Full name and acronym: Instituto Brasileiro de Análises Sociais e Econômicas (IBASE), Brazilian Institute of Social and Economic Analyses

Founding date: 1981

Objectives: Strategic actions to develop a fully democratic society, free of misery, poverty, inequality, negation of human rights, or any other form of social exclusion.

Main projects in globalisation studies: (a) Social Watch, network which follows the implementation of the UN social agreements; (b) World Social Forum process; (c) UN Conference Cycle and civil society participation, to account for the results of the UN Rio 92 Conference; (d) International Forum on Globalisation.

Outputs: seminars, workshops, books, newspaper, magazine, website.

Staff numbers: 51

Director: Dr. Candido Grzybowski

Funding: Novib (Netherlands), EED (Germany), Ford Foundation (USA), Action Aid (USA).

Street Address: Avenida Rio Branco 124, 8o andar—Centro, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil

tel: ++55 -21 2509-0660

fax: ++55 -21 3852-3517

email: ibase@ibase.br

website: http://www.ibase.br