Business Organizations

2009

• Private Sector Associations as the Engine of Reform in Ghana by Anna Nadgrodkiewicz
• Leading through Good Governance by Michale Olson, CAE
• Building Successful Business Associations: Why Good Governace Matters by Aleksandr Shkolnikov, Ph.D.
  

2006

• Russia's Business Associations: Who Joins and Why? (English, Russian) by William Pyle, Ph.D.
• Strengthening Democracy and Developing the Private Sector: Seven Years of Reform in Montenegro an interview with Dr. Petar Ivanovic, Ph.D. and Ralph Marlatt, CAE

2005

• Association Management Companies: Building Successful Associations by Michael S. Olson, CAE

• Overcoming Obstacles to Economic Recovery in Palestine an interview with John D. Sullivan, Ph.D.

2004

• China’s Market Reforms Drive Private Association Development by John J. Callebaut, CIPE

2003

• Doing Business in Afghanistan by Andrew Wilson and Elena Suhir, CIPE

2002

• Brazil Cost: How to Develop and Promote a Competitiveness Agenda by Jose Augusto C. Fernandes, Brazilian National Confederation of Industry

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Civil Society and Democratic Reform

2008

• China's Grassroots Movement Toward Greater Freedom by Dr. Kate Zhou, University of Hawaii
• Building the Pillars of Democracy by Anand Panyarachun, Former Prime Minister, Kingdom of Thailand

2006

• Legitimizing the Reform Process: Consensus through the National Business Agenda by Hugo Maúl Rivas

2002

• Palestine Needs Real Changes And Not Tactics To Absorb Public Anger by Hisham Awartani, Director,
  Center for Private Sector Development, Nablus
• Islam, Democracy, and Market Economy by Ambassador Ozdem Sanberk, Director,
  Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation

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Corporate Citizenship

2009

• General Electric in India: Global Corporate Citizenship from a Local Perspective , An interview with Sanjeev Jain and Ari Sarker
• Corporate Citizenship at Eli Lilly and Company: A Strategic Use of Core Competencies
• Engaging Local Businesses in Reform: The New Dimension of Global Corporate Citizenship

2008

• Global Corporate Citizenship: The New Era of Opportunity

2007

• Mixed Perceptions of Corporate Social Responsibility: Experiences of Indonesia - Yanti Koestoer
• Corporate Social Responsibility at Starbucks: A Holistic Approach - an interview with Sandra E. Taylor
• From Ethical Business to Economic Development and Social Progress - an interview with Stephen Young

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Combating Corruption

2009

• Evolving Corruption: Hostile Takeovers, Corporate Raiding, and Company Capture in Russia by Alexander Settles
• The Private Sector’s Role in Reforming Public Procurement: The Case of Colombia by Ignacio Gómez and Jaime Arteaga
• Reform of the Tax System: Armenia's New Anti-corruption Tool by Gagik Poghossian

2008

• Business Principles for Countering Bribery in the Middle East and North Africa
  Anna Nadgrodkiewicz

2007

• Small Bribes Buy Big Problems
  Alexandra Wrage and Matthew Vega
• Shedding Light on Corrupt Practices: Transparency Counteracts Bribery
  Interview with Alexandra Wrage

2005

• Practical Approaches to Anti-Corruption Reform in Russia
  Interview with Georgi Satarov
• Political Competition as an Anti-Corruption Tool by Kenneth Wollack
• Dispelling Corruption Myths: What Works and What Doesn’t
  by Aleksandr Shkolnikov and Andrew Wilson
• Corruption: Concepts, Types, Causes, and Consequences by Boris Begovic

2003

• Who is For a Leadership Code with Teeth? by Professor Yaw Saffu, Senior Fellow, Institute of Economic Affairs (Ghana)
• Institutionalized Corruption: An Instrument of Governance in the Middle East and North Africa?
  by Jawad Rachami
• Administrative Barriers to Entrepreneurship in Central Asia
  by Elena Suhir and Zlatko Kovach

2002

• Combating Corruption in Nicaragua: The Problem of Corrupt Democrats
  by Enrique Bolanos Geyer

• The Role of Business Associations, Civil Society and Media in Addressing Corruption
  by Mark T. McCord

• Fighting Corruption & Safeguarding Integrity: A Shared Responsibility Based on Prevention and Transparency
  by David M. Luna

• Private Sector Tools for Anti-Corruption Compliance by Alexandra Wrage

• Fighting Corruption in Public Procurement by Jason P. Matechak, Reed Smith, LLP.
  
