The Mannkal Economic Education Foundation is a free market think tank headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. [1]
The Mannkal Economic Education Foundation is a free market think tank headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. [1]
The think tank is located at 3/31 on Hood Street in Subiaco, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth. [2]
It was founded in 1997 by Executive Director Ron Manners. [1] Since its founding, Mannkal has sent 500 students to various conferences in Australia and overseas. [1]
Mannkal aims to "strengthen the free market system in Western Australia and Australia, by promoting ideals of voluntary co-operation, choice, personal rights, limited government and responsible resourcefulness of individuals." [3] It does this by financing and organising:
It maintains the Project Western Australia with the Institute of Public Affairs. [4]
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