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Democracy and Independent Media

For hundreds of years, a free press has been considered an essential component of democracy. Today, however, independent media around the world face a surprising paradox: though more countries in the world are democracies than ever before, the past decade has also seen a stark rise in the number o...

Sparking the Entrepreneurial Spirit: Teaching Youth How Democracy Delivers

Recent events around the world have shown the power of youth.  The Arab Spring has been fueled by young people who became disillusioned with the status quo and are ready for change.  In India, it was the youth that lead an anti-corruption protest movement.  But young people are more than just a...

Lessons Learned From U.S. Business Associations

The participants of this year's ChamberL.I.N.K.S. program came together last week in Washington, DC to meet with various policy-makers, US Chamber of Commerce staff, CIPE staff, and other non-profit organizations. This was also an opportunity for the participants to reflect on lessons learned, and...

The World’s Youngest Democracy

Countries around the world are dealing with a fundamental demographic shift as the youth bubble continues to bulge. As the Arab Spring has demonstrated, young people can be energized, organized, and hungry for change.  No longer content to wait on a future that might never come, youth are demanding...

Friday Wrap-Up: Taxis, Property Rights, and the New Middle East

This week on the blog: Africa Program Officer Yana Hongla continued his conversation with Frank the taxi driver, discussing Ghana's gender problems. Global Program Officer Anna Nadgrodkiewicz wrote about the important, but infrequently discussed, role that local institutions play in supporting (...

Beating the Drums of War and the Latest Oil Conflict in Africa

Sudan and South Sudan took one step back from an all out war on Friday when South Sudanese President, Salva Kiir, agreed to withdraw military forces from the contested oil-producing town of Heglig, which was occupied by South Sudanese forces after fighting on April 3rd. Heglig is claimed by both Su...

From Frank’s Taxi Backseat: Lessons on Ghana — Part 2

Read Part 1 of this series. "So, sir, married or thinking of it?" Frank asked me. He seemed shocked by my negative response. But after I had proferred a few reasons why, he became more understanding. However, I did not expect my responses to prompt the conversation to take the turn that it did: ...

The Arab League and the New Middle East

Last month, leaders from across the Middle East and North Africa were invited to Baghdad for a glitzy three-day Arab League summit meeting, their first in two years. Many of the changes of the Arab Spring were unforeseen, however, and it is becoming very clear what the aspirations of the people are...

Why local institutions matter to international property markets

Property rights are one of the most fundamental building blocks of market economies - and development. At the most basic level, they provide secure possession of essentials that all of us need to survive: a physical shelter, means to earn a living, etc. But property rights matter in other, broader...
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