About CPCMPThe Center for Public Choice & Market Process is funded by BB&T and the Koch Foundation and is designed to examine and stimulate discussion of the following topics:* The role of government institutions in a capitalist society* The relationship between government and the individual* The relationship between political and economic freedomThe moral structure of a free market economyThe success of the Center for Public Choice & Market Process depends on the support of foundations and private individuals who share its commitment to advancing the understanding and appreciation of the system of free minds and free markets.Center for Public Choice and Market ProcessCPCMP_e68306f4-a4f2-11e8-8762-1a76d8f816ddCollege of Charleston School of BusinessThe Center supports the growth and development of teaching and research at the College of Charleston School of Business while engaging students and the greater Charleston business community.College of Charleston StudentsCharleston Business CommunityBB&TfunderKoch FoundationfunderOur vision is for free speech, open inquiry, and intellectual diversity to flourish on the College of Charleston campus; for all College of Charleston students to have an opportunity to study and explore the ideas of an economically and politically free society; and create a growing community of fellows to research and teach the principles and practice of freedom._e6830834-a4f2-11e8-8762-1a76d8f816ddTo advance the understanding of the economic, political, and moral foundations of a free market economy._e68308d4-a4f2-11e8-8762-1a76d8f816ddFree MindsFree MarketsSpeakersInvite speakers from the business and academic world to address the underlying principles of a market economy_e683096a-a4f2-11e8-8762-1a76d8f816dd1BB&TSponsorFree Market Speaker Series -- Each semester we invite speakers from the business and academic world who address the underlying principles of a market economy. Students, faculty, alumni, and the Charleston business community are invited to attend our events._e6830a28-a4f2-11e8-8762-1a76d8f816ddStudent DevelopmentDevelop professional, research, and leadership skills_e6830abe-a4f2-11e8-8762-1a76d8f816dd2College of Charleston Undergraduate StudentsMarket Process Scholars is a multi-year mentoring program for exceptional College of Charleston undergraduate students. The Market Process Scholars program develops professional, research, and leadership skills through exposure to a broad range of successful academic scholars and business executives representing diverse fields of study, organizational cultures, leadership styles, and measures of personal and organizational success. The Market Process Scholars strive to be ambassadors by developing strategic relationships for the Scholars, the Center for Public Choice & Market Process, the School of Business, and the College of Charleston. We are committed individually and collectively to high responsible, professional and ethical standards._e6830b54-a4f2-11e8-8762-1a76d8f816ddResearchProvide research funding for faculty members to conduct and publish research on free society and political economy_e6830c1c-a4f2-11e8-8762-1a76d8f816dd3College of Charleston FacultyThe Center for Public Choice & Market Process (CPM) provides research funding for faculty members to conduct and publish research on free society and political economy, and which has an impact on the free enterprise system. The Center is specifically interested in supporting projects in the field of Public Choice across multiple disciplines and especially in the areas of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) as each of these disciplines examines the institutional arrangements that are suitable for the support of free and prosperous societies...The goal of the fellowship is to build a cluster of faculty interested in supporting the mission of the CPM and to aid faculty in the pursuit of research in the areas of political economy, public choice, and free enterprise.CommunityBuild a cluster of faculty interested in supporting the mission of the CPM_e6830cb2-a4f2-11e8-8762-1a76d8f816dd3.1AssistanceAid faculty in the pursuit of research in the areas of political economy, public choice, and free enterprise_e6830d48-a4f2-11e8-8762-1a76d8f816dd3.22018-08-20http://sb.cofc.edu/centers/publicchoice/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net