Libertarian Organizations: Free Market

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This article is from the Libertarian FAQ, by Joe Dehn jwd3@dehnbase.fidonet.org, Robert Bickford rab.AT.daft.com, Mike Huben mhuben@world.std.com and Advocates for Self-Government http://www.self-gov.org/ with numerous contributions by others.

22 Libertarian Organizations: Free Market

Adam Smith Institute (USA)
305 9th St., SE
Washington, DC 20003
202-544-8071
Educational and research institute based in England. Publishes
studies on privatization and deregulation, and suggests free
market policy applications.

American Institute for Economic Research (AIER)
PO Box 1000
Great Barrington, MA 01230
413-528-1216
Email: aierpubs@aier.org
Web Page: http://www.aier.org/
Introductory economics, useful cost-of-living calculator on
website, various books and publications available. Founded
1933.
[1999.12.20]

Atlas Foundation
4084 University Drive, Suite 103
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-352-0525
Expounds principle that economic actions have economic
consequences; helps set up new free-market think tanks;
publishes Highlights and Atlas Report.

Cascade Policy Institute
813 S.W. Alder, Suite 707
Portland, OR 97205
503-242-0900
Email: info.AT.CascadePolicy.org
Web Page: http://www.cascadepolicy.org/
"Oregon's free market think tank". Promotes both individual
freedom and economic liberty in Oregon through publications,
commentaries, speakers, and events.

Center for the Study of Market Alternatives
2399 S. Orchard
Boise, ID
208-368-7811
Conducts free-market seminars for teachers and the general
public, and debate seminars for high schools. Publishes CSMA
Newsletter.

Center for Market Processes
George Mason University
4084 University Drive, Suite 208
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-993-1142
Group of academics and graduate students who apply market
process analysis to problems and organizations.

Citizens for a Sound Economy
1250 H Street, NW, #700
Washington, DC 20005-3908
202-783-3870
Email: cse.AT.cse.org
Web Page: http://www.cse.org/cse/
Free market public interest advocacy organization; lobbies for
free-market legislation (e.g. Individual Retirement Accounts,
free trade, privatization & deregulation). Also offers
information through The CSE Foundation.

Competitive Enterprise Institute
1001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1250
Washington, DC 20036
202-331-1010
Explores free-market solutions to environmental problems,
antitrust reform & trade; sponsors Jefferson Group pro-market
information exchange forum.

Fraser Institute
626 Bute Street
Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 3M1
604-688-0221
Web Page: http://www.fraserinstitute.ca
Public policy research with free-market orientation; publishes
books & studies on economic effects of government policy.

Free Market Foundation: Russia
PO Box 27251
Tucson, AZ 85726-7251
602-325-0598
Public policy foundation; publishes newspapers in Moscow.

Free Market Foundation of Southern Africa
PO Box 52713
Saxonwood, South Africa 2173
642-4407
Promotes privatization, deregulation & the free-market;
publishes books & studies; sponsors conferences.

Heartland Institute
634 S. Wabash Ave., 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60605
312-427-3060
Web Page: http://www.heartland.org/
Provides privatization and deregulation studies and conferences
aimed at Midwest news editors, news directors and legislative
aides.

The Independent Institute
100 Swan Way
Oakland, CA 94621-1428
800-927-8733 (U.S. only); 510-568-6047 (outside U.S.)
Email: David J. Theroux, President DTheroux.AT.independent.org
Web Page: http://www.independent.org/
Public Policy institute. Sponsors non-political studies into
critical public issues; publishes books and a book catalog;
publishes The Independent Review; conducts conferences.

John Locke Institute
4084 University Drive, Suite 102
Fairfax, VA 22030
(No more information at present time.)

Knowledge Network Foundation
14307 23rd Ave. SW
Seattle, WA 98166
206-248-0510
Not-for-profit educational foundation whose goal is to
disseminate market-oriented research.

Ludwig von Mises Institute
518 W. Magnolia Avenue
Auburn, AL 36832-4528
334-844-2500
Email: mail.AT.mises.org
Web Page: http://www.mises.org/
Promotes Mises' principles with seminars, books; publishes The
Free Market, The Mises Review (book reviews), The Review of
Austrian Economics (a scholarly journal) and Austrian Economics
Newsletter. Occasionally strays in a paleo-conservative
direction, and its officers have been known to make very
anti-libertarian pronouncements on unrelated subjects, but is
still very good for all that.

Manhattan Institute
52 Vanderbelt Ave.
New York, NY 10017
212-599-7000
Promotes the free market with books, symposia & Manhattan
Report for scholars, officials & the public.

Pacific Research Institute
177 Post St.
San Francisco, CA 94108
415-989-0833
Publishes studies & books on market solutions to social,
economic, environmental issues.

Young America's Foundation
110 Elden St.
Herndon, VA 22070
703-318-9608
Voice for liberty and free markets on college campuses.
Sponsors free-market speakers for college students.