Resources - Center for International Private Enterprise

Hong Kong Lost its Appeal as a Financial Hub for Asia after the National Security Law

12.01.2022 | Case Studies

Introduction The introduction of the wide-ranging National Security Law (NSL) in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020 officially shattered the political autonomy promised Hong Kong under China’s “One Country, Two Systems” principle. The NSL allows Hong Kong residents to be sent to trial in Ch...

The State of Federalism in Nepal

11.04.2022 | Evaluations

Introduction This report has two main purposes: first, to thoroughly examine how well federalism has been implemented in Nepal, how much federalism reforms have improved Nepal’s governance, and what directions federalism might take in the future; second, to evaluate the Center for International Pr...

SCALE Good Governance Guidebook

09.15.2022 | Guides & Tools | Kenneth Isaiah Ibasco Abante, Jeshamar C. Villasis, Reycel Hyacenth Nacario Bendaña, Jego Antonio T. Yap, Ryan Patrick Garcia-Evangelista, Kim Eric Bettcher, Srujana Penumetcha Huerter, Janessa B. Santelices

The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and WeSolve Foundation present “Making Together Work: Support for Coalition Advocacy Learning and Engagement in Good Governance” Coalition building has been discussed extensively in the fields of collective impact, social work, social chang...

A Continuing Series: Perceptions of Corruption Before and After the Pandemic — Survey of SMEs in Bangladesh

09.09.2022 | Surveys

Despite progress made over the last few decades by private sector organizations that have tackled corruption and adhered to strong compliance protocols, corruption remains a substantial problem in Bangladesh. While the effects of corruption on the public sector and the public sector’s responses h...

Perceptions of Corruption Before and After the Pandemic — A Survey of Households in Bangladesh

05.01.2022 | Surveys

Introduction Bangladesh has a score of 26 on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index. This is an improvement from the country’s ranking in the early 2000s, but is far from ideal. Today, corruption is a reality and affects private sector’s prospects for growth and contribution ...

Belt and Road Initiative Animation

03.29.2022 | Guides & Tools |

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is China’s wide-reaching global development infrastructure strategy, connecting China internationally through trade and infrastructure projects. While BRI projects can provide critical investment in infrastructure, they may pose significant risks, such as opaque...

Supporting Women Entrepreneurs with Disabilities in Papua New Guinea

03.14.2022 | Guides & Tools | Hannah Rosenfeld, Jane Kim

PNG PWD Policy Brief Executive Summary: The Government of Papua New Guinea (GoPNG) updated the National Policy on Disability in 2015 to develop a plan of action to target issues facing Persons with Disabilities (PWD) in PNG. In 2013, the GoPNG ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with ...

Do Free Trade Zones Stimulate Entrepreneurship? New Evidence from China

02.28.2022 | Case Studies | CIPE

In a paper produced with support from the Center for International Private Enterprise, the authors look at the effects of China’s 2017 free trade zone (FTZ) program. They write: “we adopt the difference-in-difference techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of FTZ policies in encouraging ent...

Perils of State Capitalism: Real Stories of China’s Entrepreneurs — Wu Ying

12.10.2021 | Case Studies | CIPE

Introduction People all over the world want to strike it rich, but in China your fortune could cost you your life. You may be China Central Television’s “Economic Man of the Year,” or you may be cozy with the upper echelons of the Communist Party, but within the ever-changing fog o...

Perils of State Capitalism: Real Stories of China’s Entrepreneurs — Xiao Jianhua

12.09.2021 | Case Studies | CIPE

Introduction People all over the world want to strike it rich, but in China your fortune could cost you your life. You may be China Central Television’s “Economic Man of the Year,” or you may be cozy with the upper echelons of the Communist Party, but within the ever-changing fog o...