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Lviv: Between East and West

One of the nominees for best foreign-language film at this year's Academy Awards was the movie "In Darkness" set in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv during World War II. The film is a fictionalized account of how a group of Jews survived in the sewers of Lviv during the Nazi's World War II occup...

Building Institutions for Economic Growth

It is widely recognized that encouraging long-term economic growth requires competition, innovation, and the spread of new technologies. But these, in turn, require sound underlying institutions, the rule of law, and a state committed to the efficient provision of public goods. In the latest Econom...

Egypt’s Food Subsidies and the IMF

This week, the IMF is back in Egypt to meet with government leaders to discuss a proposed $3.2 billion loan to the country’s transitional government. So far, the package has yet to garner support from either the Muslim Brotherhood or leading Salafist party Al-Nour, both of whom are waiting to...

Advancing Global Human Development

Last week Georgetown University celebrated the launch of an innovative new graduate program: Master of Arts in Global Human Development, beginning in 2012 with the first degrees to be awarded in 2014. The program aims to deepen the understanding of the challenges of development and provide student...

Kaya Natin ‘To—Yes We Can (And Yes We Did!)

On Friday March 30, more than 200 local and central government officials, NGOs, academics and donor representatives met in Manila for the Public Governance Forum of the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA). This CIPE-sponsored event highlighted the remarkable accomplishments in public governance m...

Lessons from Goldman Sachs

Two weeks ago Greg Smith's public resignation from Goldman Sachs via an op-ed in the New York Times went viral, sparking controversy over how Goldman Sachs does business. In the op-ed, Smith named a toxic business environment as the primary reason for his departure. Whether deserved or not, Smith'...

Thai Banks Join Anti-Corruption Effort

On March 27, nine commercial banks jointly signed the Anti-Corruption Declaration of the Thai Institute of Directors (IOD). This Declaration lays out tangible and specific steps that a company must take to combat corruption on the part of its employees, managers and vendors, and is the unifying do...

Does Dr. Kim Hold the Cure?

On March 23, President Obama nominated Jim Yong Kim, physician, anthropologist, and current president of Dartmouth College, to be the next president of the World Bank following Robert Zoellick's resignation. At first glance, it seems that Kim lacks expertise in the fields typically associated wit...

How Social Media is Shaping Debate in Pakistan

Historically, Pakistani governments have been known for limiting access to information by their citizens. However with the emergence of social media, the situation is changing. Social media activists are becoming vocal and spreading information that was otherwise impossible to publish in the tradit...

Democracy triumphs in Senegal

Yesterday's presidential election made many follow the news from Dakar with concern – and eventually with great relief. It was the run-off in a tense campaign that pitted incumbent president Abdoulaye Wade against Macky Sall, a former prime minister who worked with Wade for years but nonetheless...