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Latest revision as of 22:36, 12 December 2011
| The Cobden Centre | |
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| Founder(s) | Toby Baxendale |
| Mission | to undertake research into economic and political science and to disseminate the results thereof and to advance the education of the public in economic and political science.[1] |
| Chairman | Toby Baxendale |
| Chief Executive | Dr. Tim Evans |
| Faculty | 10 (senior fellows) |
| Adjunct faculty | 22 (advisory board) |
| Slogan | "For honest money and social progress" |
| Address |
Vere St, Salford, Lancashire M50 2PQ Greater Manchester, North-West England |
| Website | CobdenCentre.org |
The Cobden Centre, based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, is an independent educational charity founded "to promote social progress through honest money, free trade and peace."[2]
The name derives from an endorsement of Richard Cobden's view that: "Peace will come to earth when the people have more to do with each other and governments less."[3][1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About The Cobden Centre". Cobden Centre. 2009-04-24. http://www.cobdencentre.org/about/. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ↑ Baxendale, Toby (2010-03-01), "Why I Founded the Cobden Centre", CobdenCentre.org, http://www.cobdencentre.org/2010/03/why-i-founded-the-cobden-centre/, retrieved 2011-06-26
- ↑ CobdenCentre.org
Links
- "Richard Cobden: Activist for Peace" by Gary Galles, February 2003