• Corruption in Bolivia: Reforming the Judiciary System by José Miguel Fabbri, School of Public Policy, George Mason University

2001

• Anti-Corruption Initiatives from a Business View Point by John D. Sullivan

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Corporate Governance

2009

• Corporate Governance in Serbia: The State of Reforms After Five Years by the Center for Liberal-Democratic Studies

2008

• Ethics Corporate Governance in the Fight Against Corruption - Global Corporate Governance Forum
• Addressing Problems That Tear Families Apart: Why Good Governance Matters for Family Firms By A. Razak Dawood
• Corporate Governance in the African Context By Karugor Gatamah

2007

• Promoting Corporate Governance in Co-operatives - Global Corporate Governance Forum
• Corporate Governance Issues in Family-Owned Enterprisess - Mahomed J. Jaffer & Syed Bulent Sohail
• Corporate Governance in Kosovo: Reforming Publicly Owned Enterprises - Riinvest Institute for Development Research

2006

• Corporate Boards: Control through Representation by Marek Hessel, Ph.D.
• Promoting Corporate Governance in Colombia by Harvey Rodríguez
• Protecting Minority Shareholders in Emerging Markets
by Aleksandr Shkolnikov
• Corporate Business’ Vision for the Future of the Philippines by Evelyn R. Singson
• Corporate Governance in Russia: Past, Present, and Future by Igor Belikov
• An Institutional Reform Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility by Aleksandr Shkolnikov
• Corporate Governance in Development Financing Institutions by Mercedes B. Suleik
• Effecting Corporate Governance Reforms in Asia and the Pacific: The ADFIAP Corporate Governance Rating System by Octavio Peralta
• Business Ethics: The Essential Component of Corporate Governance by John D. Sullivan, Ph.D. and Aleksandr Shkolnikov

2005

• Corporate Governance: A New Risk Element in Corporate Finance by Amb. John Bohn

2004

• New Corporate Standards for Emerging Markets interview with John D. Sullivan , Ph.D.
• Civil Society and Civil Economy:The Next Decade of Corporate Governance by Stephen Davis, Ph.D., President, Davis Global Advisors
• Corporate Governance in Russia: Who Will Pay For It and How Much? by Igor Belikov, Russian Institute of Directors

2003

• Mobilizing the Arab Private Sector for Corporate Governance by Nasser Saidi
• Corporate Governance and Development Finance Institutions In Asia and the Pacific by Octavio B. Peralta
• Corporate Governance Practices of Russian Companies by Igor Belikov, Director, Russian Institute of Directors

2002

• Launching Corporate Governance in Africa with an Emphasis on Kenya by Karugor Gatamah,
  Executive Director, Private Sector Corporate Governance Trust
• Corporate Social Responsibility by Dr. Jamshed J Irani, Director, Tata Sons Ltd., Board of Directors, Confederation of Indian Industries
• Investment and Corporate Governance in East Asia by Bernie Bishop, Senior Lecturer International Business Law, Griffith University, Australia
• Power, History, and Economic Development by John D Sullivan , Executive Director, CIPE
• The Impact of Corruption on Kosovos Economy by Muhamet Sadiku, Executive Director, The Riinvest Institute
• Corporate Governance Practices in Egypt: The Road Ahead by Dr. Yousef Boutros-Ghali, Minister of Foreign Trade, Egypt
• The Limits of Corporate Disclosure Gregory A. Gehlmann, Partner, Washington, D.C. office of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
• The Importance of International Accounting Standards in Promoting Regional Business Growth by Jen Shek Voon, Partner Ernst & Young Singapore
• Democracy, Governance and the Market by John D Sullivan, Executive Director, CIPE

