Progress and Poverty Institute


The Progress and Poverty Institute, founded in 1925 as the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, is a private operating foundation dedicated to the social and economic philosophy of Henry George through publication and research. Among its activities, the Institute publishes The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, funds the Henry George Chair in Economics at St. John's University, and supports the Henry George Lecture Series at the University of Scranton.
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History

The organization was founded in 1925 to promote public awareness of the social and economic philosophy of Henry George and keep his works in print. It is the oldest Georgist organization in existence, and actively supports Georgist ideas such as land value taxation, as well as carbon pricing, zoning reform, community land trusts and universal basic income.

Activities

The institute, in partnership with Wiley Publishing, sponsors The American Journal of Economics and Sociology. Founding editor Will Lissner, who served from 1941 to 1989, was assisted for many years by Dorothy Burnham Lissner. Subsequent editors-in-chief include Frank C. Genovese, Laurence S. Moss, Clifford W. Cobb, and Richard H. Cebula.
In 1986, the Institute funded the Henry George Chair in Economics at The Peter J. Tobin College of Business of St. John's University. Holders of the named chair include Northrup Buechner, Joseph A. Giacallone and Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan.
The Society also supports the Henry George Lecture Series, a public lecture series on economics held annually since 1986 at the University of Scranton. A number of lecturers from the series have subsequently won the Nobel Prize.
The Progress and Poverty Institute, along with the Center for the Study of Economics, co-sponsors the Center for Property Tax Reform, a nonprofit for research into property taxes.

Leadership

The organization's executive director is Josie Faass. Past directors have included economists Mason Gaffney and Nicolaus Tideman.

Funding

the Institute receives grants from the Francis Neilson Trust Fund. It holds approximately $18 million in assets.

Publications

Books

Progress and Poverty by Henry GeorgeSocial Statics, or The Conditions essential to Happiness specified, and the First of them Developed by Herbert SpencerLand title origins, a tale of force and fraud by Alfred Noblit ChandlerProtection or Free Trade by Henry GeorgeCrumbling Foundations: how faulty institutions create world poverty by David SmileyRent as Public Revenue: Issues and Methods by Lindy Davies, Gilbert Herman, et al.Democracy Versus Socialism: A Critical Examination of Socialism as a Remedy for Social Injustice and an Exposition of the Single Tax Doctrine by Max HirschWhy Global Poverty?: A Companion Guide to the Film The End of Poverty? by Clifford CobbNew Life In Old Cities by Mason GaffneyThe Science of Political Economy by Henry George

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