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Since its formation in 1976, the Centre for Independent Studies has conducted wide ranging research into economics, social policy, law, government and foreign affairs. Our overall research agenda is set by our Executive Director, in consultation with research staff. As an independent think tank, we do not undertake any research on request.

UNCTAD and the North-South Dialogue
October 4, 1984OP9

It is common for governments of wester industrialised nations (the ‘North; in the title) to...

Chaining Australia: Church Bureaucracies and Political Economy
Geoffrey BrennanAugust 1, 1984R6

If we lived in a perfect world, church bodies would not have gotten together to...

Occupational Regulation and the Public Interest
Robert Albon, Greg LindsayMarch 1, 1984R5

Restrictions on entry into a profession or occupation raise the incomes of practitioners by limiting...

Democracy in Crisis
Michael JensenOctober 5, 1983OP8

Is there are conflict between unlimited political democracy and a Market economy? Michael C. Jensen...

The Resource Rent Tax. A Penality of Risk Taking
John Bowers, Ray BallAugust 16, 1983PM5
Free to Shop
Geoff HogbinMay 18, 1983PM 4

Shopping hours and standards in Australia are far behind those of other countries. The trend...

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