2001

• The Limits of Corporate Disclosure by Gregory A. Gehlmann, Partner, Washington, D.C. office of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
• The Importance of International Accounting Standards in Promoting Regional Business Growth by Jen Shek Voon, Partner, Ernst & Young Singapore (English, Thai)
  
• East Asia's Financial Meltdown: Why Corporate Governance Matters (English, Thai) Interview with Dr. Jesus Estanislao, Institute of Corporate Directors

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Democratic Governance

2009

• Innovative Approaches to Building Market-Based Democratic Values by Jaroslav Romanchuk and Elena Suhir
• The Business of Democracies that Deliver: Reflections on CIPE’s 25th Anniversary by John D. Sullivan

2008

• The Spirit of Democracy: How to Make Democracies Work by Larry Diamond

2007

• The Transition Problem: The Unhampered State as an Obstacle to Democratic and Market Reforms by Jaroslav Romanchuk
• Uses and Abuses of Governance Indicators by Christiane Arndt and Charles Oman
• A Closer Look at the Progress of Reform in Georgia by Ana Dolidze

2005

• Strengthening Democracy in the Philippines: Civil Society Solutions to Public Governance by Jesus Estanislao, Ph.D.
• The Governance Cycle and Its Implications for the Middle East by Ibrahim Akoum, Ph.D.
• Georgia After the Rose Revolution: An Opportunity Lost? by Devi Khechinashvili
• Building Rule of Law: From Buzzword to Reality by Jean Rogers
• Supporting Public Participation in Egypt by Dr. Ahmed Abdel Halim

2004

• Elected Governments, Undemocratic Policies, and Unrealized Economic Opportunities by Aleksandr Shkolnikov
• Local Knowledge and Institutional Reform by Douglass North
• The Road to Democratization in China by Yushi Mao
• The Imperative of Good, Democratic Governance by Larry Diamond
• An Opportunity Lost? Constitutional Changes in Georgia at the Start of the Saakashvili Presidency by Irakly Areshidze
  

2003

• Ten Proposals for a Better Chinese Constitution by Cao Siyuan
• Building Democratic Governance and Market Reforms: Experiences of the Center for International Private Enterprise by John D. Sullivan

2002

• Governance in the Transition Economies: Current Issues in Bulgaria by Bistra Boeva
• Improving Democratic Governance: Impact and Results by Geoff Geurts
• Sustaining Democracy in the Developing World: The Economic and Social Conditions for Democratic Consolidation by Andrew Richards

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Economic Theory and Policy

2008

• Maghreb Integration and the Four-Sided Development Squeeze by Jawad Rachami
• The Challenge of Economic Reform in the Middle East and North Africa by Anna Nadgrodkiewicz

2006

• Latin America’s New Pragmatism by Javier Santiso
• Chronicle of a Bust Foretold (English, Spanish) by John G. Murphy

2005

• Enhancing the Competitiveness of the Americas: Three Simple Things by John G. Murphy
• The Political, Economic, and Moral Underpinnings of Liberty an interview with Michael Novak
• Latin America’s Alternative: Reversing the Paradigm of Underdevelopment by Beatriz Merino

2003

• A United Front: European Union Enlargement, The Common Agricultural Policy and Polish Agriculture by Jeremy Kryn
• Latin America’s Alternative: Reversing the Paradigm of Underdevelopment by Beatriz Merino
• A Possible Means of Encouraging Development: Mobilisation of Savings Capital in Third World Countries, by Hans-Gert Braun

2002

• Conditions For International Lending: Alternatives To Current IMF And World Bank Loan Programs, by Aleksandr Shkolnikov and John D. Sullivan.

