Institute of Economic Affairs - Revision history

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Josh Leeson at 15:50, 29 April 2015

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Josh Leeson at 14:30, 6 October 2014

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Tom Mills: /* Public Choice theory */

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 ===Charitable status===
 The IEA states it is 'entirely funded by voluntary donations from individuals, companies and foundations ...it does no contract work, accepts no money from government and is independent of any political party. <ref> [http://www.iea.org.uk/record.jsp?type=page&ID=23 IEA website] accessed 9 June 2010</ref> However questions have been raised over its right to charitable status, with Labour MP Dale Campbell-Savours in a 1991 House of Commons debate<ref> [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199091/cmhansrd/1991-06-20/Debate-12.html Hansard HC, 20 June 1991] accessed 9 June 2010</ref> describing IEA's activities as "patently political".
 ==Think tank networks and connections==

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	[[Image:Lord Harris.JPG\|right\|thumb\|250px\|[[Ralph Harris]] and [[Arthur Seldon]] in Adam Curtis's 1992 documentary ''Pandora's Box''. [[Ralph Harris\|Harris]] discusses the Institute's meetings with [[Milton Friedman]].]]		[[Image:Lord Harris.JPG\|right\|thumb\|250px\|[[Ralph Harris]] and [[Arthur Seldon]] in Adam Curtis's 1992 documentary ''Pandora's Box''. [[Ralph Harris\|Harris]] discusses the Institute's meetings with [[Milton Friedman]].]]
		+	[[File:Institute of Economic Affairs.JPG\|right\|thumb\|250px\|IEA, 2 Lord North Street, SW1P]]
	The '''Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)''' is a seminal free market think-tank based in London. Through its promotion of free market theorists like [[Milton Friedman]] it provided an intellectual rationale for business friendly political and economic reforms introduced by the Thatcher government in the UK - a political programme which later came to be known as neoliberalism.		The '''Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)''' is a seminal free market think-tank based in London. Through its promotion of free market theorists like [[Milton Friedman]] it provided an intellectual rationale for business friendly political and economic reforms introduced by the Thatcher government in the UK - a political programme which later came to be known as neoliberalism.

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 The report received wide media coverage. The Guardian's John Vidal described the report as 'vicious' and pointed out that the author of the report, [[Sushil Mohan]] had spent years working as an adviser to the global tea and coffee industries. <ref> John Vidal, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2010/nov/04/fair-trade-under-attack A question for the fair trade critics: How much is human dignity worth?], The Guardian PovertyMattersBlog, 4 November 2010 16.23 GMT, accessed 9 November 2010. </ref>
 ==Events==
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 *5th October
 :Ten years on from the Orange Book - What should authentic liberalism look like? Speakers: [[Isabel Hardman]], [[Jeremy Browne]] MP, [[Paul Marshall]], [[Tim Farron]] MP, [[Stephen Tall]], [[Ryan Bourne]] and [[Tom Mludzinski]].<ref> [http://www.iea.org.uk/events/ten-years-on-from-the-orange-book-what-should-authentic-liberalism-look Liberal Democrats Party Conference] ''Institute of Economic Affairs'', accessed 6 October 2014 </ref>
 ==References, Resources and Contact==

