Globalisation Institute

The Globalisation Institute is a free-market international development think tank founded in London in 2005. Its website states that "We believe that globalisation is a force for good." It specialises in "practical, enterprise-based policies that governments and international institutions can adopt in order that every country can take advantage of the benefits of globalisation."1

Publishing programme

The Institute aims to influence international development and trade policy. A new report, Water for Life by Mischa Balen, recommending increased private involvement in developing countries' water systems, was released on World Water Day 2006 (22nd March).

Name change

The institute was called "Globalization Institute" when it was founded, because, as explained on the site: "Globalization is a more international spelling of the word, and we have an international audience. [...] Besides, the Oxford English Dictionary – the leading authority on British English spelling – prefers globalization to globalisation." However, the institute later adopted the -ise spelling, apparently due to criticism by British readers.

See also

• List of UK think tanks

External links

• globalisation.eu