Ebook: Think Tank: the Story of the Adam Smith Institute

In the 1970s, as the country's post-war love affair with socialism began to sour, a new type of think tank opened its doors in Britain. Spearheading a rejection of state planning and controls, the Adam Smith Institute helped to put incentives and enterprise firmly back into the political mainstream. Its influence was extraordinary, even revolutionary. Britain's new passwords became opportunity, aspiration and the free market. With no backing and no resources save their own conviction, a handful of motivated individuals managed to play a role in transforming the prospects of a nation. This is t.;Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 : SHAPING AN INSTITUTE; 2 : MAKING CONTACTS; 3 : MAKING A MARK; 4 : INSPECTORS; 5 : YOUTH OUTREACH; 6 : PRIVATIZATION AND STRATEGY TWO; 7 : THE OMEGA FILE; 8 : NO TURNING BACK; 9 : SCOTLAND AND OTHER COUNTRIES; 10 : THE FORTUNE ACCOUNT; 11 : POLICY OVER LUNCH; 12 : PUBLIC HOUSES, PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND PRISONS; 13 : MEDIA COVERAGE AND ENLIGHTENMENT IDEAS; 14 : REVISING RATES; 15 : TAX FREEDOM DAY; 16 : THE HEALTH OF NATIONS; 17 : RAILWAYS; 18 : POLAND AND THE EAST; 19 : THE CITIZEN'S CHARTER; 20 : 20-20 VISION.