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Adam Smith Institute

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The Adam Smith Institute is a UK based classical liberal think tank and lobbying group named after the Scottish moral philosopher and economist Adam Smith. It was established in 1977 and is headquartered in Westminster, London. The institute promotes free market and classical liberal ideas, developing policy proposals grounded in public choice theory and advocating privatization and market based reforms across sectors including taxation, education, and healthcare.

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United Kingdom 2
Wikidata Q350927, property P17 (country).
Founding YearSourced to the subject's own account
1977 1
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National 1
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Think Tank or Research Institute 1
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1. Adam Smith Institute (Wikipedia)
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  • Article body (raw wikitext), founding paragraph
    they returned to the United Kingdom in 1977 to found their own think tank, called the Adam Smith Institute.
  • Lead sentence
    The Adam Smith Institute (ASI) is a UK-based classical liberal think tank and lobbying group, named after Adam Smith, a Scottish moral philosopher and classical economist.
  • Introduction, institution-subtype
    The Adam Smith Institute is a UK based classical liberal think tank and lobbying group named after the Scottish moral philosopher and economist Adam Smith.
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