The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) strengthens democracy around the globe through private enterprise and market-oriented reform. CIPE is one of the four core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy. Since 1983, CIPE has worked with business leaders, policymakers, and journalists to build the civic institutions vital to a democratic society. Read
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WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
We received nearly 1,000 entries from more than 70 different countries! Thank you for your participation in the public voting process.
Read what our winners and judges have to say (pdf).
REAL CLEAR WORLD
Wolves, Sheep, and Fences: An Institutional Approach to Corruption
On December 9, 2011, CIPE Regional Director for Africa and the Middle East Abdulwahab Alkebsi published an article in Real Clear World titled "Wolves, Sheep and Fences: An Institutional Approach to Corruption," describing a local analogy that explains corruption's continued existence in Iraq.
"On a recent trip to Iraq, I had a conversation about corruption that I will never forget. The weathered face of the Iraqi man before me suggested he had seen much. In all likelihood, as he approached the twilight of his life, the corruption that plagues his country has literally dampened his ability to fulfill his potential.
Our conversation, which had originally focused on the political and economic conditions contributing to Iraq’s rampant corruption, had veered from politics to nature. “You can’t stop wolves from eating sheep,” he told me, as if many times he had tried."
This issue of CIPE’s OverseasREPORT highlights the core CIPE theme of democratic governance – the decision-making processes that translate citizens’ preferences into policy actions and allow democracies to deliver for their people.
From developing a proposed freedom of information act in Egypt to building institutions that make property markets work in China, Armenia, the Philippines and Russia, this issue shows the many forms that democratic governance can take.
In addition, this issue also features an article by CIPE Executive Director John D. Sullivan on the key linkages between economics, democracy, and governance, and how these linkages affect economic growth.
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EVENTS AT CIPE
Business in Eurasia: Effecting Change in Difficult Environments
On Tuesday, October 25, 2011, CIPE hosted a panel discussion in partner with Eurasia Foundation addressing the intricacies of the post-Soviet business environment in Eurasia. Commentary was delivered by Association for Rural and Ecotourism in Belarus Chair Dr. Valeria Klitsounova, National Association of Small and Medium Businesses of Tajikistan Chair Matluba Uljabaeva, New America Foundation Schwartz Fellow Steve Levine, and CIPE Senior Program Officer Elena Suhir.
Economic Reform Feature Service
Lessons from Moldova’s Transition: The Importance of Transparent Public-Private Policy Dialogue
Connecting associations with the technical assistance to be a force for change
CONNECT WITH CIPE
CIPE programs are supported by the National Endowment for Democracy, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Middle East Partnership Initiative, and the U.S. Embassy in Iraq Office for Private Sector Development.
CIPE is an affiliate of the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
