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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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Economic Reform Feature Service: Building Partnerships for Prosperity and Democracy
Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter, Director of Policy Planning,
U.S. Department of State |
 On October 27, 2009, Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter delivered the closing remarks at CIPE’s "Democracy that Delivers" conference to an audience of several hundred attendees in Washington D.C. and at CIPE’s Egypt office in Cairo. Democratic institutions, she said, require the same conditions that functioning markets do: strong stakeholders, merit-based preferences, transparency, and self-reliance. Countries that commit to deliver results are precisely those countries to stand with, support, and assist in development. In the end, developing a democracy that delivers is up to the citizens in strong market economies. Read her remarks here>> |
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Democracy that Delivers |
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| Visit the newly launched CIPE website that highlights speakers remarks, discussion, and feedback of the seminal conference "Democracy that Delivers." |
CIPE @ 25 Recap
Learn about and celebrate CIPE's significant achievements and initiatives in the past 25 years. |
Economic Reform Feature Service: The Challenges of Young Entrepreneurs in Ghana
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Today in Ghana, most young graduates expect the government to employ them and in the absence of government employment, they cannot do anything for themselves. Entrepreneurship and leadership education is all but non-existent. The best business schools in Ghana still teach archaic and outdated business concepts that have very little to do with the country’s current level of economic development or future prospects. Most lecturers in Ghanaian business schools have never started their own businesses. The old concept of “go to school, get good grades, and you will get a good job” is still the order of the day. Students read only their course materials – nothing more – as they have no incentive to excel.This essay is a first place winner in the category of Entrepreneurship and Leadership, for CIPE's 2009 International Youth Essay Competition. Read more>>
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Economic Reform Feature Service: Toward an Afghan Democracy?
Exploring Perceptions of Democratization
in Afghanistan
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Despite extensive democratization efforts, Afghan perspectives on democracy remain largely unexplored.
According to the recent Afghan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) study, Afghans want public participation in government but fear the imposition of foreign values under the “democracy” label. The future of democratization in Afghanistan depends on redefining the concept of democracy according to Afghan perspectives. Read more>>
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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.
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