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	The report received wide media coverage. The Guardian's John Vidal described the report as 'vicious' and pointed out that the author of the report, [[Sushil Mohan]] had spent years working as an adviser to the global tea and coffee industries. <ref> John Vidal, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2010/nov/04/fair-trade-under-attack A question for the fair trade critics: How much is human dignity worth?], The Guardian PovertyMattersBlog, 4 November 2010 16.23 GMT, accessed 9 November 2010. </ref>		The report received wide media coverage. The Guardian's John Vidal described the report as 'vicious' and pointed out that the author of the report, [[Sushil Mohan]] had spent years working as an adviser to the global tea and coffee industries. <ref> John Vidal, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2010/nov/04/fair-trade-under-attack A question for the fair trade critics: How much is human dignity worth?], The Guardian PovertyMattersBlog, 4 November 2010 16.23 GMT, accessed 9 November 2010. </ref>
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		+	==Events==
		+	===Conference Fringe Events===
		+	====Labour Conference 2014====
		+	*23rd October
		+	:The cost of living crisis – are free markets and lower taxes the answer? Speakers: [[Dan Hodges]], [[Chris Bryant]] MP, [[Simon Danczuk]] MP, [[Jonathan Isaby]], [[Mark Littlewood]] and [[Katie Schmuecker]]. Co-hosted with the [[TaxPayers'Alliance]].
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		+	====Conservative Conference 2014====
		+	*28th September
		+	:Freedom and prosperity outside the EU: The case for a free trade area with the United States. Speakers: [[Ryan Bourne]], Dr [[Ted R. Bromund]], [[Matthew Elliott]], Dr [[Nile Gardiner]] and Rt Hon [[Owen Paterson]] MP. Organised by the [[Heritage Foundation]].
		+	:Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP in conversation with Tim Montgomerie. Speakers: Rt Hon [[Owen Paterson]] MP and [[Tim Montgomerie]]. Organised by ThinkTent.
		+	:IEA Drinks reception. Speakers: [[Mark Littlewood]] and Rt Hon [[Iain Duncan Smith]] MP. Organised by [[Institute of Economic Affairs]].
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		+	*29 September
		+	:Britain outside the EU – economic risks and opportunities. Speakers: [[Mark Littlewood]], [[Mats Persson]], Rt Hon [[Owen Paterson]] MP, [[Dominic Raab]] MP and Rt Hon [[John Redwood]] MP. Organised by [[Institute of Economic Affairs]].
		+	:How to simplify the tax system. Speakers: [[John O’Connell]], [[Steve Baker]] MP, [[Stephen Herring]], [[Mark Littlewood]] and [[Priti Patel]] MP. Organised by [[TaxPayers’ Alliance]].
		+	:The government debt timebomb – how to deal with an ageing population. Speakers: [[Janet Daley]], Dr [[Philip Lee]] MP, [[Mark Littlewood]], [[Fraser Nelson]] and [[James Sproule]]. Organised by [[Institute of Economic Affairs]].
		+	:What should EU renegotiation look like? Speakers: [[Matthew Elliott]], [[James Forsyth]], [[Alan Halsall]], [[Bernard Jenkin]] MP, Dr [[Gerard Lyons]] and [[Bob Neill]] MP. Organised by [[Business for Britain]].
		+	:Give commercials a break: is advertising over-regulated? Speakers: [[John Whittingdale]] MP, [[Ian Barber]], [[Simon Gillespie]], Rt Hon [[John Redwood]] MP and [[Christopher Snowdon]]. Organised by the [[Institute of Economic Affairs]], sponsored by [[Advertising Association]].
		+	:Increasing consumer banking costs – the result of EU interchange regulation. Speakers: [[Jonathan Isaby]], [[Pierre Garello]], [[Andrew Lilico]], [[Jacob Rees-Mogg]] MP and [[Zilvinas Silenas]]. Organised by [[TaxPayers’ Alliance]] and [[Europe Economics]].
		+	:Last Chance Saloon Drinks Reception (by invitation only). Organised by [[Forest and Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association]].
		+	*30th September
		+	:How to cut Council Tax. Speakers: [[John O’Connell]], Cllr [[Sean Anstee]], Cllr [[David Burbage]] MBE, [[John Glen]] MP and Cllr [[Greg Smith]]. Organised by [[TaxPayers’ Alliance]].
		+	:The great HS2 debate. Speakers: [[Jonathan Isaby]], [[Stuart Andrew]] MP, [[Andrew Bridgen]] MP, Rt Hon [[Cheryl Gillan]] MP, Cllr [[Timothy Huxtable]], [[Steve Norris]] and Dr [[Richard Wellings]]. Organised by [[Institute of Economic Affairs]] and [[TaxPayers’ Alliance]].
		+	:Waging War on Waste – how to cut public spending. Speakers: [[Jonathan Isaby]], [[Conor Burns]] MP, [[Graeme Leach]], Rt Hon [[Francis Maude]] MP and [[Justin Tomlinson]] MP. Organised by [[TaxPayers’ Alliance]].
		+	:The cost of living: is government intervention to blame? Speakers: [[Mark Littlewood]], [[Kwasi Kwarteng]] MP, [[Gordon MacDougall]], [[Christopher Pincher]] MP, [[Dominic Raab]] MP, [[Christopher Snowdon]] and Rt Hon [[Elizabeth Truss]] MP. Organised by [[Institute of Economic Affairs]] and [[Free Enterprise Group]], sponsored by the [[British Wind Partnership]].
		+	:Soak the rich? Should Conservatives back wealth taxes? Speakers: [[Ryan Bourne]], [[Steve Baker]] MP, Prof. [[Philip Booth]], [[Charlie Elphicke]] MP and [[Tim Montgomerie]]. Organised by [[Institute of Economic Affairs]].
		+	:Free Enterprise Group drinks reception. With speeches from [[Kwasi Kwarteng]] MP, [[Dominic Raab]] MP and [[Andrew Whalley]]. Organised by [[Free Enterprise Group]] and sponsored by the [[British Wind Partnership]].<ref> [http://www.iea.org.uk/sites/default/files/Think%20Tent%20Online_14_1.pdf Conservative party conference]] ''Institute of Economic Affairs'', accessed 6 October 2014 </ref>
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		+	====Liberal Democrats 2014====
		+	*5th October
		+	:Ten years on from the Orange Book - What should authentic liberalism look like? Speakers: [[Isabel Hardman]], [[Jeremy Browne]] MP, [[Paul Marshall]], [[Tim Farron]] MP, [[Stephen Tall]], [[Ryan Bourne]] and [[Tom Mludzinski]].<ref> [http://www.iea.org.uk/events/ten-years-on-from-the-orange-book-what-should-authentic-liberalism-look Liberal Democrats Party Conference] ''Institute of Economic Affairs'', accessed 6 October 2014 </ref>

