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Classical Liberalism

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Classical liberalism is a political philosophy that supports individual freedom, tolerance, markets, the rule of law, and an autonomous civil society. The CIS's work in this area considers how this philosophy can offer alternate ways of looking at policy areas.

Publications

  1. BOOK REVIEW: Ayn Rand and the World She Made & Goddess of the Market

    Stephen Kirchner | 22 Mar 2010 | POLICY Magazine

    For an author whose novels have consistently sold in the hundreds of thousands for more than half a century, Ayn Rand is... Read More...

  2. BOOK REVIEW: Reflections on the revolution in Europe: Can Europe be the same with different people in it?

    Joel Malan | 12 Dec 2009 | POLICY Magazine

    Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Can Europe Be the Same with Different People in It? by Christopher Caldwell (Penguin,... Read More...

  3. Neoliberalism: The Genesis of a Political Swearword

    Oliver Marc Hartwich | 19 May 2009 | Occasional Papers

    Neoliberalism is one of the most commonly used words in political debates. Despite this, the origins of neoliberalism are... Read More...

  4. The Servile State: Studies in Empirical Philosophy

    John Anderson | 01 Apr 2009 | CIS Classics

    John Anderson has two passions - philosophy and freedom, and The Servile State is philosophy analysing social and moral tendencies... Read More...

  5. Adam Smith - A Primer

    Eamonn Butler | 04 Jul 2008 | Occasional Papers

    Despite his fame, there is still widespread ignorance about the breadth of Adam Smith's contrinbutions to economics, politics... Read More...

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Opinion & Commentary

  1. Questioning leaders after crisis

    Greg Lindsay | 05 Jul 2010 | The Geelong Advertiser

    Precisely what government is meant to do should be up for discussion right now.... Read More

  2. Learning about Hayek the hard way

    Oliver Marc Hartwich | 09 Mar 2010 | The Australian

    The Prime Minister should have listened to his least favourite economist, Friedrich Hayek.... Read More

  3. Australian libertarians revealed

    John Humphreys | 10 May 2009 | Open Forum

    It seems left-wing economic journalist Ross Gittins has just discovered the word ‘libertarian,’ and the revelation seems ... Read More

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Ideas@TheCentre

  1. Continuing the battle of ideas

    Greg Lindsay | 25 Jun 2010

    At the end of an extraordinary week in Australian politics, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a change in the way ...

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