How do we develop interventions that will deliver desired change given the complex nature of development problems? How can we address root causes of problems and not just their symptoms? How can we empower the target group to solve problems for themselves? ìpolicy for Development Leaders offers a dynamic, empowering learning experience for civil society professionals.

Date: 21-22 June 2014
Venue: CCS Office

Why YOU should attend:

• Analyse roles of public policy and civil society in solving social problems
• Network with prominent speakers, experts, and peer development leaders
• Assess innovative solutions to key socio-economic issues with a special focus on the desired roles of government, markets and civil society
• Enhance your ability to develop and advocate for policy frameworks complementary to the organisation’s vision and goals

Professionals of civil society organisations, think tanks, non-governmental organisations, research institutes are eligible for the course. APPLY NOW! For more information, contact Daphne Vallado (programs@ccs.in | +91-99106 67576).

Tom Palmer, Vice President for International Programs at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, and General Director of the Atlas Global Initiative for Free Trade, Peace, and Prosperity will be at CCS on Tuesday, 10 June 2014 top discuss Market-based Solutions to Public Policy. Tom is the author of Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice, and has edited a number of publications, including After the Welfare State and The Morality of Capitalism.

Join us! Seats are limited, so please RSVP via email at the earliest to Manasi Bose (pr@ccs.in | +91 98107 72964).

Is immigration across borders a problem? What are the risks of opening international borders? What are the possible benefits?

Join us for #ccstalks, Wednesday, 11 June 2014 from 7-8pm as we discuss immigration and open borders. Log in to tweetchat.com or Twitter and follow #ccstalks. We look forward to speaking with you!

For more information, contact Manasi Bose (pr@ccs.in)

It is becoming clear that state central planning in education lacks the knowledge and flexibility required to achieve its objectives. Decentralised, evolutionary systems that enable diversity, trial and error, feedback, and competition have been shown to lead to more dynamic improvement both in theory and in practice. So why are people so uncritical about the idea of a one-size-fits-all, top down, bureaucratic system of schooling?

Join us at CCS Colloquium this August, as we explore the role of the State in education. APPLY NOW!

Contact Sadaf Hussain (programs@ccs.in | +91 99531 33868) for more information.

10 June 2014, 5 - 6.30 pm - Chintan on ‘Market-based Solutions to Public Policy', New Delhi

11 June 2014, 7 - 8 pm - #ccstalks TweetChat: ‘Is Immigration a Problem?'

21 - 22 June 2014 - ìpolicy for Development Leaders, New Delhi

23 June - 23 July 2014 - Freedom Caravan: Who Creates Wealth?

22 - 24 August 2014 - Colloquium on Education: Philosophy, Policy, and Practice, Mumbai

27 Septemebr 2014 - 3rd Annual NISA School Leaders Summit, New Delhi

04 - 06 December 2014 - Liberty Fund Colloquium

20 December 2014 - 6th Annual School Choice National Conference

A series of essays, edited by Tom G. Palmer that explore the phenomenon of the welfare state through historical and present-day examples and ask the questions: What has the welfare state wrought on economies around the world? Is it sustainable? And what should come after the welfare state? (Edited by Tom G. Palmer with a Foreword by Bibek Debroy). Download here.