Liberal Institute
The Liberal Institute is a Swiss think tank with headquarters in Zurich and offices in Bern , Lausanne and Lugano .
History and activities
The foundation was founded in 1979 and disseminates liberal ideas, brings together those interested in liberalism and deals with fundamental issues of current relevance. It advocates economic freedom and a society built on property and decentralized organization. To this end, it holds public events and publishes publications.
The institute was reorganized in the statutes at the end of 2007. From January 1, 2008 to June 30, 2020, Pierre Bessard was director of the institute. Olivier Kessler has been director of the Liberal Institute since July 1, 2020 . The chairman of the board of trustees is the lawyer Daniel Eisele, other members of the board of trustees are Robert Nef (long-time former head and president of the board of trustees), the entrepreneurs Daniel Model and Sandro Piffaretti, the publicists Claudia Wirz and Beat Gygi, the pastor Peter Ruch, the economist Pierre Bessard (vice-president of the Board of Trustees) as well as the university professors Christoph Frei (Vice-President of the Board of Trustees) and Victoria Curzon-Price (former President of the Mont Pèlerin Society ).
The institute ( recognized as non-profit and tax-exempt since 2008 ) and is financed exclusively through private donations. Informal membership is possible in the Freundes und Förderkreis. The foundation awards the Röpke Prize for Civil Society, the 2010 banker Karl Reichmuth, 2011 the publicist Beat Kappeler , 2012 the economist Bruno Frey , 2013 the economist Charles B. Blankart , 2014 the economist Peter Bernholz , 2015 the economist Victoria Curzon-Price , 2016 the former NZZ editor Andreas Oplatka , 2017 the economics professor Franz Jaeger , 2018 the law professor Martin Lendi and 2019 the economic historian Tobias Straumann .
organization
The board of trustees renews itself by co-opting and elects a president and a vice-president from among its members as well as the director of the institute. It also approves the budget and the annual report and financial statements.
In addition to the director, the operational team consists of an assistant, a project manager, associated employees and researchers.
Publications
In addition to studies, papers and briefings, the institute publishes the Edition Liberales Institut book series .
- 64 Political clichés: Clarity without rose-tinted glasses. Zurich 2020.
- Explosive Monetary Policy: How Central Banks Create Recurring Crises. Zurich 2019.
- Too expensive: why we pay too much for our healthcare. Zurich 2019.
- Government regulation: how much and at all? Zurich 2018.
- Education Market - The Benefits of Diversity and Competition. Zurich 2017.
- Wilhelm Röpke today. Zurich 2017.
- Free the entrepreneurs! The (only) way to prosperity. Zurich 2015.
- Europe: the rediscovery of a great heritage. Zurich 2015.
- Swiss politics in a practical economic test. Zurich 2014.
- Disadvantage inheritance tax. Zurich 2013.
- Cure for Healthcare: From Redistribution to Prevention. Zurich 2013.
- The End of Poverty: Opportunities for a Global Market Economy. Zurich 2012.
- On the trail of Swiss liberalism. Zurich 2011.
- Dead end welfare state: alternatives to a wrong path. Zurich 2011.
- Wise out of harm? Causes of the financial crisis and necessary lessons. Zurich 2009.
- Natural allies: market economy and environmental protection. Zurich 2009.
Awards
- 1991: Freedom Prize from the Max Schmidheiny Foundation .
- 2005: Templeton Freedom Award for Institute Excellence
criticism
The philosopher Georg Kohler , once a member of the institute, criticized the institution in an essay for the Tages-Anzeiger-Magazin as "one-sidedly economically liberal" and committed to the "anti-centralist doctrine critical of the state".
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Liberal Institute - Organization. Retrieved July 25, 2020 .
- ↑ Georg Kohler: The great betrayal. In: Tages-Anzeiger-Magazin from March 17 to 23, 2012, pp. 20 ff.