Both Walensa and Havel are potential recipients. When is someone going to really free Latin America?
Mitch ----- Original Message ----- From: Carl Close <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 4:18 pm Subject: Re: Friedman Prize > Lech Walesa should be a contender for the prize. John Paul II also > played a big part behind-the-scenes in spreading support for the > Solidarity movement (according to Jonathan Kwitny's book MAN OF > THE > CENTURY), but I don't think he's likely to get the prize. > > Carl > > > Speaking of prizes, Cato has just announced a biennial Milton > >Friedman Prize for the Advancement of Liberty. The award will be > a cash > >prize of $500,000 to one individual for "significant achievement > in the > >advancement of liberty." The first prize will be presented May > 9, 2002. > > > > Any predictions/wishes/thoughts? > > > > Note by the way how far things have come since the early > days of say > >Mont Pelerin when there were some 8 democracies left in the world, > >socialism was advancing everywhere, and people like Friedman and > Hayek>were universally thought of as cranks. Makes me optimistic. > > > >Alex > >-- > >Dr. Alexander Tabarrok > >Vice President and Director of Research > >The Independent Institute > >100 Swan Way > >Oakland, CA, 94621-1428 > >Tel. 510-632-1366, FAX: 510-568-6040 > >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
