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Building Entrepreneurship Ecosystems

Articles | Anna Kompanek

Entrepreneurship is not only among the most fundamental human endeavors, but it is also at the core of vibrant market economies around the world. This article addresses the significance of entrepreneurship to democratic and economic development by focusing on two key elements of entrepreneurship-dri...

Looking Toward the Future: The Business Case for Corporate Governance

Articles | John D. Sullivan, Anna Kompanek

The essence of inclusive market economies is the institutional framework where private entrepreneurs have the opportunities to create and build wealth, to maximize their value to society, and to grow the economy of their countries. Corporate governance is a key element of that framework because it h...

Guide to Youth Entrepreneurship Programs

Guides & Tools | Maiko Nakagaki, Colin Bueger, Lauren Citrome, Molly Brister, Anna Kompanek

This guidebook is a resource for chambers of commerce, associations, and other business-oriented groups seeking to address some of the obstacles that young people face as they attempt to enter the economy in their communities. Its purpose is to share practical lessons practices from youth entreprene...

Improving Public Governance: Closing the Implementation Gap between Law and Practice

Articles | Maiko Nakagaki, Anna Kompanek, Marko Tominic

Implementation gap is the difference between laws on the books and how they are carried out in practice. Many countries have legal frameworks that in principle should allow them to implement far-reaching social reforms and make daily functioning of the government helpful to ordinary citizens. Howeve...

How to Sustain Burma’s Path Towards Democracy: The Need for Institutional Reform

Articles | John Morrell

Introduction In his speech at the July United States- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Business Forum in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Burma President U Thein Sein explained that Burma “has embarked on a democratic path” and is “moving toward a new democratic era.” He went on to out...

The Philippine Experience in Transition

Articles | Jesus P. Estanislao

Article at a glance: • The experience of the Philippines can be instructive to countries currently undergoing their own democratic transitions. • Citizenship in a democracy requires responsibility. Rights and privileges must be accompanied by a sense of duty and social responsibility. • Democr...

Corporate Citizenship Manual for Development Finance Institutions

Guides & Tools

DFIs as Responsible Corporate Citizens Sustainability, a recent trend in international development, has redefined how companies and financial institutions around the world do business. Whereas before, business actions were largely driven by profits, today, people and the environment are also importa...

Property Rights, Development, and Democratic Transitions: The Path Ahead

Articles | Anna Kompanek

Since the publication of Hernando de Soto’s landmark book The Mystery of Capital in 2000, the link between property rights and economic development, especially for the world’s poor, has become increasingly well understood. More recently, the events of the Arab Spring have thrown the rela...

A Resource Handbook for Economic and Business Journalists

Guides & Tools | Syed Asad Hussain

The media has the responsibility to provide society with objective, accurate, and timely information of economic trends and events, however incomprehensible jargon is regularly used in news reports without an explanation of the context and meaning of such words, thereby alienating ordinary readers o...

The Roles of Economic Think Tanks in Democratic Policymaking & the Keys to Think Tank Success

Articles | Kim Eric Bettcher

Strong, well-informed think tanks strengthen democratic governance in ways that simply can’t be replicated by other advocacy groups. Economic think tanks are indispensable to CIPE, as they explain the benefits and functioning of market systems, publicize open market barriers, and chart a direction...

Building Institutions that Make Property Markets Work

Articles | Anna Kompanek

Understanding of property rights often remains limited to property titles, without deeper appreciation of the underlying and interconnected institutions that make property rights meaningful and allow property markets to function. This study utilizes the International Property Markets Scorecard creat...

Governance Principles for Business Associations and Chambers of Commerce

Guides & Tools

Good governance is essential to creating business associations that are independent and mission-driven, can grow a broad membership base, can be responsible financial stewards, provide membership services, and effectively represent their member interests in the public policy process. Having this in ...

Making the Most of Public-Private Dialogue: An Advocacy Approach

Articles | Kim Eric Bettcher

Public-private dialogue strengthens policymaking by incorporating valuable private input and creating momentum for reform. For dialogue to be most productive, the private sector must take initiative to advocate for its priorities in a participatory policy process. This toolkit aids business leaders ...

Advancing Corporate Governance in the Middle East and North Africa: Stories and Solutions

Case Studies

Introduction The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is experiencing rapid private sector growth. While each country is unique, visionary companies throughout the region embrace improved corporate governance as a strategic advantage in their quest for growth and profitability. Reasons for int...

Combating Corruption: A Private Sector Approach

Guides & Tools

Introduction Corruption occurs in all societies, but threatens the economic and political fortunes of developing countries the most. Bribery, conflicts of interest, and illegal deals impose heavy costs on the economy while distorting development policies and undermining confidence in public institut...

Combating Corruption: A Private Sector Approach

Articles | Kim Eric Bettcher, Borris Melnikov

The participation of the private sector in the fight against corruption is key to success. The most effective anti-corruption programs engage the private sector in institutional reforms that promote competitive markets and good governance. This toolkit introduces important concepts, explains how to ...

Democratic Governance and the Performance of Democracy

Articles | Larry Diamond

In this in-depth analysis written by Larry Diamond, he touches on the necessary checks and balances that are essential to monitor, constrain, expose, and punish the abuse of power within democracies. The legitimacy of democracy – as measured both directly by support for democracy as the best f...

The Causes and Consequences of China’s Distorted Real Estate Market

Articles | Catherine Tai

As China enjoys extraordinary economic growth and showcases exceptional resilience during the worst financial crisis in decades, observers nevertheless note that the country continues to suffer from a number of fundamental economic problems, not least of which is the increasing tension between the r...

The Performance Governance System in the Philippines: Building the Capacity of Local Institutions

Articles | John Morrell

Abstract Since 2004, the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) has worked with the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA) to develop and promote ISA’s performance governance system (PGS) as a management tool for local governments in the Philippines. When a city adopts the PGS – an a...

Strategies for Policy Reform Volume 2: Engaging in Democratic Governance

Case Studies

Strategies for Policy Reform, Volume 2 reveals how local reformers in partnership with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) have transformed policy dialogue in their countries to create a vibrant private sector and civil society. This volume presents models of effective, innovative...