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Financial Market Reform

2008

• Harnessing Market Mechanisms for Development: International Best Practice Standards by George J. Vojta and Damon C. Morris

2006

• Believe in the Poor: The Future of Microfinance Interview with Santiago Ribadeneira
• Developing a Congressional Caucus to Promote Fiscal Reforms in Argentina by Miguel Braun, Luciana Díaz Frers, and Jinu Maria Koola

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Globalization

2009

• When the Sky is the Limit: Aviation Development in the Middle East and North Africa by Jawad Rachami

2007

• Expanding Business Opportunities through International Arbitration by David A. Baron
• Ethical Leadership at Work by Alan Boeckmann

2006

• It's Better Institutions, Middle East! by Ibrahim Akoum, Ph.D.

2005

• Managing Globalization: The Role of Business by Jim Kolbe (R-AZ)
• Globalization from the Business Viewpoint by John D. Sullivan

2003

• Global Trade Negotiations: Cancun and Beyond an interview with Willard A. Workman of the United States Chamber of Commerce

2001

• Tear Down the Wall: Towards a Truly Global World by Lucas Llach, Center for the Implementation of Fiscal Policy Promoting Equity and Growth, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Informal Sector

2009

• Parallel Institutions in Egypt’s Civil Society by Abdul Ghafar Shokr

2007

• Supporting Young Entrepreneurs in Soweto by Ann Bernstein and Stefan Schirmer

2004

• Good Intentions and Bad Consequences: How Overregulation Impedes Uzbekistan’s Growth by Elena Suhir, CIPE

2001

• "Políticas para reducir el sector informal y promover la inversión" by John A. Zemko, CIPE
• Tapping Hidden Fortunes (English | Spanish) by Catherine Kuchta-Helbling, Ph.D., CIPE

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Information Technology and the Media

2008

• The Current State of Economic Journalism in Kyrgyzstan by Nadezhda Dobretsova

2003

• Effective Communication for Effective Governance: The Press and the Public by Melinda Quintos de Jesus
• Using the Internet to Promote Private Sector Growth in Africa: The African Virtual Business Association Network By Catherine Kuchta-Helbling, Ph.D.

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International Economics

2002

• Emerging Markets: A Practical Guide for Corporations, Lenders, and Investors by Interview with Jeffrey C. Hooke, Managing Director, Hooke Associates, LLC
• Facing New Challenges: Development in Former Soviet States by Interview with Anders Aslund, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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Labor Law Reform

2001

• Latin America's Challenge: Creation of Quality Jobs by Virgilio Levaggi, International Labor Organization

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Political Issues in Economic Reform

2008

• Don’t Turn Your Back on Reforms: Can Democratic Market Economies Take Root in Latin America?, by Martin Friedl and Aleksandr Shkolnikov

2007

• Promoting Growth and Reducing Poverty in Nicaragua: The Public-Private Partnership Approach, by Erwin Krüger, Ph.D.
• Breaking Down Administrative Barriers to Entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan, by Aliya Kantarbayeva
• Trading in Power: The Politics of “Free” Markets in Afghanistan, by Sarah Lister & Adam Pain

2006

• Economic and Political Rights at the U.N.: A Guide for U.S. Policymakers by Helle C. Dale
• What Can We Learn From Slovakia's Transition? by Jan Oravec, Ph.D.

2004

• The Brasilia Consensus: A New Model of Development? by Roberto Fendt

2003

• Survey Report, "Conditions and Expectations for Private Enterprise in Iraq," by The Iraqi American Chamber of Commerce and CIPE
• Institutions and Development in Latin America by Joan Prats I Catalá
• Land Rights for Poor People Key to Poverty Reduction, Growth by Klaus Deininger

2001

• The Abcs of Political Civilization: A Compendium of Chinese Political Reforms by Cao Siyuan

2001

• Democracy, Governance and the Market by John D. Sullivan, CIPE

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Post-Conflict Reconstruction

2009

• Investing in Iraq and Jump-Starting the Iraqi Economy: Business Views on Legal and Regulatory Reform by Abdulwahab Alkebsi and Aleksandr Shkolnikov
• From Promises to Action in Kenya: How to Make Democracy Work by Abdulwahab Alkebsi and Aleksandr Shkolnikov

2007

• Responsible Citizenship in a Post-Conflict Context
by Pie-Pacifique Kabalira-Uwase
• Rebuilding Kosovo: Overcoming Challenges to Institutional Reform by Muhamet Mustafa
• Overcoming Obstacles: How Women Are Rebuilding Bosnia by Gayle Tzemach

2006

• The New Post-Conflict Strategy: Building Domestic Capacity for Reform by Aleksandr Shkolnikov
• Women Entrepreneurs in Post-Conflict Economies: A Look at Rwanda and Afghanistan by Gayle Tzemach
• Addressing Iraq's Economic Challenges by Kamal Field, Ph.D.

2005

• Assessing the Development of Business Associations in Transitional and Post-Conflict Countries by Mark McCord
• The Iraqi Constitution from an Economic Perspective - Interview with Noah Feldman
• Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Serbia: A Political Economy View by Boris Begovic
• State-Building: Capturing Lessons Learned Interview with Francis Fukuyama
• State-Building in Afghanistan: A Civil Society Approach by Omar Zakhilwal
• Accepting Responsibility: Moving Beyond Political and Economic Dependence in Post Conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina by Sanja Omanovic
• Bosnia: Post-Industrial Society and the Authoritarian Temptation by the European Stability Initiative

2004

• Corruption in Reconstruction: The Cost Of National Consensus in Post-War Lebanon by Charles Adwan

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Property Rights and the Informal Sector

2009

• Taken Out of Context: Reflections on Private Property Reform in Pakistan by Ali Salman

2004

• Whither Russian Property Rights? by William E. Pomeranz

2003

• Property, Power, and Growth by Jean Rogers
• Intellectual Property in Arab Countries: SMEs as Copyright Owners as/or Copyright Users by Ahmed F. Ghoneim

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Trade

2003

• Global Trade Negotiations: Cancun and Beyond an interview with Willard A. Workman of the United States Chamber of Commerce

2002

• TPA Gives U.S. A Chance to Lead by By Willard A. Workman, Senior Vice President for International Affairs, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America

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Training and Education for for Business

2001

• Brazil Cost: How to Develop a Competitiveness Agenda by Jose Augusto C. Fernandes, Brazilian National Confederation of Industry

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Transition to a Market Economy

2006

• Implementing Reform in Serbia: Lessons from Argentina by Boris Begovic, Ph.D.
• Building Free Markets in Latin America: Engaging the Disenfranchised and Creating Wealth Álvaro Vargas Llosa

2004

• International Associations Build Local Capacity

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Women in Business

2006

• Women Entrepreneurs in Post-Conflict Economies: A Look at Rwanda and Afghanistan by Gayle Tzemach

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Youth in Reform

2009

• Educational Reform in the Romanian Context by Irina Alionte
• Sri Lanka’s Way Forward: The Imperative to Foster Civic Engagement, Dialogue, and Reconciliation among Youth by Piyumi Erandima Kapugeekiyana

2008

• Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities for Youth in Rwanda by Umutoni Rosie
• Nigeria’s Imperative for Youth-Led Entrepreneurial Development by Chinwe Mirian Onwubiko
• Educational Reform and Employment Opportunities in Sri Lanka by Manilka W. Leanage
• The Pursuit of Higher Education in Zimbabwe: A Futile Effort?
by Roselyn Sekai Kapungu
• Education Reform in Bhutan: Meeting the Youth Employment Challenge
by Kinley Rinchen
• Capturing Youth’s Potential
by Gulmira Churokova
• The Voice of Ordinary People: A Drive for Change in Modern Society by Mito Kostov Mitov
• In Spite of the Odds: Young Entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe by Thandazile S. Mpofu

2007

• Reforming Higher Education to Enhance Youth Employment Opportunities in India by Tirthajyoti Sarkar
• Building an Entrepreneurial Drive in Ugandan Youth through Education and Community Support by David Musiime
• Sustainable Education in the United States: How Private Interests Can Serve the Public Good by Caroline McDermott
• Democracy in Serbia after the Revolution: Bringing Youth Back In by Mladen Joksic
  

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