Georgist Registry Annual Report

School of Cooperative Individualism

• An online library of materials relating to the social sciences, with a strong emphasis on the political economy developed by Henry George.
• A biographical history of the "Georgist Movement," which provides information on individuals who in some manner have played a role in the reform efforts initiated by Henry George. Individuals are listed alphabetically by the country of their residence. To the extent any of their writings are included in the online library, links to this material are included.
• An online "Encyclopedia on Political Economy" that is both searchable using askhenry.com and can be browsed. Articles are organized by subject and links provided.
• Special pages on Henry George and Thomas Paine.
• Excerpts from the letters of Thomas Jefferson, organized by subject and cross-referenced by addressee.
• A collection of cartoons with themes relating to political economy.
• Other components I will leave to visitors to discover on your own.

Expansion of the School's online material is ongoing. Over the years, I have "resurrected" the writings of well-known and obscure authors, taken from available issues of publications such as the Henry George News, Land and Liberty, The Single Tax Review, Progress, The Freeman, and (most recently) Land and Freedom. Some of these articles must be scanned, closely proofread and formatted. Others can be uploaded as pdf files as originally typeset. In the case of Land and Freedom, the text versions of each issue have been made available online. During the last year I have been going through each issue to pull out material of lasting interest, as well as a wealth of biographical information on those who were active "Henry George men" or "Single Taxers" or "Georgists" or "Land Taxers" during the early decades of the 20th century.

The School's website receives between 1,500 to 2,000 "hits" each day, with a high of 4,000 reached at one point during the year. Visitors come from every part of the globe. What they take away from their visit is not clear. Several times a week, someone completes a response form, usually just ranking the website and advising whether they have visited before. Occasionally I receive email requests for permission to use material or engaging me in discussion. Not once in the years the project has been up and running has anyone expressed vehement disagreement with the principles of cooperative individualism as presented.

Ed Dodson, Director, School of Cooperative Individualism