Instituto Liberdade

Instituto Liberdade do Rio Grande do Sul is a Brazilian Think Tank, funded by private donors, aligned with the Austrian School of Economics theory, conducting research on public policies issues in order to influence government policy makers, debating within and among other free market think tanks, and creating awareness in the general public and academics on the benefit of adopting free market values, respect to private property rights, contracts, rule of law, and support for limited government.

Major public policy issues

*Culture/Humanities
*Agriculture
*Democratic Institutions/Elections
*Privatization/Deregulation
*Religion/Philosophy
*Government
*Labor
*Terrorism/Drugs
*Fiscal Policy/Taxation
*Environment
*National Security/Alliance Relations
*Economics of Development
*Healthcare
*International Trade and Financial Institutions
*Justice/Crime
*Education
*Environment/Climate Change/Energy
*International Relations/Organizations
*Military/Defense Policy

It published books translated to Portuguese, such as Beyond Politics, The Ethics of Redistribution, Free Market Environmentalism, The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible, What has government done to our money?, Trashing the Planet, Progressive Environmentalism.

It has published articles and collaborated with other think tanks in reports, such asCivil Society Report on Intellectual Property, Innovation and Health from International Policy Network; Free Trade in the Americas from International Policy Network; International Property Rights Index 2007 from Property Rights Alliance; Atlas Economic Research Foundation; Friedrich Naumann Foundation; Competitive Enterprise Institute; FAES; Montreal Economic Institute; Instituto de Estudos Empresariais.

In March 2006, Instituto Liberdade joined with other 16 global think tanks to publish a report on Intellectual Property, Innovation and Health, organized by International Policy Network. URL: http://www.policynetwork.net/main/content.php?content_id=47

In April 2006, Instituto Liberdade has been recognized as winner of the 2006 Templeton Freedom Award Grant from Atlas Economic Research Foundation. As a winner, the institute represents a strong role model for other think tanks in the international network with which Atlas works. The Templeton Freedom Awards Presentation took place at Colorado Springs, USA on April 22nd, 2006. URL: http://www.atlasusa.org/V2/main/page.php?page_id=472

In February 2007, Instituto Liberdade joined with other 25 global think tanks to form a global coalition called `The Civil Society Coalition on Climate Change` that seeks to educate the public about climate change issues in an impartial manner. It was established as a response to the many biased and alarmist claims about human-induced climate change, which are being used to justify calls for urgent action by governments. This coalition is organized by International Policy Network. URL: http://www.policynetwork.net/main/press_release.php?pr_id=107

In March 2007, Instituto Liberdade joined Property Rights Alliance and other 27 global think tanks to launch the International Property Rights Index 2007 (IPRI), organized by International Policy Network. It provides a tool for comparative analysis and future research on global property rights. The current study analyzes data for seventy countries around the globe, representing ninety-five percent of world GDP.URL: http://internationalpropertyrightsindex.org/index.php?content=about

In April 2007, Instituto Liberdade joined the Save The Tiger Initiative Project from the Sustainable Development Network,along with other 35 more global think tanks, supporting a free-market solution for the conservation of wildlife. URL link: http://www.indefenceofliberty.org/story.asp?storyId=417

In July 2007, Instituto Liberdade and other 25 members of the Sustainable Development Network supported the publication of the report called “Too Many People?” from Prof. Nicholas Eberstadt, who challenged many widely held myths about population growth and human development. URL link: http://www.sdnetwork.net/main/page.php?type=press&press_id=41

External links

* [http://www.il-rs.org.br/ilingles/index.htm Instituto Liberdade]
* [http://www.InternationalPropertyRightsIndex.org International Property Rights Index]
* [http://www.atlasusa.org/V2/main/acc.php?page_id=0 Atlas Economic Research Foundation Think Tank Directory]
* [http://www.policynetwork.net/main/content.php?content_id=47 Civil Society Report on Intellectual Property, Innovation and Health]
* [http://www.policynetwork.net/main/content.php?content_id=36 Free Trade in the Americas]
* [http://www.sdnetwork.net/main/page.php?page_id=2 Sustainable Development Network]
* [http://www.propertyrightsalliance.org/ Property Rights Alliance]