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| − | The '''Mont Pelerin Society''' (MPS) is an international organisation, consisting of "free-market" economists, business leaders and journalists with a declared objective of "reaffirming and preserving private property rights, a moral code for both public and private activity, intellectual freedom, state behaviour limited by the rule of law, and | + | The '''Mont Pelerin Society''' (MPS) is an international organisation, consisting of "free-market" economists, business leaders and journalists with a declared objective of "reaffirming and preserving private property rights, a moral code for both public and private activity, intellectual freedom, state behaviour limited by the rule of law, and 'the right of each individual to plan his own life'." MPS has close ties to the network of [[think tanks]] sponsored in part by the [[Atlas Economic Research Foundation]]. |
| − | The Society is named after the hotel near Montreux, Switzerland, where the first meeting was convened in 1947 by F. A. Hayek, to combat the | + | The Society is named after the hotel near Montreux, Switzerland, where the first meeting was convened in 1947 by F. A. Hayek, to combat the 'state ascendancy and Marxist or Keynesian planning [that was] sweeping the globe'. Since then, 32 General and 27 Regional Meetings have been held and its membership has risen from under 50 to over 500. |
==Influence== | ==Influence== | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In 1947, "36 scholars, mostly economists, with some historians and philosophers, were invited by Professor [[Friedrich Hayek]] to meet at Mont Pelerin, Switzerland, and discuss the state, and possible fate, of liberalism". Invitees included [[Henry Simons]] (who would later train [[Milton Friedman]], later a president of the society, at the [[University of Chicago]]); the American former-[[Fabian]] socialist [[Walter | + | In 1947, "36 scholars, mostly economists, with some historians and philosophers, were invited by Professor [[Friedrich Hayek]] to meet at Mont Pelerin, Switzerland, and discuss the state, and possible fate, of liberalism". Invitees included [[Henry Simons]] (who would later train [[Milton Friedman]], later a president of the society, at the [[University of Chicago]]); the American former-[[Fabian]] socialist [[Walter Lippmann]]; Viennese Aristotelian Society leader [[Karl Popper]]; fellow Austrian School economist [[Ludwig von Mises]]; Sir [[John Clapham]], a senior official of the [[Bank of England]] who from 1940-46 was the president of the [[British Royal Society]]; [[Otto von Hapsburg]], the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne; and [[Max von Thurn und Taxis]], Bavaria-based head of the 400-year-old Venetian Thurn und Taxis family."[http://www.montpelerin.org/] |
"The resulting Mont Pelerin Society aimed to 'facilitate an exchange of ideas between like-minded scholars in the hope of strengthening the principles and practice of a free society and to study the workings, virtues, and defects of market-oriented economic systems.'"[http://www.montpelerin.org/] | "The resulting Mont Pelerin Society aimed to 'facilitate an exchange of ideas between like-minded scholars in the hope of strengthening the principles and practice of a free society and to study the workings, virtues, and defects of market-oriented economic systems.'"[http://www.montpelerin.org/] | ||
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*[[Edwin J. Feulner]], Treasurer (USA) | *[[Edwin J. Feulner]], Treasurer (USA) | ||
*[[Charles Baird]], Vice President (USA) | *[[Charles Baird]], Vice President (USA) | ||
| − | *[[Carlos | + | *[[Carlos Cáceres]], Vice President (Chile) |
*[[Yoshinori Shimizu]], Vice President (Japan) | *[[Yoshinori Shimizu]], Vice President (Japan) | ||
*[[Jesus Huerto de Soto]], Vice President (Spain) | *[[Jesus Huerto de Soto]], Vice President (Spain) | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.free-eco.org/montpelerin.php Mont Pelerin]. | *[http://www.free-eco.org/montpelerin.php Mont Pelerin]. | ||
| − | *[http://www.liberaalarchief.be/MPS2005.pdf Inventory of the general meeting files of the Mont | + | *[http://www.liberaalarchief.be/MPS2005.pdf Inventory of the general meeting files of the Mont Pèlerin Society (1947-1998)]. 108pp pdf. |
*Ralph Harris 'The plan to end planning - the founding of the Mont Pelerin Society' ''National Review'', June 16, 1997 [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n11_v49/ai_19517834] | *Ralph Harris 'The plan to end planning - the founding of the Mont Pelerin Society' ''National Review'', June 16, 1997 [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n11_v49/ai_19517834] | ||
*William H. Peterson, [http://www.fee.org/vnews.php?nid=3543 A History of the Mont Pelerin Society by R. M. Hartwell] (book review), ''The Freeman'', [[Foundation for Economic Education]], July 1996. | *William H. Peterson, [http://www.fee.org/vnews.php?nid=3543 A History of the Mont Pelerin Society by R. M. Hartwell] (book review), ''The Freeman'', [[Foundation for Economic Education]], July 1996. | ||
Revision as of 00:24, 12 December 2005
The Mont Pelerin Society (MPS) is an international organisation, consisting of "free-market" economists, business leaders and journalists with a declared objective of "reaffirming and preserving private property rights, a moral code for both public and private activity, intellectual freedom, state behaviour limited by the rule of law, and 'the right of each individual to plan his own life'." MPS has close ties to the network of think tanks sponsored in part by the Atlas Economic Research Foundation.
