Resources - Center for International Private Enterprise

Helping Build Democracy that Delivers

Guides & Tools | Kim Eric Bettcher

The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) is unique among groups that support democratization in that it mobilizes the private sector—business communities, economic think tanks, business journalists—for reform by making “the business case for democracy.” By understanding the loc...

CIPE Guide to Program Development

Guides & Tools | Kim Eric Bettcher

The CIPE Guide to Program Development introduces techniques and principles that are essential to the development of robust reform agendas. This guide explains how CIPE assists private sector citizens in designing and implementing their own reforms tailored to their country’s situation. Helping bui...

From the Streets to Markets: Formalization of Street Vendors in Metropolitan Lima

Case Studies | Kim Eric Bettcher, Gustavo Marini, Martin A. Friedl

This detailed review provides insight into the work done by Hernando de Soto’s Institute for Liberty and Democracy (ILD), which identified and promoted the crucial elements of growth that had eluded policymakers and businesspeople for decades: property rights, low barriers to market entry, cost-ef...

Developing Entrepreneurial Talent and Leadership Among Youth in Peru

Case Studies | Brent Ruth

Introduction Since the early 2000s Peru has seen a period of sustained economic growth and poverty reduction, as well as three successive transitions of power via democratic elections. Despite this, not everyone believes their lives have improved as a result of democracy and free markets in their cu...

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. ...

Strategies for Policy Reform Volume 3: Case Studies in Achieving Democracy That Delivers Through Better Governance

Case Studies | Kim Eric Bettcher, Teodora Mihaylova, Julie Johnson

Strategies for Policy Reform, Volume 3 contains the most recent and thoroughly detailed real world program experiences to date. Intended as inspiration and guidance for reformers, the cases capture a broad range of learning which may be adapted to new circumstances. This volume covers the implementa...

Democratic Governance Flyer

Flyer

Improving transparency and accountability in the public and private sectors; increasing support for democratic rights and freedoms. Democratic governance—giving citizens a say in how decisions are made—is fundamental to ensuring that democracy delivers for all of society. Strong democratic gover...

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...

Guide to Responsible Investment in Post-Conflict Zones

Guides & Tools

Introduction: Guide to Responsible Investment in Post-Conflict Zones Colombia has achieved great successes despite having experienced various forms of violence and conflict since the mid-twentieth century. For several decades its economy has grown steadily, without fluctuations or significant crises...

Channeling the Tide: Protecting Democracies Amid a Flood of Corrosive Capital

Case Studies | John Morrell, Abdulwahab Alkebsi, Kim Eric Bettcher, Claude G.B. Fontheim, Claire Garney, Ken Jaques, Pamela Kelley Lauder, Anna Kompanek, Natalia Otel Belan, Elena Padbury, Andrew Wilson, John Zemko

Introduction & Summary There is an alarming trend occurring worldwide that threatens democracy and free market principles. A growing volume of evidence indicates that many forms of capital emanating from authoritarian nations are having a corrosive effect on democratic institutions a...