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Advancing Global Human Development

Last week Georgetown University celebrated the launch of an innovative new graduate program: Master of Arts in Global Human Development, beginning in 2012 with the first degrees to be awarded in 2014. The program aims to deepen the understanding of the challenges of development and provide student...

Kaya Natin ‘To—Yes We Can (And Yes We Did!)

On Friday March 30, more than 200 local and central government officials, NGOs, academics and donor representatives met in Manila for the Public Governance Forum of the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA). This CIPE-sponsored event highlighted the remarkable accomplishments in public governance m...

Lessons from Goldman Sachs

Two weeks ago Greg Smith's public resignation from Goldman Sachs via an op-ed in the New York Times went viral, sparking controversy over how Goldman Sachs does business. In the op-ed, Smith named a toxic business environment as the primary reason for his departure. Whether deserved or not, Smith'...

Thai Banks Join Anti-Corruption Effort

On March 27, nine commercial banks jointly signed the Anti-Corruption Declaration of the Thai Institute of Directors (IOD). This Declaration lays out tangible and specific steps that a company must take to combat corruption on the part of its employees, managers and vendors, and is the unifying do...

Does Dr. Kim Hold the Cure?

On March 23, President Obama nominated Jim Yong Kim, physician, anthropologist, and current president of Dartmouth College, to be the next president of the World Bank following Robert Zoellick's resignation. At first glance, it seems that Kim lacks expertise in the fields typically associated wit...

How Social Media is Shaping Debate in Pakistan

Historically, Pakistani governments have been known for limiting access to information by their citizens. However with the emergence of social media, the situation is changing. Social media activists are becoming vocal and spreading information that was otherwise impossible to publish in the tradit...

Democracy triumphs in Senegal

Yesterday's presidential election made many follow the news from Dakar with concern – and eventually with great relief. It was the run-off in a tense campaign that pitted incumbent president Abdoulaye Wade against Macky Sall, a former prime minister who worked with Wade for years but nonetheless...

Future Business Association Leaders Learn by Doing

This week, five young professionals from different countries arrived to the US to partake in CIPE’s ChamberL.I.N.K.S. program. Now in its fourth year, the ChamberL.I.N.K.S. program matches chamber of commerce and business association professionals from developing countries with similar organizatio...

Entrepreneurship and Democracy in the Middle East

More than a year after the Arab Spring, it is important to remember that the protests which led to the fall of autocrats around the region were fueled by high unemployment and other barriers to economic participation, especially for young people. As CIPE Executive Director John D. Sullivan and Adb...

International Women’s Day Wrap-Up

Over the past two weeks, we have been highlighting CIPE's approach to women's empowerment and women-focused programs here on the blog. Below is a round-up of our complete women's day coverage: The Role of Advocacy in Building Democracies that Deliver for Women - Sandra Taylor talks about how the ...