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Friday Wrap-Up: Democracy, CSR, Property Rights, and Dry Cleaning

Recently on the blog: The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and the National Endowment for Democracy celebrated the 30 year anniversary of President Reagan's Westminster speech, which laid the foundation for U.S. democracy assistance.  The Washington Post also wrote about the speech and its en...

Democracy and Prosperity: The Inevitable Link?

The question about the link between democracy and economic prosperity is key for scholars and policymakers alike, especially when it comes to transition economies. The Arab Spring brought the challenge of building democracies that deliver into a new, sharp focus and emphasized the need for sharing...

Moving beyond CSR: Oil Companies and Economic Development

How can multinational companies have a positive impact on developing countries? While the private sector's traditional view has been similar to Milton Friedman's argument that businesses do enough by providing goods and services to society, some companies are recognizing that they can increase the...

30 Years of Building the Infrastructure of Democracy

Almost thirty years ago, on June 8, 1982, President Ronald Reagan gave a famous speech to members of the British Parliament at the Palace of Westminster where he laid out a vision for how "to foster the infrastructure of democracy—the system of a free press, unions, political parties, universiti...

Lessons in Economically Sustainable Development: Learning by Examples

CIPE’s Youth Essay contest was established to provide a platform for those nascent advocates, encouraging them to let their ideas and their creativity flourish. The winners in each of this year’s three entry categories – Democratic Transitions, Corruption, and Economically-Sustainable...

Keeping Score

I am 38,000 feet over Hartford, CT on my way home from St. Petersburg, Russia and the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) World Congress. This time of year everyone is asking, "Did you catch the game last night?" Depending on your city and allegiances this can be a tricky question. Are w...

Realizations in Russia: 11 Sweater Buttons Later

When talking about governance, it is easy to forget that its impact is often experienced just as much through minor hold-ups and red tape as through the large-scale corruption, fraud, and abuse that usually makes headlines. In a recent pair of articles, The Guardian's Moscow correspondent, Miriam ...

The power of purpose

What are some of the key reasons why employees choose a particular company and what determines how long they stay? There are some obvious answers like compensation, benefits, growth opportunities, or flexible schedule. But another factor is becoming more and more prominent: purpose. According to a...

Locking Out Small Businesses in Novorossiysk

By Yulia Rostovikova and Natalia Titova. For years, the small business owners and entrepreneurs of the Russian port city of Novorossiysk had been working to overturn an obscure but odious regulation from the Central Bank of Russia. The regulation, called Letter Number 18, required all businesses ...

Including Youth: Meet the Essay Contest Winners, Part 2

Across the globe, young people are at the forefront of movements to improve living conditions, economic opportunity, and society as a whole. Despite their activism, in many countries like Egypt youth voices remain overlooked. In others, youth are promised political participation that never comes to...
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