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IEA Society and Culture.

The State of our Cities

20 June 2003
Society and Culture

The State of our Cities

20 June 2003

IEA authors make radical proposals to improve the state of our cities

The latest edition of the IEA’s journal, Economic Affairs, contains proposals by an expert group of academics and practitioners to … Continue reading “The State of our Cities”

Ethics and morals important determinants of crime too

30 September 2002
Society and Culture

Ethics and morals important determinants of crime too

30 September 2002

... as well as deterrence and demography, say IEA authors

Crime has fallen over the last ten years because of economic factors, a sustained fall in the proportion of young … Continue reading “Ethics and morals important determinants of crime too”

Economists Should Come Down to Earth

9 July 2001
Society and Culture

Economists Should Come Down to Earth

9 July 2001

Make more effort to influence policy

Economists should be more willing to educate their fellow men and women in basic economic ideas, says Professor Daniel Klein … Continue reading “Economists Should Come Down to Earth”

Where Have All The Intellectuals Gone?

1 February 2005

Where Have All The Intellectuals Gone?

Frank Furedi
1 February 2005

Frank Furedi explains the essential contribution of intellectuals both to culture and to democracy.

The intellectual is an endangered species. In place of such people as Bertrand Russell, Raymond Williams and Hannah Arendt, people … Continue reading “Where Have All The Intellectuals Gone?”

The Voluntary City: Choice, Community and Civil Society

18 March 2004

The Voluntary City: Choice, Community and Civil Society

Edited by David T. Beito, Peter Gordon and Alexander Tabarrok
18 March 2004

Buy now for £15.00

An exciting and pioneering book, it sketches out a provocative vision for cities based on civil cooperation and entrepreneurship. Historically, … Continue reading “The Voluntary City: Choice, Community and Civil Society”

The Vision of the Anointed

1 November 2007

The Vision of the Anointed

Thomas Sowell
1 November 2007

In this all-time classic, Thomas Sowell, explores how the opinions of the liberal elite have informed social policy over the last thirty years with disastrous consequences

This book is a devastating critique of the mind-set behind the failed social policies of the past thirty years. Thomas … Continue reading “The Vision of the Anointed”

Scrap the BBC!

15 January 2007

Scrap the BBC!

Richard D North
15 January 2007

This radical book suggests that the BBC licence fee is inequitable and should be abolished

Special Offer. Normal Price £15.95, Offer Price £12.00 Scrap the BBC!: Ten Years To Set Broadcasters Free is a lively … Continue reading “Scrap the BBC!”

Rich is Beautiful

1 December 2007

Rich is Beautiful

Richard D North
1 December 2007

A very personal defence of mass affluence

This is the first account of modern Western society which explains why it is good for us, and the whole … Continue reading “Rich is Beautiful”

Losing Friends

1 October 2003

Losing Friends

Digby Anderson
1 October 2003

In this book Digby Anderson explores the changing nature of friendship.

One loyal friend is worth 10,000 relatives, said Euripides. Aristotle thought friendship the best thing in the world. Saint Augustine … Continue reading “Losing Friends”

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