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HISTORY In 1947 , 39 scholars, mostly economists, with some historians and philosophers, were invited by Professor Friedrich Hayek to meet at Mont Pelerin, Switzerland, and discuss the state, and possible fate of Classical Liberalism . The Mont Pelerin Society has continued to meet on a regular basis, usually in September. The current president of the Mont Pelerin Society is Victoria Curzon-Price . LIST OF PARTICIPANTS The original participants were
INFLUENCE Hayek stressed that the society was to be a scholarly community arguing against "collectivism", while not engaging in public relations or propaganda. However, the society has always been a focal point for the international capitalist think-tank movement: Hayek himself used it as a forum to encourage members such as Antony Fisher to pursue the think-tank route. Fisher went on the establish the Institute Of Economic Affairs (IEA) in London during 1971, the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. during 1973, and the Atlas Economic Research Foundation in 1981. In turn the Atlas Foundation supports a wide network of think-tanks, including the Fraser Institute and the Manhattan Institute For Public Policy Research . Prominent MPS members who have advanced to policy positions include Chancellor Ludwig Erhard of West Germany , President Luigi Einaudi of Italy , Chairman Arthur F. Burns of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, and President Václav Klaus of the Czech Republic. Eight MPS members, including F. A. Hayek , Milton Friedman , and George Stigler , won Nobel Prize s in economics. Of 76 economic advisers on Ronald Reagan 's 1980 campaign staff, 22 were MPS members. EXTERNAL LINKS
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