Stockholm Network

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The Stockholm Network is a working group of European market-oriented think-tanks. It has two primary objectives: to build a wide network of pro-market policy specialists within Europe and to use that network to influence the future direction of European policy-making on issues of pan-European importance. It was founded in 1997 in London and Stockholm.

On its website the groups states that it "brings together more than 110 market-oriented think tanks from across Europe, giving us the capacity to deliver local messages and locally-tailored global messages across the EU and beyond." [1]

Writing in The Times in December 2005, Paul Staines wrote that the Stockholm Network, "turns out to be in fact the public face of Market House International, a PR consultancy that tells corporate clients that the network gives it 'local capacity to deliver both local messages and locally tailored global messages in a wide range of countries'." [2]

Origins and History

The British connection

The network was founded in London and Stockholm, though it is operated out of London and has a large contingent of UK members. These are:

Adam Smith Institute | Centre for European Reform | Centre for Policy Studies | Centre for Research into Post-Communist Economies | CIVITAS | David Hume Institute | E.G. West Centre | Hayek Society | Institute of Economic Affairs | International Policy Network | Libertarian Alliance | Nurses for Reform | Open Europe | Policy Exchange | Policy Institute | Politeia | Project Empowerment | Reform | Social Affairs Unit | Globalization Institute

What topics we discuss:

The Network is interested in ideas which stimulate economic growth and help people to help themselves. We promote policies which create the social and economic conditions for a free society. These include:

  • Reforming European welfare states and creating a more flexible labour market.
  • Creating competition and choice in healthcare, through reform of European health systems and markets.
  • Creating a market in which world class education can flourish.
  • Emphasisng the benefits of globalisation and creating an understanding of free market ideas.

Members

People

The Stockholm Network does not have a board and is owned and run by Helen Disney

Personnel

Contact, References and Resources

Contact information

35 Britannia Row
London, N1 8QH
United Kingdom
Email: info@ stockholm-network.org
Phone: +44 (0)20 7354 8888
Fax: +44 (0)20 7359 8888
Web: www.stockholm-network.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stockholm-Network/135765338804

External links

References

  1. [1]
  2. Paul Staines, 'You want policy? In cash?', The Times (London), 20 December 2005, Page 19.