Instituto Liberdade
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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. The major public policies issues are: 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 publishes books translated to Portuguese like: 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 is cited at Think Tank Directories from Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Heritage Foundation Policy Experts and Organizations, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, and International Policy Network. It has published articles and collaborated with other think tanks in reports like: Civil 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.
Websites related:
Instituto Liberdade: [1]
International Property Rights Index:[2]
Atlas Economic Research Foundation Think Tank Directory: [3]
Civil Society Report on Intellectual Property, Innovation and Health:[4]
Free Trade in the Americas: [5]
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