on climate change==

Revision as of 12:47, 20 October 2010

Dave Forbes Gavin Lindsay Fergus Jones Alexandra Hibbert


Globalisation: IPN IPN seeks to bring down barriers to enterprise and trade, in order to achieve a world of opportunity, peace and prosperity. [1]

History

IPN’s UK Charity (No. CC 262982) was founded by Globalisation: Antony Fisher in 1971. The mission of this body is to “Promote the advancement of learning by research into economic and political science and the publication of such research.” The charity’s original name was the International Institute for Economic Research, and it now operates under the name International Policy Network. IPN’s sister organization, International Policy Network US Inc., is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in 2001. The two organizations are separate legal and financial entities with independent boards, working together with a common vision.[2]

Origins

People

Directors

Board Members[3]

Staff[4]

Funding

IPN is funded entirely by charitable donations, foundations and businesses. it receives no money from Governments or political parties and does not undertake any contract work. IPN’s two organisations have a combined annual budget of approximately $1.4million (about £850,000). [5] Recently, IPN received $295,000 from Exxon, a large oil company. [6]

Views on development

Views on climate change

“Julian Morris, director of IPN in London, has argued for many years that climate change is a hoax.”[7] In a letter by Julian Morris to the Toronto Star, in response to their editorial titled “Time for the World to Unite on Climate Change” (7 December), Morris states that “Poverty largely results from government policies which hinder people from generating wealth and prosperity. Tragically, the leaders of poor countries invoke the climate change scapegoat to explain hunger, sickness and climate vulnerability.” This is a response to the Toronto Star’s statement that climate change will “ravage our planet, and with it our prosperity and security”. Morris implies in this letter that climate change is not the cause of poverty, it is merely a scapegoat used by governments. [8]

Suggestions for sub-pages

Just suggestions - feel free to change/add to this - although it is recommended that you create several main pages linked to from this main project page so group members can edit simultaneously.

Globalisation:International Policy Network: Ideology and aims

Globalisation:International Policy Network: Funding and connections

Globalisation:International Policy Network: Views on development

Globalisation:International Policy Network: Views on climate change

Notes

  1. IPN, "Homepage", accessed 05.10.10
  2. IPN, "History", accessed 12.10.10
  3. IPN, "Board Members", accessed 12.10.10
  4. IPN, "Staff", accessed 18.10.10
  5. IPN, "About IPN", accessed 12.10.10
  6. George Monbiot, "[1]", The Guardian, 27 September 2006, accessed 12.10.10
  7. David Cronin, “[2]”, Truth Out, 3 October 2010, accessed 19.10.10
  8. Julian Morris, “Leaders must confront poverty as well as climate change in Copenhagen”, International Policy Network, 11 December 2009, accessed 19.10.10