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'''Pacific Research Institute'''(PRI)'s mission is a free-market think tank whose roots lie in the formation of the [[Institute of Economics Affairs]] in London. In 1979, Anthony Fisher, the founder of [[IEA]] teamed with San Francisco businessman [[James North]] to establish the Pacific Research Institute[1]. At least one of the staff is ex-IEA. According to Rachel Maddow the PRI is 'a famous pro-tobacco ostensibly grassroots corporate front group that was funded by [[Philip Morris]]'.<ref>Rachel Maddow, The Rachel Maddow Show, ''MSNBC'', 18-November-2009, 9PM EST</ref>
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'''Pacific Research Institute'''(PRI)'s mission is a free-market think tank whose roots lie in the formation of the [[Institute of Economics Affairs]] in London. In 1979, [[Anthony Fisher]], the founder of [[IEA]] teamed with San Francisco businessman [[James North]] to establish the Pacific Research Institute[1]. At least one of the staff is ex-IEA. According to Rachel Maddow the PRI is 'a famous pro-tobacco ostensibly grassroots corporate front group that was funded by [[Philip Morris]]'.<ref>Rachel Maddow, The Rachel Maddow Show, ''MSNBC'', 18-November-2009, 9PM EST</ref>
  
 
== Funding==
 
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[[Terry Anderson, Ph.D.]] - Senior Fellow in Environmental Studies, PERC and Montana State University.
 
[[Terry Anderson, Ph.D.]] - Senior Fellow in Environmental Studies, PERC and Montana State University.
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==Contact==
 
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*'''Address:''' 755 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
 
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*'''Web address:''' http://www.pacificresearch.org/
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 01:11, 21 December 2014

Group.png Pacific Research Institute WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Founder•  James North
•  Anthony Fisher
Type•  think tank
•  research
Interestsneoliberalism
Sponsored byKoch family foundations

Pacific Research Institute(PRI)'s mission is a free-market think tank whose roots lie in the formation of the Institute of Economics Affairs in London. In 1979, Anthony Fisher, the founder of IEA teamed with San Francisco businessman James North to establish the Pacific Research Institute[1]. At least one of the staff is ex-IEA. According to Rachel Maddow the PRI is 'a famous pro-tobacco ostensibly grassroots corporate front group that was funded by Philip Morris'.[1]

Funding

The Institute has received some $4,676,800 in 88 grants since 1985, from the following 10 foundations[2]:

It has received funding from Philip Morris. In 1998, a memo from Philip Morris’ Roy Marden was exploring “allies” for their Youth Smoking Programme (YSP). He wrote “I am vice chairman of this SF policy group. They have recently begun an effort on child development/reduction of welfare dependency/etc., & I could explore with them if/where YSP could be involved. We are long-time donors"[3].

Personnel

Principals

  • Sonia Arrison - Director, Technology Studies - a regular columnist for Tech Central Station.com

Board of Trustees

PRI Fellows

Terry Anderson, Ph.D. - Senior Fellow in Environmental Studies, PERC and Montana State University.

References

  • ↑ Rachel Maddow, The Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC, 18-November-2009, 9PM EST
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