Despite a ban on political parties in the Gulf region, in some countries, such as Kuwait and Bahrain, they are accepted and openly active, though legal restrictions force them to...
Even the most cynical of observers might not have imagined the situation in Gaza could have deteriorated as quickly and as badly as it has. After the initial euphoria over...
During the past year economies around the world became more open - according to the newly released Index of Economic Freedom published by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal. ...
The Washington Post has recently added a section to their sidebars on Lebanon and the changes that have occurred within the country since Syria's departure in March 2005. The materials...
Argentina repaid its IMF debt today, digging into its Central Bank reserves to come up with the money. A good review of news stories on this is available on the...
High oil prices (read high oil revenues) do not always mean economic growth. Just look at the oil-rich Azerbaijan. Some 40 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. Teachers...
A new book on nation-building edited by Francis Fukuyama is coming out later this month. This volume includes essays by Larry Diamond and Minxin Pei, among others. A lot of work in...
Part of the reason that small and medium enterprise is suffering so badly is the lack of clear channels of communication between businesspeople and the government. Uzbekistan's treatment of civil...
Ben Ross Schneider's book Business, Politics, and the State in Twentieth-Century Latin America (Cambridge University Press, 2004) explores the linkages between business associations and democracy. Business associations, as an important...
It seems that executions of public officials for taking bribes in China are doing little to deter corruption there. As corruption remains rampant, the country continues to search for ways to...
