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Economic Inclusion: Leveraging Markets and Entrepreneurship to Extend Opportunities

Articles | Kim Eric Bettcher, Teodora Mihaylova

Economic inclusion refers to equality of opportunity for all members of society to participate in the economic life of their country as employers, entrepreneurs, consumers, and citizens. Effective strategies for inclusion engage under-represented groups in the design and implementation of policies a...

Supporting Women’s Entrepreneurship through Mentorships in Serbia

Articles | Maiko Nakagaki

Article at a Glance Revitalizing Serbia’s economy requires encouraging more women to engage in the private sector at the small and medium enterprise level Women-to-women mentorship is crucial for supporting and nurturing the growth of women entrepreneurs because it helps build the mentees’ conf...

Rapport sur l’Attractivité Régionale – IACE

Case Studies

Cet article détaille les effets de la decentralization et la déconcentration au cœur de la gouvernance locale dans le contexte de la nouvelle constitution Tunisienne. Dans l’esprit de cette nouvelle constitution, la décentralisation est avancée comme un ensemble de mécanismes qui sera amené...

The Journey towards Effective Citizen Participation in Kenya

Case Studies | Ian Gatere

Introduction Elgeyo Marakwet County, roughly 329km northwest of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, is a richly varied county. It ranges in altitude from 800 to 2,400 meters above sea level, and is home to high altitude running camps that have produced a great number of world champion distance runners. It i...

Development Evaluation at a Key Inflection Point

Articles

Article at a Glance: Convergence of program evaluation and social impact measurement can be catalytic for development if it can mobilize private sector investment to address the estimated $2.5 trillion development funding shortfall. The associated methodological challenges include examining the cau...

Blazing a Trail: The Women’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce Sri Lanka

Articles | Carmen Stanila

Article at a glance: The Women’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka (WCIC), established in 1985, is the oldest women’s chamber of commerce in Sri Lanka and the first such organization in the world. The impetus for the establishment of WCIC came from a small group of highly educated a...

Threats to Democracy in Slovakia

Articles | Peter Goliaš, Michal Piško, Jozef Hajko

Article at a glance: Despite nearly three decades of progress, the recent rise of authoritarian-leaning and opportunistic politicians in Slovakia and other Central European countries points to the challenges faced by these young democracies. Just like in 1989, growing dissatisfaction is generating ...

How Good Governance Got a Bad Name – and Why Governance Still Matters

Articles | Kim Eric Bettcher

Article at a glance: Critics of “good governance” recommendations state that best-practice ideals make poor guides to navigating reform in developing countries. Governance addresses decision making, prioritization, and government performance. Deferring governance reforms can carry a high cost. ...

Elapedia

Guides & Tools

La aplicación de Elapedia, creada para inversores alrededor del mundo, proporciona acceso instantáneo a publicaciones de 100 companías en los cuatro países de la Alianza Pacifica (Chile, Colombio, Mexico y Peru) sobre temas de dirección de empresas. La aplicación grátis en Español, que depen...

Democratic Backsliding in Bulgaria

Articles | Petar Ganev

Political Landscape in Bulgaria Bulgaria joined the European Union (EU) in 2007. At the time, EU entry was viewed as a fundamental step towards stronger democratic institutions and economic growth. However, the belief that pressure for change that comes from the outside (the EU) would be sufficient ...