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Democracy Rules: Why Business Thrives in Democratic Societies

Recent data suggests that in countries which have made the transition from "Not Free" or "Partly Free" to "Free" (according to Freedom House) the average rate of GDP growth increased from just over 6% to over 14%. Countries categorized as "Free" also seem to draw more overseas investment: while ...

Why You Should Care About Mexico, Part 3: The Debate

Mexico matters. It matters in more ways than what makes the headlines these days – it matters not only because of shared security interests, but also because the US and Mexican economies are inextricably linked. Mexico's upcoming elections matter because the newly elected leader will help set t...

Should Corruption be a Human Rights Issue?

The link between corruption and human rights abuses seems to many to be self-evident: when laws are up for sale and justice has a price tag, a citizen's treatment by the government is determined more by the ability to pay than by fundamental principles of fairness and respect for the rule of law. ...

The other transition

The turmoil engulfing Egypt's presidential election has been a stark reminder of the difficulties the Arab Spring countries face with challenging political transitions. In countries where democracy has little precedent and where popular will was long suppressed, the new political opening has broug...

Why You Should Care About Mexico, Part 2: The Elections

This is part 2 in a 3-part series about Mexico's upcoming presidential elections. Read Part 1 and Part 3. What is justice? Should Mexico's national oil company be opened and more competitive? What would you do with 200 billion pesos ($14.4 billion – the amount Mexico currently spends on oil...

Friday Wrap-Up: Westminster, Mexican Elections, and Malaysia’s Third Way

Recently on the blog: CIPE and the other core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy celebrated the 30th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's famous speech to the British Parliament at Westminster. In it, Reagan laid out a strategy for fostering the "infrastructure of democracy" that CIPE an...

A Third Way in Malaysia

Around the world, in both developed and developing countries, citizens are debating the proper role for government and the private sector in creating jobs, encouraging economic growth, and providing public services. While this debate often paints the private sector and government as opponents, a r...

Why You Should Care About Mexico

...and Why Mexico's Upcoming Presidential Elections are not just a Mexican Affair. Part 1 of 3. Read Part 2 and Part 3. Mexico today is one of the world's most open economies, the thirteenth largest by GDP, and the United States' third largest trading partner. While many Americans associate M...

Democracy Photo Contest: Pick Your Favorites

The World Youth Movement for Democracy recently announced the 15 semi-finalists for the 2012 Global Photo Contest "Youth in Action: A Snapshot of Democracy!" The semi-finalists were selected from entries from all around the world by a committee of independent judges from the WYMD network. Now, it...

Frontiers in Development

For years, growing private capital flows to developing countries, technological change, demographic pressures, and the spread of democracy have been reshaping the development landscape, as Steven Radelet recently noted. On June 11-13, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID...