atlas liberty forum presentation
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Presentation by Seyitbek Usmanov on efforts by the Central Asian Free Market Institute to advance liberty in the heart of Asia through education and research.TRANSCRIPT
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Устойчивое развитиеПовышения благосостояниеТорговый хаб Центральной Азии
freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction
Ronald Reagan
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Unleashing Silk RoadReaching out to Youth in Celestial Central Asia
Washington DC
November 10, 2010
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Leading think-tank in Kyrgyzstan
CAFMI Snapshot
• Education and research institution:
o Established: April 6, 2009
o Staff: 6 full-time, 2 interns & 5 board of trustees
• Media:
o Most quoted think-tank in Kyrgyzstan, cited almost daily across all media
o Facebook page, largest in Kyrgyzstan, 1,760 fans
• International profile:
o 2010 Templeton Freedom Award Winner in the category reaching out to students
o Co-sponsor of Index of Economic Freedom Report by Fraser Institute
o Co-sponsor of International Property Rights Index by Property Rights Alliance
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Table of Contents
Philosophy
Tools
Results
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Philosophy
• In for the long haul
• We want to sow free-market seeds across Central Asia
Why Student Outreach?
Vision: Central Asia blooming with freedom
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Our Inspiration
Central Asia, an oasis of
freedom, prosperity and
peace
The Institute for Humane Studies
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Our Tools
Free Market League
•Debate tournament
Discussion seminars
•Privatization
•Propiska
Free Market School & English Liberty Camp
•English language camp
• Instructors from around world
•Definite one week school for free market lovers
Kyrgyzstan: Prosperity and Justice Agenda
•11 chapters
•Each chapter tackles a sore issue facing Kyrgyzstan
•Written by young experts for the country’s youth
Liberty Conferences: ReCamp and IdeaNight
•Platforms for the rapid exchange of ideas
•300 people attended the events in total
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Our Tools in Pictures
ReCamp
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Our Tools in Pictures
Idea Night
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Our Tools in Pictures
Free Market School
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Our Tools in Pictures
English Liberty Camp
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Our Tools in Pictures
Kyrgyzstan: Prosperity and Justice Agenda, discussion of chapter
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Ingredients to Success
Kyrgyzstan
Sowing free-market seeds in youth
Passion
•Classical liberalism
•Make world freer, better
Team
•Solid team
•Idea generator
•Implementer
Masses
•Ideas must become popular
•Make everything pretty, sexy
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Sprouting of free-market seeds
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Results: We are already reaping harvest
• Established Objectivist Club at American University of Central Asia
• Established Tajikistan Free Market Center
• Our alumni joined CAFMI team
• Our alumni volunteer at CAFMI
• Organized debate tournaments on classical liberal topics in Kazakhstan
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Soon…
• More free-market oriented clubs open in Central Asia• Free-market topics enter public discourse• Alumni enter politics
Thus, Unleashing Silk Road
Central Asia: Oasis of
Free Trade, Peace and Prosperity