The Society is named after the hotel near Montreux, Switzerland, where the first meeting was convened in 1947 by F. A. Hayek, to combat the 'state ascendancy and Marxist or Keynesian planning [that was] sweeping the globe'. Since then, 32 General and 27 Regional Meetings have been held and its membership has risen from under 50 to over 500.
Influence
MPS founder F. A. Hayek stressed that the society was to be a scholarly community arguing ideas against collectivism while not engaging in public relations or propaganda. However, the society has always been a focal point for the international free market think-tank movement: Hayek himself used it as a forum to encourage members such as Antony Fisher to pursue the think-tank route in favour of politics. Fisher went on the establish the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) in London during 1971, the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. during 1973, and the Atlas Economic Research Foundation in 1981. In turn the Atlas Foundation supports a wide network of think-tanks, including the Fraser Institute and the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. All these organisations continue to share close ties with the MPS.
Prominent MPS members who have advanced to policy positions include Chancellor Ludwig Erhard of West Germany, President Luigi Einaudi of Italy, Chairman Arthur Burns of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, and, currently, Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus of the Czech Republic. Eight MPS members, including F. A. Hayek, Milton Friedman, and George Stigler, won Nobel prizes in economics. Of 76 economic advisers on Ronald Reagan's 1980 campaign staff, 22 were MPS members, including Anderson himself. [1] The British economist John Jewkes was a former President of the Society.
History
In 1947, "36 scholars, mostly economists, with some historians and philosophers, were invited by Professor Friedrich Hayek to meet at Mont Pelerin, Switzerland, and discuss the state, and possible fate, of liberalism". Invitees included Henry Simons (who would later train Milton Friedman, later a president of the society, at the University of Chicago); the American former-Fabian socialist Walter Lippmann; Viennese Aristotelian Society leader Karl Popper; fellow Austrian School economist Ludwig von Mises; Sir John Clapham, a senior official of the Bank of England who from 1940-46 was the president of the British Royal Society; Otto von Hapsburg, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne; and Max von Thurn und Taxis, Bavaria-based head of the 400-year-old Venetian Thurn und Taxis family."[2]
"The resulting Mont Pelerin Society aimed to 'facilitate an exchange of ideas between like-minded scholars in the hope of strengthening the principles and practice of a free society and to study the workings, virtues, and defects of market-oriented economic systems.'"[3]
Board of Directors 2004-2006
- Victoria Curzon-Price, President (Switzerland)
- Leonard Liggio, Senior Vice President (USA)
- Carl-Johan Westholm, Secretary (Sweden)
- Edwin J. Feulner, Treasurer (USA)
- Charles Baird, Vice President (USA)
- Carlos Cáceres, Vice President (Chile)
- Yoshinori Shimizu, Vice President (Japan)
- Jesus Huerto de Soto, Vice President (Spain)
- Greg Lindsay, Director (Australia)
- Eamonn Butler, Director (UK)
- Jean-Pierre Centi, Director (France
- Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard, Director (Denmark)
- Eduardo Mayora, Director
- Ruth Richardson, Director
- Michael Zoller, Director (Germany)
Contact detail
Web: http://www.montpelerin.org
External links
- Mont Pelerin.
- Inventory of the general meeting files of the Mont Pèlerin Society (1947-1998). 108pp pdf.
- Ralph Harris 'The plan to end planning - the founding of the Mont Pelerin Society' National Review, June 16, 1997 [4]
- William H. Peterson, A History of the Mont Pelerin Society by R. M. Hartwell (book review), The Freeman, Foundation for Economic Education, July 1996.
