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Not to be confused with the Pacific Institute of Public Policy.
The Pacific Research Institute is a member of the State Policy Network.
See also: Institute for Justice:
In 1991, Clint Bolick joined former Department of Energy Deputy General Counsel William H. "Chip" Mellor to found the Institute for Justice (IJ) . Chip Mellor had served as President of the Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy, a think tank in San Francisco. According to the Institute for Justice, books commissioned and published by the Pacific Research Institute "formed the Institute for Justice's long-term, strategic litigation blueprint."
Notorious VDARE Founder Peter Brimelow was (ca. 2002-2003) a Senior Fellow for Education Studies at the Pacific Research Institute.
The Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy is a California-based free-market think tank which promotes "the principles of individual freedom and personal responsibility" through policies that emphasize a free economy, private initiative, and limited government. The Pacific Research Institute was founded in 1979 by British philanthropist Antony Fisher.
The Pacific Research Institute is active in the policy areas of education, economics, health care, and the environment. The Pacific Research Institute operates the Center for California's Future, which has a goal of "reinvigorating California's entrepreneurial, self-reliant traditions" and the Laffer Center, which is "focused on educating people on free-markets and supply-side economics."
From 1996 through 2009, the Pacific Research Institute published an annual Index of Leading Environmental Indicators, which tracked environmental trends worldwide. The Pacific Research Institute started the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, a New York-based think tank focusing on health policy.
SOURCE: PacificResearch.org, captured 2020-08-20
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The roots of the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) go back to 1957, when Sir Antony Fisher founded the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) in London to spread the influence of leading free-market thinkers such as F.A. Hayek and Milton Friedman, both of whom became Nobel laureates. In 1979, Sir Antony teamed with San Francisco businessman James North to establish the Pacific Research Institute. Sally Pipes became President of PRI in 1991.
PRI began by publishing groundbreaking books, leading the way for dramatic policy reforms in education, the environment, and health care. PRI is still recognized as a premier publisher, but we expanded to pioneer innovative methods of public outreach that empower individuals and communities nationwide.
PRI established five research centers to provide compelling policy analysis and solutions:
The center Directors and Policy Fellows respond to current policy challenges with rigorous, cutting-edge research and thought-provoking public commentary.
The Pacific Research Institute strives to change the perception of lawmakers and the public so that the starting point for any policy solution is a private, voluntary action, rather than unnecessary, and even harmful, government intervention. The Pacific Research Institute fills a critical role in the public debate because of California's influence as a national trendsetter and the economic and demographic importance of the state.
Our "outside the beltway" independence enables PRI to address important issues before they reach national prominence, and to lead the way in anticipating future threats to liberty.
PRI's staff is often invited to give testimony to state legislatures and Congress, and lawmakers across the political spectrum have praised the Pacific Research Institute's work. PRI policy staff has appeared on NBC's "The Today Show," CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, and the Fox News Channel. PRI's work has been cited and published in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Newsweek, Time, USA Today, The Economist, The Atlantic Monthly, Investor's Business Daily, Washington Times, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and many other leading publications throughout the world.
The mission of the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) is to champion freedom, opportunity, and personal responsibility for all individuals by advancing free-market policy solutions. Since its founding in 1979, PRI has remained steadfast to the vision of a free and civil society where individuals can achieve their full potential. Put simply, public policy is too important to be left just to the experts. Individuals are the real decision makers when it comes to their schools, health care, and environment. PRI reinforces this ideal by providing you with the information, inspiration, and opportunity to make decisions about the daily issues that matter most to you. The Pacific Research Institute's activities include publications, events, media commentary, legislative testimony, and community outreach.
PRI's current program advances policy reform to achieve these goals:
Center for Education. To provide all students with access to a quality education.
Center for Business & Economics. To strike down barriers to economic growth and innovation.
Center for Health Care. To provide better quality and access to health care while lowering costs.
Center for Environment. To sustain the trend toward a cleaner environment.
Center for California Reform. To reinvigorate California's entrepreneurial, self-reliant traditions.
Center for Medical Economics and Innovation. To educate policymakers, regulators, health care professionals, and the public on new health care technologies.
The Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy promotes the principles of individual freedom and personal responsibility. The Pacific Research Institute believes these principles are best encouraged through policies that emphasize a free economy, private initiative, and limited government.
Worthy policy goals with such broad impact are not easily attained, and they require sustained effort and struggle. Together with its alliance of dedicated supporters, PRI is committed to leading the way toward a more free and prosperous future for all.
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