Experts: Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu or Alvaro Vargas LlosaRemove this filter Issues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights or Diplomacy and Foreign AidRemove this filter
Full Video of The Independent Institute’s 2011 25th Anniversary Gala for Liberty held November 15, 2011. Part 1: Introductory Remarks and Tribute to Robert Higgs Part 2: Tribute to Mario Vargas Llosa Part 3: History of The Independent Institute and Fund for the Future Part 4: Tribute to Lech Walesa Part 5: Special Tributes, Sponsors, and Credits
Highlights from the Independent Institute’s 2011 25th Anniversary Gala for Liberty held November 15, 2011. Part 1: Robert Higgs accepting the Alexis de Tocqueville Award Part 2: Tribute from Ron Paul Part 3: Tribute from Archbishop Desmond Tutu Part 4: Tribute from Leszek Balcerowicz
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
On September 16, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, actor and director Andy Garcia, and entrepreneur William K. Bowes, Jr. were honored at the Independent Institute’s A Gala for Liberty. Each honoree received the Alexis de Tocqueville Award in recognition of their contributions to advancing the ideas and ideals of liberty, entrepreneurship, innovation, and peace.
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
For decades, efforts to end world poverty have focused on redistributing wealth, rather than creating it. This approach, however, has done little to foster long-term economic progress in Africa.