	==Organisation and status==		==Organisation and status==

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 In addition to promoting the free market economics and monetarist theory particularly associated with [[Friedrich Hayek]] and [[Milton Friedman]], the IEA also disseminated Public Choice theory, a branch of neoliberal thought which uses rational choice theory as a basis for attacking the ethos of the public sector. Writing in 2000, IEA's [[Arthur Seldon]] recalled:
-:From the early 1960s onwards, the IEA published writings by the two founders of 'public' choice, Professors James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock... The first publication ['The Inconsistencies of the National Health Service'], in 1965, emerged from Professor Buchanan's observation at a discussion of the National Health Service that its incurable underlying dilemma was that the people would not pay taxes for as much (or as good) medical care as they desired or expected 'free' from government. Then, as still in our day, the explanation by sociologists and political scientists, that the cause was 'under-funding', was based on the continuing preoccupation with macro-economic rather than micro-economic thinking. <ref>Tullock, Gordon, Arthur Seldon, and Gordon L. Brady. ''Government: Whose Obedient Servant?: a Primer in Public Choice''. London: Institute of Economic Affairs, 2000, p.viii.</ref>
+:From the early 1960s onwards, the IEA published writings by the two founders of 'public' choice, Professors James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock... The first publication ['The Inconsistencies of the National Health Service'], in 1965, emerged from Professor Buchanan's observation at a discussion of the National Health Service that its incurable underlying dilemma was that the people would not pay taxes for as much (or as good) medical care as they desired or expected 'free' from government. Then, as still in our day, the explanation by sociologists and political scientists, that the cause was 'under-funding', was based on the continuing preoccupation with macro-economic rather than micro-economic thinking. <ref>Tullock, Gordon, Arthur Seldon, and Gordon L. Brady. ''Government: Whose Obedient Servant?: a Primer in Public Choice''. London: Institute of Economic Affairs, 2000, p.xiii.</ref>
-[[Arthur Seldon|Seldon]] also notes [[Gordon Tullck|Tullock's]] Hobart Paper ''The Vote Motive'', published in 1976, and an IEA publication ''The Economics of Politics'', which resulted from a two day conference attended by [[James Buchanan]] and economists from Canada the US and Switzerland. <ref>Tullock, Gordon, Arthur Seldon, and Gordon L. Brady. ''Government: Whose Obedient Servant?: a Primer in Public Choice''. London: Institute of Economic Affairs, 2000, p.viv.</ref>
+[[Arthur Seldon|Seldon]] also notes [[Gordon Tullck|Tullock's]] Hobart Paper ''The Vote Motive'', published in 1976, and an IEA publication ''The Economics of Politics'', which resulted from a two day conference attended by [[James Buchanan]] and economists from Canada the US and Switzerland. <ref>Tullock, Gordon, Arthur Seldon, and Gordon L. Brady. ''Government: Whose Obedient Servant?: a Primer in Public Choice''. London: Institute of Economic Affairs, 2000, p.xiv.</ref>
 ===Privatisation===

