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Guide to Youth Advocacy

Guides & Tools | Maiko Nakagaki, Anna Kompanek, Frank Stroker

Young people play an essential role in driving innovation in policy by injecting new ideas and solutions into the legislative process. However, engaging youth in policy advocacy can be both challenging and counterproductive, as misinterpretations can easily be made regarding such a broad range of pe...

Public-Private Dialogue: The Key to Good Governance and Development

Articles | Kim Eric Bettcher, Anna Kompanek, Benjamin Herzberg

An increasing number of policy and governance challenges around the world demand private sector participation in order to generate viable solutions. The World Bank Group (WBG) and the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) are among the leading international organizations that facilitate...

Building a Shared Vision for Economic Reform in Yemen

Case Studies | Ali Ayadi, Matthew Goodwin

Introduction Following the 2011 popular uprising that toppled a decades-long authoritarian regime, Yemen began transitioning to democracy. The uprising was largely in response to the systemic failure of the previous regime to adopt policies capable of generating economic opportunity. Private sector ...

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh

Case Studies | Marc Schleifer, Maiko Nakagaki

Introduction Since the 1980s, a remarkable transformation has been underway in Bangladesh. Once the scene of chronic famine, the country is now food self-sufficient, and its economy has averaged around 6 percent growth in recent years. In the process, a booming, export-oriented garment sector has ge...

Corporate Governance in Family-Owned Companies in Pakistan

Case Studies | Moin Fudda

Introduction Family-owned firms face a unique set of challenges that are rooted in an organizational structure that prevents these enterprises from attracting and retaining high-quality human capital, obtaining lower cost debt and equity capital, and ensuring long-term competitiveness and sustainabi...

Formalizing Public-Private Dialogue with the Small and Medium Enterprise Sector in Senegal

Case Studies | Teodora Mihaylova, Erica Poff

Introduction As Senegal’s largest and most representative and well-organized business association, l’Union Nationale des Commerçants et Industriels du Senegal (UNACOIS) has played a significant role in the country’s policymaking process in recent years. This case study identifies two key achi...

Tackling the Supply Side of Corruption in Thailand

Case Studies | John Morrell

Corruption is widespread in Thailand, hindering business activity and impeding economic growth. According to Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, Thailand ranks 102 out of 177 countries and territories. Since 2010, under the guidance of the Center for International Private E...

Combating Corruption through Collective Action in Armenia

Case Studies | Teodora Mihaylova

The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) partnered with the Association for Foreign Investment and Cooperation (AFIC) in 2006 to establish a grassroots coalition of business associations and chambers of commerce, known as the Business Advocacy Network (BAN), with the aim of improving t...

Achieving Democratic Gains through Corporate Governance in Palestine

Case Studies | Stephen Rosenlund, Hirsham Awartani

Introduction Since its establishment in 2011 as the first independent civil society organization devoted wholly to the promotion of good corporate governance in Palestine, the Palestine Governance Institute (PGI) has created and expanded the space for democratic dialogue and debate in the Palestinia...

Presidential Debates Ignite Policy Dialogue in Paraguay

Case Studies | Brent Ruth

Introduction In 2008, Paraguay’s political system emerged from 60 years of one-party rule when the Electoral Alliance won the elections and ousted the Colorado Party from power. With the end of the single five-year term of President Fernando Lugo in sight, elections were scheduled for April 2013. ...