Advanced Liberty & Society Seminar (ALSS) (Residential Seminar for Graduates of LSS/ LACS/ One-day Seminars)

What is ALSS?

The Advanced LSS, a four day residential seminar,  builds on the basic understanding gained by students who have attended previous CCS seminars.   It provides an in-depth coverage of libertarian/ classical liberal/ civil society issues.

Topics covered included Anarcho-Capitalism, Judicial Reforms & Tort Laws in India, Environmental Regulation: Intended & Unintended Consequences, Origin of Money and Free Banking, Spontaneous Order, Morality in Markets. 

Who can participate?

Graduates of the Liberty & Society Seminar (LSS), Liberty, Art & Culture Seminar (LACS) or one-day seminars.

How can I participate?

Look out for the dates for ALSS 2005 will be available here by March 2005.

Participants can apply using the application form.  Selection will be based on the participatory nature at the Seminar and the extent of follow-up initiated by the seminar graduate. 

The confirmation of participation fee to be paid upon selection by DD/ Cheque/ Cash is Rs. 500. 

What has happened at previous ALSSs?

Advanced Liberty & Society Seminar 2004
Panchgini: December 15-18

Speaker	Topic
Amir Ullah Khan (India Development Foundation)	Rule of Law: From Reality to Utopia
Sunder Ramaswamy (Madras School of Economics)	Evolution of Liberal Economic Thinking Spontaneous Order                                                 Role of International Agencies & Treaties
Parth J Shah (CCS)	Spontaneous Order                                       QWERTY, Network Externalities, & Microsoft:  Myths & Realities
Documentaries Discussed: Bitter Drink; The Corporation; Commanding Heights; Patents or Patients, You Can't Say That
Working Groups WG 1: Employment Guarantee Scheme, Corporate Crime, Tort Laws & Just Compensation WG 2: Implementing liberal ideas (Environment, Livelihood, Education, Public Services) WG 3: Evolving liberal ideas (IPR, Terrorism, Regulation, Morality issues with Children)

Speaker	Topic
Amir Ullah Khan (India Development Foundation)	Judicial Reforms & Tort Laws in India
Shreekant Gupta (Delhi School of Economics)	Environmental Regulation: Intended & Unintended Consequences
Vidisha Maitra, Centre for Civil Society	The Morality of Markets
Raj Cherubal, Centre for Civil Society	Revolutions: A Leap from History to the Future
Parth J. Shah, Centre for Civil Society	Anarchocapitalism: A Realistic Dream? Origin of Money &  Free Banking Spontaneous Order
Documentaries Discussed: Education: Public Right Gone Wrong; Ayn Rand: Sanction of the Victim; Turf Wars; Pastoral Politics; Is Amerca No 1?
Working Groups: Liberal Solutions to Social Problems

Advanced Liberty & Society Seminar 2002
New Delhi: June 8-12

Speaker	Topic
TCA Anant, Delhi School of Economics	Legal Reformss
Pradip Baijal, Secretary, Ministry of Disinvestment	Privatisation: Past, Present, and Future
Sauvik Chakraverti	Morality of the Market Origin of Money
Bibek Debroy, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Contemporary Studies	The Indian Economy: The Way Forward
Madhu Kishwar, Manushi	The Tehelka Expose
Jayaprakash Narayan, Lok Satta	Electoral Reforms
Manali Shah, Centre for Civil Society	Your Political Philosophy
Parth J. Shah, Centre for Civil Society	Anarchocapitalism: A Realistic Dream? The Ugly and Immoral Market? Working Group on New Public Management Working of Free Banking Winning a Prize: Tackling Hard Cases You, Freedom, and CCS
Documentaries Discussed: Phil Donahue interviews Ayn Rand Phil Donahue interviews Milton Friedman Free to Choose You Cant Say That by John Stossel
A Play performed by the participants on The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market Odyssey

Participants of Advanced LSS 2002 New Delhi with Jayaprakash Narayan, Lok Satta