Blog - Center for International Private Enterprise

Citizen Journalism is Gaining Momentum in Pakistan

“If you’re going to fall out of love with public approval, something interesting will happen: people will be deeply attracted to your work.” ― Jeff Goins Social media has transformed the debate around democracy and access to information in Pakistan by giving citizens and activis...

Engaging Youth in Public Policy – The CIPE-Atlas Corps Think Tank LINKS Fellowship

The voices of youth have been heard loud in clear in Tahrir Square and in other demonstrations throughout the Arab Awakening. Young people are at the forefront of change, demanding that they have a stake in their countries' futures. Yet their participation in the reform process often ends there. ...

Albanian Business Community Unites Against Tax Barriers

Engaging the business community in an open debate not only contributes to better economic policy, but also creates space for the private sector to participate in democracy. Public-private dialogue is an excellent tool for the private sector to discuss the challenges they face in a transparent manne...

2012 Global Editorial Cartoon Competition Deadline Extended

Due to popular demand, the deadline for CIPE's 2012 Global Editorial Cartoon Competition has been extended to September 1, 2012! Cash prizes totaling $5,000 will be awarded to winning entries, as determined by an open online voting process on the CIPE website. CIPE's first Editorial Cartoon Compet...

The Business View of Rio+20

I've been enjoying GreenBiz's coverage of Rio+20 this week. In their piece about environmental public-private partnerships, writers Tensie Wheland (Rainforest Alliance) and John Williams (Domtar Corporation) write: "There's no lack of skepticism about the UN Rio +20 Earth Summit, and when it comes ...

Measuring Green Growth: The Limits of GDP

Many observers were disappointed at the outcome of the recent Rio+20 environmental summit, which produced no major new initiatives. But more than 86 companies and 50 countries did make an important commitment to sustainable development by endorsing a seemingly obscure and technical accounting chan...

The Business Case for a Green Economy

Rio+20 Conference concluded on what many observers describe as a lackluster note: no grand agreements have been reached and even the closing paper ended up not being called a "Rio+20 Declaration" but more modestly Rio+20 Outcomes Document. Attendees did little more than reaffirm the original Rio P...

Sudan’s Arab spring is really hot

Social media provided a continuous flow of updates about the government’s crackdowns on peaceful demonstrators, news about detainees, and maps of the location of the scattered protests. Just as in Egypt, Tunisia, and now Syria, activists in Sudan are using these online tools not only to coord...

Chasing Life

My precious, precocious boy is 8. Watching him chase fireflies and learn to ride a two-wheeler, it is hard to picture him with a submachine gun, shooting the neighbors. But that is the horrific story told today by Ricky Anywar, Founder and Executive Director of Friends of Orphans (FRO) in Uganda. ...

Women in Economic and Political Leadership: A Q&A With Stephenie Foster

What types of laws and institutions are most important to women's political participation? When are quotas for women appropriate? How do women in positions of political or economic power benefit their communities? In the latest Economic Reform Feature Service article, Stephenie Foster addresses the...