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| − | The Cato institute is a ‘public policy research organization - think tank’ which was founded in 1977 by [[Edward H. Crane]] (Founder and President) and [[Charles Koch]] (Vice President of Koch Industries) <ref>Cato, "[http://www.cato.org/people/edward-crane]", access 12.10.10 </ref> <ref>Cato, "[http://www.cato.org/about.php]", access 12.10.10 </ref>. The name Cato Institute was based on the early 18th-century British essays written by [[John Trenchard]] and [[Thomas Gordon]] under the alias of Cato, where the series of essays were in support of freedom of speech and political liberty These very principles such as: ‘Individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace’ form the basis of the Cato Institute’s values today <ref>Cato, "[http://www.cato.org/pubs/briefs/bp54.pdf]", access 12.10.10 </ref> <ref>Cato, "[http://www.cato.org/about.php]", access 05.10.10 </ref> | + | The Cato institute is a ‘public policy research organization - think tank’ which was founded in 1977 by [[Edward H. Crane]] (Founder and President) and [[Charles Koch]] (Vice President of Koch Industries) <ref>Cato, "[http://www.cato.org/people/edward-crane]", access 12.10.10 </ref> <ref>Cato, "[http://www.cato.org/about.php]", access 12.10.10 </ref>. The name Cato Institute was based on the early 18th-century British essays written by [[John Trenchard]] and [[Thomas Gordon]] under the alias of Cato, where the series of essays were in support of freedom of speech and political liberty. These very principles such as: ‘Individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace’ form the basis of the Cato Institute’s values today <ref>Cato, "[http://www.cato.org/pubs/briefs/bp54.pdf]", access 12.10.10 </ref> <ref>Cato, "[http://www.cato.org/about.php]", access 05.10.10 </ref>. |
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Revision as of 18:45, 12 October 2010
History
The Cato institute is a ‘public policy research organization - think tank’ which was founded in 1977 by Edward H. Crane (Founder and President) and Charles Koch (Vice President of Koch Industries) [1] [2]. The name Cato Institute was based on the early 18th-century British essays written by John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon under the alias of Cato, where the series of essays were in support of freedom of speech and political liberty. These very principles such as: ‘Individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace’ form the basis of the Cato Institute’s values today [3] [4].
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Globalisation:Cato Institute: Ideology and aims
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Globalisation:Cato Institute: Views on climate change and environmental policy
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website: http://www.cato.org/
Cato Institute is a think tank [5]
Melvina Robbin Lauren Rodier Laura Robertson
