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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...

The Business of Democracies that Deliver

On June 8, CIPE celebrated a watershed foreign policy moment – the 30th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's speech to the British Parliament at Westminster. In his speech, delivered during a reawakening of tensions during the Cold War, Reagan laid out the case that the United States shou...

Jobs for Libya’s Ex-combatants…and Everyone Else

In December 2011, Libya's National Transition Council announced it would spend $8 billion on a disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) program to help militia members disarm and transition to civilian life. I've been following this all with great interest, largely since, before I cam...

Crossing the “Valley of Death:” Green Growth in Developing Countries

Green growth brings various images to mind, from wind turbines to smart cars to solar panels. While these manifestations of green growth connote innovation, advanced technology, and expensive start-up costs, developing countries with limited means can also participate in and reap the benefits of g...

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...