By: E&P Staff The International Policy Network announced the six finalists for the Bastiat Prize of Journalism today. This marks the fifth year that the Prize has been honoring writers whose work promotes the institutions of a free society. The Prize is named in honor of 19th century French philosopher and essayist Frederic Bastiat.
The winners of the Prize will be announced at the Bastiat Prize Dinner held in New York City on November 1. First prize will receive $10,000, while second and third prizewinners will receive $4000 and $1000 respectively. All three will also receive engraved candlesticks.
The Bastiat Prize is sponsored by the International Policy Network, which is made up of two charitable organizations, one based in London and the other in the United States.
This year?s judges included: Amity Shlaes (Bloomberg columnist), Edward Crane (president of the Cato Institute), Bibek Debroy (PHD Chamber of Commerce, India), Lord Kalms of Edgware (founder of the Dixons Group), Ruth Richardson (former Finance Minister of New Zealand), Brian Carney (Wall Street Journal), Lord Lawson of Blaby (former Chancellor of the Exchequer) and Douglas Ginsberg (Chief Judge, DC Court of Appeals).
The 2006 Finalists are as follows:
Tim Harford ? Financial Times, UK (2 articles); New York Times, USA (1 article)
Frank Miele ? The Daily Inter Lake, USA
Ila Patnaik ? Indian Express, India
Gabriel Rozenberg, The Times, UK
Rakesh Wadhwa ? The Himalayan Times, Nepal
Jamie Whyte ? The Times, UK
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