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• A Different Kind of ‘Smart’ City

  

  Mathare slum in Nairobi, Kenya — one of the biggest in Africa. (Photo: IRIN)Naledi Modisaatsone is a CIPE-Atlas Corps Think Tank LINKS Fellow at the Urban... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Impact of the Property Rights Regime on Small Business in Kenya

  

  New “malls” in downtown Nairobi offer opportunities for small business. But are their property rights being respected?By David OwiroOver the past few years,... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• News from the Free Enterprise and Democracy Network

  

  Free Enterprise and Democracy Network (FEDN) members have been providing technical assistance in democratic transitions and sharing their experiences in economi... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Future of Crowdfunding Around the World

  

  This Saturday, April 5, marked the two-year anniversary of the signing of the Jumpstart Our Business Startup Act (JOBS Act), which paved the way for “equity... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is Local Government in Libya the Solution?

  

  Mahmoud Bader is CIPE-Atlas Corps Think Tank LINKS Fellow at the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED). This post also appeared on The Atlantic Council blog. Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Best Practices in a Virtual Mentorship

  

  What does it take to make a virtual mentorship successful? How effectively can experienced professionals share their expertise and wisdom by mentoring non-profi... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Corruption Allegations Roil Thailand — Again

  

  This article originally appeared on the Thomson Reuters TrustLaw Governance blog.Thailand lifted its state of emergency, and the February 2 elections have been... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ukrainian Businesses Should Use the Momentum to Speak Up

  

  By Iryna FedetsIn Kyiv and in other cities across Ukraine, small and medium-sized businesses were a driving force in the recent protests that resulted in the... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Oculus Rift and the Potential of Crowdfund Investing

  

  Facebook made headlines on Tuesday when it announced it would acquire Oculus Rift, a maker of virtual reality headsets, for $2 billion. Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Open Government and Public Enterprises in Argentina

  

  Argentina’s state oil company, Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales, was privatized in 1993 but partially re-nationalized in 2012.Access to information is an... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 2013 CIPE Blog Competition Winners Announced

  

  CIPE is pleased to announce the 2013 Blog Competition winners today! Democratic and economic reform advocates from around the world are invited every year to... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Achieving Inclusive Growth

  

  By Dan Erwin Bagaporo, 2013 CIPE Blog Competition Winner. Read the other winning blogs here.The Philippines has one of the fastest growing economies in the... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Model of Peaceful Revolution

  

  By Madalina Maria Iancu, 2013 CIPE Blog Competition Winner. Read the other winning blogs here.There are not many “peaceful” revolutions in the history of... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• I Paid a Bribe, and Tweeted About It

  

  By Shrey Goyal, 2013 CIPE Blog Competition Winner. Read the other winning blogs here.A few months ago, the Global Corruption Barometer 2013 by Transparency... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Contest of the Century

  

  In a recent forum held by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Christopher Johnson led an open discussion with Geoff Dyer on Dyer’s new... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Freedom of Information and Democracy

  

  By Hyeji KimWe live surrounded by futuristic information technology ranging from Facebook and Google to wearable mobile gear. Yet, despite the gigantic leaps... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Pathway to Accountability: “Accountapreneurs”

  

  Participants at a recent Accountapreneurship event in Nepal.Narayan Adhikari is a CIPE-Atlas Corps Think Tank LINKS Fellow at the Accountability LabTwo words... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Nepal Moves Forward on Reform Agenda

  

  Last month more than 1,000 people gathered for the 2014 Nepal Economic Summit,a  historic event hat brought attention to the challenges and opportunities to... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• An Interview with Andrzej Arendarski on Poland’s Transition to Democracy

  The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the end of the bipolar international order that had dominated since the Second World War. In 1989 Eastern European countries... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Private Dialogue on Policy for Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

  

  Here at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Moscow, everyone is sold on the importance of creating entrepreneurial ecosystems. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY