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Catherine Kuchta-Helbling, Ph. D., Billions of dollars in potential profits are lost each year in emerging democracies and economies threatening to derail political and economic transitions worldwide. These losses result from ill-designed, complex laws and regulations that exclude millions of citizens from the political and economic system and unnecessarily raise the cost of doing business in the formal sector. High business costs force entrepreneurs of modest means to survive by operating low-income, low-growth activities in the informal sector, squandering their economic potential. Read more…

These principles aim at capturing a broad set of good governance guidelines, which business associations in different countries can use to evaluate their existing practices and initiate improvements they deem necessary. Read more…

A brief review of the impact for reform made by CIPE-supported partners in Eurasia. Read more…

This survey of corporate governance practices in Russian companies is the sixth project in a series of complex studies of corporate governance practices that the Russian Institute of Directors (RID) has been conducting annually since 2003. Each study was based on companies’ reports and other materials from the preceding year, and is completed in the middle of the next year. In addition to this series of studies, RID conducted a number of specific studies. Survey Goals: Read more…

The Russia-US Joint Working Group on Investment and Institutional Integrity – 12 concerned Russian and US business leaders, civil society representatives, and academics – has formulated concrete and actionable recommendations for collaborative public and private sector initiatives to strengthen institutions of integrity, governance, and transparency in Russia. Read more…

Since the end of the twentieth century, it has become clear that free-market, democratic countries enjoy certain advantages in attaining developmental goals, raising the quality of life, and responding to the challenges of a competitive, changing world. The combination of economic and political freedom has powerful effects on reducing poverty and expanding opportunity for citizens of the developed world and emerging markets countries alike. Read more…

When Russia began its transition to a private enterprise economy, one of the most pressing challenges was to develop a strong small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector. Small private firms and entrepreneurial energy were vitally needed to stimulate the economy and create jobs in place of contracting state-owned enterprises.1 They are equally needed today for the development of a healthy civil society upon which democracy depends. Voices of independent business are rising to counter the increased government ownership and control of the economy embodied in “state capitalism.” Read more…

This guidebook draws on successes from around the world to present a detailed guide on how to advocate effectively. Read more…

Across the world, hundreds of organizations have led the transformation of their countries by promoting a strong private sector, free market economies, and democratic policymaking. In the emerging markets countries of Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Africa, their carefully targeted strategies have built the momentum needed to make the economy competitive, expand opportunity, and give citizens a voice in policymaking. These programs have defended freedoms, strengthened civil society, broadened debate, and built consensus for reform. Read more…

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