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• Unlocking Entrepreneurial Potential in Developing Countries

  

  Govinda explains the merits of a high-end cookstove to a potential customer. (Photo: Think Africa Press.)The adjective “unskilled,” like many words favored by... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 8 of World's 10 Most Competitive Economies Are Democracies

  

  Democracy isn't always easy, but worth it in the long-run Read more

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

• The Right Way to Deal with Informality

  

  Informal businesses in rural areas are a key part of the economy in many countries, like India. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)The informal sector — the unlicensed,... Read more

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

• China’s Foreign Relations

  

  President Xi Jinping at the APEC summit in Bali, Indonesia. (Photo: South China Morning Post)In recent years, China has seemed to take a more central place on... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is Deindustrialization a Threat to Democracy?

  

  Economist Dani Rodrik argues that democracy as we know it is a product of industrialization.Most rich countries followed the same historical path to economic... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fear of Failure and the Arab Dream

  

  Wamda’s Mix n’ Mentor event in Riyadh brought together CEOs and entrepreneurs.At a recent conference in Saudi Arabia, I overheard a conversation between two... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Corporate Governance Implications of Concentrated Ownership

  

  By Andrew Wilson and Marc SchleiferLast month in Karachi, CIPE’s Deputy Director for Strategic Planning and Programs Andrew Wilson and Pakistan Country... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Lebanon’s Development for People and Nature Association Marks Ten-Year...

  

  CIPE’s greatest strengths come from its partners. I am privileged to work every day with courageous individuals and organizations across the Middle East (and th... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Closer Look at “China’s Trapped Transition”

  

  Recently, I read a widely discussed book called “China’s Trapped Transition” by Minxin Pei. Pei challenges popular arguments about China’s development as a... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Post-2015 Development Agenda

  

  by Laura Boyette and Teodora Mihaylova How effective is the current global development agenda? What needs to be done differently going forward? How can we set... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Road Ahead in Yemen

  

  On September 18th, the bumpy road toward democracy in Yemen was supposed to have arrived at a critical juncture. The day marked the end of Yemen’s National... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Inclusive Growth: The Entrepreneurial Environment for Scaling Up Business

  

  A participant in the EmprendeAhora youth entrepreneurship program in Peru shows off some of his products.In today’s world, enterprising youth who attempt to... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Closing the Implementation Gap for Women Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh

  

  Divisional Coalition meeting at Rajshahi including women entrepreneurs, officers the from the Department of Women’s Affairs, representatives from local NGOs, an... Read more

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

• An Essential Human Right: Property Rights in China and Venezuela

  

  Property is the basic building block of all business interactions that occur in our daily lives. But as a recent report from The Property Rights Alliance... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Protection of Property Rights as a Key to Economic Success in China

  

  (Photo: Flickr user PaulSchliebs)By Xingyuan Feng, Christer Ljungwall, and Yeliang XiaThis article originally appeared in the 2013 International Property... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, ECONOMICS

• Women Business Leaders Breaking Down Barriers in South Asia

  

  The biggest changes can start with small steps – particularly in the effort to change cultural barriers and to ease decades-old national tensions. Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Kenya Westgate Mall Tragedy

  

  Kenyans come together as nation to help those in need Read more

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

• Reconsidering Democratic Transitions

  

  Yesterday, heavyweights in the world of democracy studies got together at the National Endowment for Democracy — which, like CIPE, turns 30 this year — to... Read more

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

• After 25 Years, Are Central and Eastern Europe’s Democracies in Danger?

  

  Romanians protest against President Basescu in January 2012. (Bogdan Cristel/Reuters)Though some recent machinations remind us that democracy can be a fragile... Read more

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

• Why Debates Matter in Latin America

  

  Political debates offer numerous benefits to voters, but they do not occur in many countries around the world, depriving citizens of an important opportunity... Read more

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