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 ===Public Choice theory===
-In addition to promoting the free market economics and monetarist theory particularly associated with [[Friedrich Hayek]] and [[Milton Friedman]], the IEA also disseminated Public Choice theory, a branch of neoliberal thought which uses rational choice theory as a basis for attacking the ethos of the public sector. Writing in 2000, IEA's [[Arthur Seldon]] wrote:
+In addition to promoting the free market economics and monetarist theory particularly associated with [[Friedrich Hayek]] and [[Milton Friedman]], the IEA also disseminated Public Choice theory, a branch of neoliberal thought which uses rational choice theory as a basis for attacking the ethos of the public sector. Writing in 2000, IEA's [[Arthur Seldon]] recalled:
 :From the early 1960s onwards, the IEA published writings by the two founders of 'public' choice, Professors James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock... The first publication ['The Inconsistencies of the National Health Service'], in 1965, emerged from Professor Buchanan's observation at a discussion of the National Health Service that its incurable underlying dilemma was that the people would not pay taxes for as much (or as good) medical care as they desired or expected 'free' from government. Then, as still in our day, the explanation by sociologists and political scientists, that the cause was 'under-funding', was based on the continuing preoccupation with macro-economic rather than micro-economic thinking. <ref>Tullock, Gordon, Arthur Seldon, and Gordon L. Brady. ''Government: Whose Obedient Servant?: a Primer in Public Choice''. London: Institute of Economic Affairs, 2000, p.viii.</ref>

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	The IEA claims to have 'no corporate view' but this appears to be a device to enable the IEA to distance itself where convenient from the often controversial views promoted by its staff and associates.		The IEA claims to have 'no corporate view' but this appears to be a device to enable the IEA to distance itself where convenient from the often controversial views promoted by its staff and associates.
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		+	===Public Choice theory===
		+	In edition to promoting the free market economics and monetarism particularly associated with [[Friedrich Hayek]] and [[Milton Friedman]], the IEA also disseminated Public Choice theory, a branch of neoliberal thought which used rational choice theory as a basis for a critique of the public sector. Writing in 2000, IEA's [[Arthur Seldon]] wrote:
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		+	From the early 1960s onwards, the IEA published writings by the two founders of 'public' choice, Professors James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock... The first publication ['The Inconsistencies of the National Health Service'], in 1965, emerged from Professor Buchanan's observation at a discussion of the National Health Service that its incurable underlying dilemma was that the people would not pay taxes for as much (or as good) medical care as they desired or expected 'free' from government. Then, as still in our day, the explanation by sociologists and political scientists, that the cause was 'under-funding', was based on the continuing preoccupation with macro-economic rather than micro-economic thinking. <ref>Tullock, Gordon, Arthur Seldon, and Gordon L. Brady. ''Government: Whose Obedient Servant?: a Primer in Public Choice''. London: Institute of Economic Affairs, 2000, p.viii.</ref>

	===Privatisation===		===Privatisation===

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