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Susanne E. Jalbert, Introduction Read more…

Anna Nadgrodkiewicz, Aleksandr Shkolnikov, Today, corporate governance is widely recognized as a key area of reform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, positioned as a means to modernize local economies and solve pressing social problems by creating private sector employment. A regional institute for corporate governance and a number of international stakeholder groups, such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) MENA Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development, take corporate governance issues to heart. Read more…

Dayna Greenfield, Several  months ago, it would have been difficult for most Americans to find Yemen on a map, or for most policymakers in Washington to engage meaningfully in a discussion on the internal complexities of this almost-failed state. But all that changed in the wake of the attempted Christmas Day attack aboard a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallah, the Nigerian suspect, allegedly received his training and his explosives from al-Qaida in Yemen. Read more…

Robert E. Litan, This article is based on the remarks delivered by Robert Litan at “Democracy that Delivers: An International Conference on Improving the Quality of Democratic Governance and Economic Growth,” held in Washington, DC on October 27, 2009. The remarks were inspired by Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity by William J. Baumol, Robert E. Litan, and Carl J. Schramm, available from Yale University Press. The Story of Economic Growth Read more…

Rahel Weldeab, This article is a 2009 CIPE International Essay Competition second place winner in the category of Citizenship in a Democratic Society. Citizenship and Youth Participation in Eritrea Read more…

Paul DeNicola, Introduction Good corporate governance is a key element of successful businesses and markets. If companies have in place the structures necessary to operate with fairness, accountability, transparency, and responsibility, they not only ensure the sustainability of their own performance, but also help to improve the business environment as a whole. In order to advance good corporate governance around the world, research is needed to identify and disseminate best practices. Read more…

Riinvest Institute, Introduction Read more…

Anne-Marie Slaughter, Introduction When I was looking down the agenda for today I was very struck by its similarity to something that Secretary Clinton said in her speech to the Council on Foreign Relations in July. Read more…

Saeed Mahmoud Jajah, This article is a 2009 CIPE International Essay Competition first place winner in the category of entrepreneurship and employment. The Current State of Youth Entrepreneurship in Ghana Read more…

Anna Larson, Overview Read more…