Evaluation

CIPE END OF YEAR HIGHLIGHTS 2012 Read more…

Where and how has the Center for International Private Enterprise made a difference in democratic development? In the last few years alone, the positive impact of CIPE’s programs has been felt across the globe, from countries on the threshold of democratic consolidation – like Argentina, Romania, and Ukraine – to places just beginning their journey – like Afghanistan, Belarus, and Iraq. These programs have defended freedoms, strengthened civil society, broadened debate, and built consensus for reform. Read more…

Joel Scanlon, Kim Eric Bettcher, Nigina Malikova, Steven B. Rogers, On the occasion of the Center for International Private Enterprise’s (CIPE) 25th anniversary, this internal evaluation study reviews the accomplishments and lessons of the past 10 years and reflects on a quarter century of progress. Read more…

Over the past two decades, Russia has gone through many transformations. The country’s leaders conducted democratic reforms in the 1990s, but the country has been moving in the reverse direction since 2000. With Dmitry Medvedev coming to power as Russia’s new president, the West has yet to see in what direction he will lead the country. Read more…

The Private Sector Initiative to Combat Corruption in Colombia (“Probidad”) project undertaken by the Colombian Confederation of Chambers of Commerce (“Confecamaras”) has four components: Read more…

This paper discusses the development and the main elements underlying the Center for International Private Enterprise’s anti-corruption programs. It also provides the methodology behind CIPE’s evaluation of the projects’ impact and offers an evaluation scorecard for easy reference. Since 1995, CIPE has undertaken 21 anti-corruption projects and an additional 7 are on-going. The completed projects were reviewed and evaluated for their impact. Read more…

This paper discusses the development and the main elements underlying the Center for International Private Enterprise’s anti-corruption programs. It also provides the methodology behind CIPE’s evaluation of the projects’ impact and offers an evaluation scorecard for easy reference. Since 1995, CIPE has undertaken 21 anti-corruption projects and an additional 7 are on-going. The completed projects were reviewed and evaluated for their impact. Read more…

This final report is an evaluation of the $1.7 million, two-year Institutional Partnership between the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and the Russian Federation Chamber of commerce and Industry (RCCI). This program was funded by the US Agency for International Development and administered by the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX). CIPE and RCCI implemented a 3-pillar program: Read more…

John D. Sullivan, Steven B. Rogers, Executive Summary Since 1984 the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) has been engaged in fostering democratic development throughout the world. It recognized early on that economic development is a key component to achieving stability and building support for democracy. During the fifteen years covered by this evaluation, the world witnessed the collapse of the Soviet Union, a wave of democratization in Central Europe, and a surge of new democracies in Latin America, Africa and Asia – many of which remain quite fragile. Read more…

The Center for International Private Enterprise's (CIPE's) Egyptian project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is facilitating the rapid institutional improvement of the very important but still transitional Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI). The FEI was expected to become a representative and advocate on behalf of Egypt's private sector. This it has become. Read more…