From books to practise how YOU could change the world Paata Sheshelidze President of New Economic School - Georgia

You are Exclusive Brave Talented 2

You have Goal Will Ability 3

But Do YOU have right ideas for live? Do YOU have right understanding of live? Do YOU have proper knowledge? 4

Standpoint Humans are guided by ideas, that they choose to believe and accept as the truth Man’s choice shapes the world Institutions could be viewed as a results of individual’s preferences and interactions Results could be contrast 5

Common vision Mass of people believe in the State Self-Diminishing approach: People on the bottom, state on the top 6

Reality The worst get on top The State tolerates political falsehoods and deceptions Welfare shams are killing incentives of individual creativity Regulations of humans interactions leads to corruption Horrible mistakes are permanently repeatable 7

Think tanking Searching for better ideas is permanent process Think tanking is business – fabric of ideas Any idea is product for smaller or wider market Success requires entrepreneurial attitude Sale idea to those who value it high enough All world is big shop for your ideas, but find your target 8

Mission An idea must have practical application - Person prizes freedom as far as it gives him ability to follow his own goals Freedom of a person tolerated by others as far as it does not harms them Mission of think tank is to make concrete value out of general ideas 9

Researches Economic freedom matter 10

Chance 11

Options Changes are possible: Great majority - Via government provided reforms Minority - Via personal examples and education 12

Genuine transformation Political reforms are touching institutions and channeling development, but still limiting individual choice Genuine change must first come by changing one's mind Genuine free market solutions could be based only on market generated decisions and demand for particular changes State should only let us go 13

Barriers Lack of knowledge and positive attitude toward function engines of free market among majority of people Dependence on the State Mass nihilism toward changes Passive acceptance of rulers guidance and propaganda Indoctrination by politicians, State bureaucracy and media Bureaucracy – decision makers without personal financial responsibility 14

Tactics Do not engaged in party-politics, because you are standing for principles those are not partly true, but fully correct Do not compromise intellectually Do not tolerate when State acts as more then night watchmen Work with people as with individuals Encourage personal dignity and self- ownership in each person Make people proud for their freedom 15

Method No necessary to invent “new bicycle”, improvement of some machinery right enough: Show up yourself as much as possible Create performance out of your work Give your alternatives for each cases Use bright symbols Indicate heroes Networking, networking and networking Youth, youth and youth 16

Recommendations Start from yourself: Act like if there is no Government Emancipate yourself from mental slavery of dependence of others will and money Give personal examples – Maximize free market solutions for yourself Disobey coercion Abstain from violence Convert opponents (even most radicals) into friends, Give clear statement: No Government spending allowed here!!! 17

Results Society of open minded people Tolerance Solidarity Peace Growing wellbeing of all High level of division of labor Unpredictable intensification of cooperation More self-confident people 18

Resume Acceptance of ideas of freedom is your choice You can help change the world by simply changing your mind Know the truth about capitalism, and the truth will set you free, reach and myth be happy too… 19

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