2007 Bastiat Prize Dinner

he Bastiat Prize for Journalism was established by International Policy Network to encourage, recognise and reward writers around the world whose published works elucidate the institutions of the free society.

In the enduring spirit of the Prize’s namesake Frédéric Bastiat, the Prize is given to writers who employ eloquent and witty explanations of complex ideas, combined with a clear understanding of markets and their underlying institutions –property rights, the rule of law, freedom of contract, free speech and limited government. 2007 marks the sixth year of the Bastiat Prize.

<b>2007 Bastiat Prize Finalists</font ></b>
Clive Crook
The Atlantic Monthly, USA; National Journal, USA

Jonah Goldberg
National Review, USA and syndicated columnist

A. Barton Hinkle
Richmond Times-Dispatch, USA

Dominic Lawson
The Independent, UK

Patrick McIlheran
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA

Amit Varma - WINNER
Mint, India

The winner will receive US$10,000; the runner-up will receive $4,000; and the third place will receive $1,000. All winners receive an engraved crystal candlestick, reminiscent of Bastiat’s essay ‘A Petition’. For the 2007 competition, IPN received submissions from over 280 writers in 60 countries.

<b>Dinner Details</b>

Wednesday October 24, 2007.
New York City.

Keynote speaker:

Anne Applebaum
Editorial Board member, Washington Post
2004 Pulitzer Prize for <b>Gulag: A History</b>

<b>2007 Bastiat Prize Judges</b>

Each member of the panel of judges was chosen for their lifelong commitment to promoting the institutions of the free society. Whether as economists, policymakers, writers or entrepreneurs, each has made an outstanding contribution to the cause of liberty across the world.

Brian Carney
Editorial Board member, Wall Street Journal

Professor Bibek Debroy
International Management Institute, India

Hon. Douglas Ginsburg
Chief Judge, Washington DC Court of Appeals

Professor Wolfgang Kasper
Emeritus Professor, University of New South Wales, Australia

Amity Shlaes
Syndicated columnist, Bloomberg; Council on Foreign Relations, Senior Fellow for Economic History

<b>Previous Prize Winners</font ></b>

2006 — Tim Harford, Financial Times and Jamie Whyte, freelance
2005 — Mary Anastasia O’Grady, Wall Street Journal
2004 — Robert Guest, The Economist
2003 — Brian Carney, Wall Street Journal Europe
2002 — Amity Shlaes, Financial Times and Sauvik Chakraverti, Economic Times (India)