THE ATHENIAN POLICY FORUM
Mandate
The Athenian Policy Forum has,
as its major objective, to promote independent
objective analysis and to stimulate research and public discussion on issues and
problems of economic adjustment to changing forces of demography, the
environment, social and political transformation, technology and trade.
While the processes and implications of the changes now taking place may not, as yet,
be fully understood, they point to the necessity of building a new consensus around policy
reform within the framework of market-oriented economics. Accordingly, The Athenian
Policy Forum intends to explore specific instruments and policies designed to
incorporate all segments of society into the process of economic growth as fully as
possible, and thus ensure that all can share in the fruits of prosperity.
In drawing on the ancient Greek and Athenian tradition of discussing important issues
in public, The Athenian Policy Forum will focus on the challenges faced
particularly by the small and the middle-size countries and will examine and debate issues
and concerns that may have been overlooked by mainstream analysis oriented to the
interests of the major players.
In pursuing its objectives internationally,
The Athenian Policy Forum will
organize conferences, symposia and seminars, and publish conference volumes with
papers selected after a careful referee process. We also publish our
Journal of Economic Asymmetries.
The Athenian Policy Forum was inaugurated in Toronto in 1994 and was accorded
tax-exempt status in 1995 as a registered charity (no. 1040427-21) under the Income Tax
Act.
