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PFI’s defeat stems from poor government provision – not market failure

3 November 2018
Government and Institutions

PFI’s defeat stems from poor government provision – not market failure

Philip Booth
3 November 2018
Philip Hammond’s decision in this week’s budget to abandon the Private Finance Initiative has been regarded by some commentators as … Continue reading “PFI’s defeat stems from poor government provision – not market failure”

Low-cost private schools are transforming education around the world. We should let them do the same in Britain

11 October 2018
Education

Low-cost private schools are transforming education around the world. We should let them do the same in Britain

Sophie Sandor
11 October 2018
Since the UK’s first low-cost private primary school of its kind was opened this term by James Tooley, it seems … Continue reading “Low-cost private schools are transforming education around the world. We should let them do the same in Britain”

Debunking the ‘State-as-Investor’

21 September 2018

Debunking the ‘State-as-Investor’

21 September 2018
The idea of the “Entrepreneurial State” or the “state as investor” has taken off in recent years – following the … Continue reading “Debunking the ‘State-as-Investor’”

The interface of the private and the public sector: impressions from the front line

1 February 2018
Society and Culture

The interface of the private and the public sector: impressions from the front line

Chris Roper
1 February 2018
In all the finger pointing that has followed the collapse of Carillion, in Parliament and the newspapers, it is hard … Continue reading “The interface of the private and the public sector: impressions from the front line”

IEA at 60 – Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP

19 June 2015
Economic Theory

IEA at 60 – Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP

19 June 2015
The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP was the keynote speaker at the IEA’s 60th Anniversary celebrations. He spoke about what … Continue reading “IEA at 60 – Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP”

The Maggie Simpson delusion: the NHS is not ‘ours’

19 June 2014
Healthcare

The Maggie Simpson delusion: the NHS is not ‘ours’

Kristian Niemietz
19 June 2014
Unless you have spent the last two decades in North Korea or in Josef Fritzl’s basement, you will be familiar … Continue reading “The Maggie Simpson delusion: the NHS is not ‘ours’”

Transforming incentives will unleash the power of entrepreneurship in the education sector

11 March 2014

Transforming incentives will unleash the power of entrepreneurship in the education sector

James Croft
11 March 2014
For entrepreneurs to succeed, they need space to innovate that is sufficiently free of regulatory constraints, buyers who are receptive … Continue reading “Transforming incentives will unleash the power of entrepreneurship in the education sector”

The UN and the profit motive in education

14 November 2011

The UN and the profit motive in education

James Stanfield
14 November 2011
In 2003 the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) set up the Commission on the Private Sector and Development which was … Continue reading “The UN and the profit motive in education”

Pay gap between public and private sectors has increased

5 July 2011

Pay gap between public and private sectors has increased

Len Shackleton
5 July 2011
The Office for National Statistics has published a new estimate of the size of the hourly pay gap between the … Continue reading “Pay gap between public and private sectors has increased”

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