Progress and Poverty Institute
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History
The organization was founded in 1925 to promote public awareness of the social and economic philosophy of Henry George and keep his works in print. It is the oldest Georgist organization in existence, and actively supports Georgist ideas such as land value taxation, as well as carbon pricing, zoning reform, community land trusts and universal basic income.
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Activities
The institute, in partnership with Wiley Publishing, sponsors The American Journal of Economics and Sociology. Founding editor Will Lissner, who served from 1941 to 1989, was assisted for many years by Dorothy Burnham Lissner. Subsequent editors-in-chief include Frank C. Genovese, Laurence S. Moss (1997–2009), Clifford W. Cobb, and Richard H. Cebula (2022-).
In 1986, the Institute funded the Henry George Chair in Economics at The Peter J. Tobin College of Business of St. John's University. Holders of the named chair include Northrup Buechner (1981–1991), Joseph A. Giacallone (1991–2019) and Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan (2019-).
The Society also supports the Henry George Lecture Series, a public lecture series on economics held annually since 1986 at the University of Scranton. A number of lecturers from the series have subsequently won the Nobel Prize.
The Progress and Poverty Institute, along with the Center for the Study of Economics, co-sponsors the Center for Property Tax Reform (CPTR), a nonprofit for research into property taxes.
Leadership
The organization's executive director is Josie Faass. Past directors have included economists Mason Gaffney and Nicolaus Tideman.
Funding
As of 2021 the Institute receives grants from the Francis Neilson Trust Fund. It holds approximately $18 million in assets.