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• Dr. Jesus Estanislao on the Recipe for Successful Reforms

  

  It took years of patient effort to consolidate democracy after the Philippines’ People Power Movement toppled the Marcos regime in 1986. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Introducing the Second Class of Think Tank LINKS Fellows

  

  CIPE and Atlas Corps are welcoming our second class of the Think Tank LINKS Fellows! Five young researchers from around the world have come together in... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Decentralization for Better Public Services in Lebanon

  

  The executive director of Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS), Sami Atallah, was recently on MTV, a Lebanese independent media channel, to discuss the... Read more

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

• Beyond Cronyism, Beyond Violence: Reconstructing the Syrian Economy

  

  This image from Aleppo Media Center, authenticated by the Associated Press, shows damaged buildings in Syria’s former economic heartland. Read more

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

• The Future of the Anti-Corruption Movement

  

  “Corruption was a taboo word in 1996. My advisors were worried about using the c-word in my speech.”Nearly 20 years have passed since the former World Bank... Read more

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

• 6th All-Pakistan Chamber Presidents’ Conference Brings Business Community...

  

  Energy imports are a key issue for Pakistan’s business community. (Photo: The Tribune)CIPE partner Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized its... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Highlights of 2013 CIPE Publications & Tools

  

  As 2013 flew by, even diligent readers of CIPE Development Blog might have missed valuable nuggets on our favorite topics. The Knowledge Management team at... Read more

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

• Compliance Officers – Unsung Heroes in the Fight Against Corruption

  

  Anti-corruption compliance has become one of the key issues that companies around the world need to tackle, especially if their business involves extensive... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Are Entrepreneurs Born Or Made? Lessons from Eddie Murphy

  

  By Maggie Bohlander and Ricky ChenWith every holiday season, we have witnessed that annual ritual of families and friends gathering to watch those heartwarming... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Growing Pains Or Insurmountable Odds?

  

  South Sudan just successfully hosted one of the largest events in the country’s short two-year history. On December 4 and 5 an impressively diverse crowd of... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• In Search of Transformational Leadership on Sustainability

  

  Photo: Richard Eriksson / FlickrA recent CEO study on sustainability conducted by the UN Global Compact and Accenture – the third one of its kind – reached out... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Asking the Right Questions to Promote Entrepreneurship in MENA

  Entrepreneurship is increasingly touted as a key ingredient to economic growth, job creation, and expanding opportunity, particularly for youth and women, in th... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Trade is Vital for International Development

  

  We live in a globalized world where goods and services are traded across international borders and consumers are able to purchase products with components... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Private Sector and the Future of Venezuela

  

  By Aurelio ConchesoDecember’s local election results are in for Venezuela, and the opposition can rightly claim that it not only retained major urban areas... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• CIPE Pakistan Helps Tell Entrepreneurs’ Stories for Global Entrepreneurship Week

  

  CIPE Pakistan joined the global community in celebrating the Global Entrepreneurship Week. This year, CIPE’s Pakistan office invited 70 Universities and 140... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Gift for ‘Thanksgivukkah’

  

  This article was originally published in Washington Jewish Week.My 9-year old grandson Matan is a very serious baseball fan. I have to study the box scores... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cash for Corn

  

  “When we entered the room where the President received us, he put the briefcase by the wall and left it there. After the meeting we collected the briefcase... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cartoonists Tackle Corruption

  

  Cartoons demonstrate the ways in which visuals transcend language barriers, expressing ideas in a way that words often can’t. For the second year in a row, the... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 20 Years of Fighting Corruption

  

  Two decades ago, corruption was the problem that no one talked about. “You couldn’t use the words ‘bribery’ or ‘corruption’” at institutions like the World Bank... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Investing in Governance for Lasting Growth

  Amid the lingering effects of the global financial crisis, there has been an ongoing debate regarding the strategy behind international aid. Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY