During the last decades, most of the efforts to study the importance of free enterprise and to develop private solutions to public policy problems took place at independent think tanks. The economic freedom indices, health savings accounts and the focus on regulatory burdens are good examples. Leadership came from think tanks, not the academy.
Behind The Scenes
As our blog is a little more casual than our regular publications, I think it provides a good opportunity to give you all a bit of a behind-the-scenes look at what we do here at the Frontier. Given how spread …
Saskatchewan Board Meeting
Today I’m back in Regina for a meeting of the Saskatchewan based board members of the Frontier Centre.
Think-Tanks Wielding More Clout in Politics: Organizations such as the right-leaning Manning Centre, nascent Broadbent Institute increasingly part of the ‘political infrastructure’
When Canadians think of political parties, they focus on the teams of politicians fronting them. But behind the scenes, Canadian political parties are increasingly getting support from a “political infrastructure” that plays a crucial role in selling their ideology to the public.
Media Release – Frontier Centre Appoints New Research Director
Frontier Centre for Public Policy announces a new Director of Research – Dr. Marco Navarro-Génie.
Send for the Wonks: A new government creates a new opportunity to influence policy
Public services may be facing cutbacks, but the right-of-centre think-tanks are enjoying a boom.
Public Policy: An Introduction
Policy makes all the difference in creating wealth.
Allan Gotlieb on Canada’s Culture of Ideas
“I think that it is fair to say that the success of the Frontier Centre signals the success of the independent think tank movement in Canada.”
The Global “Go-To Think Tanks”
In a world saturated with information, connected by the web and challenged by complex issues that often hit like a meteor from outer space, there is a growing need to know where to turn for high quality information and analysis on critical policy issues. Increasingly policy makers and the public are turning to the close to 5,500 public policy research organizations around the world for assistance. This report, from the January 2009 edition of Foreign Policy Magazine identifies and ranks the leading think tanks in every region of the world.