Articles by Rebecca Regan-Sachs
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Thursday
April 21
2011Africa Election Watch 2011: Nigeria
The most significant presidential election this year in sub-Saharan Africa occurred this past weekend. Nigeria already has so many pieces of the puzzle: bountiful resources, auspicious geography, a famously entrepreneurial and optimistic population. But it will take an exceptionally shrewd and courageous leader to fit the pieces together.
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Tuesday
March 15
2011Africa Election Watch 2011: Benin Growing Pains for a Young Democracy
A day after the election in volatile Niger (where Seini Oumarou has emerged the winner) came the presidential election in one of the "star" democracies on the African continent. On March 13, the West African nation Benin went to the polls to continue a democracy born of dictatorship two decades ago. As the votes are counted, a look at the stakes.
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Tuesday
March 8
2011Africa Election Watch 2011: Niger
One of the biggest determinants of living standards for those at the base of the pyramid too often receives scant attention in the Western press: a presidential election. In 2011, 14 countries in sub-Saharan Africa will hold presidential elections. The next presidential election in Africa will take place in Niger, on March 12.
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Monday
January 24
2011Get In Line, Tunisia: Why This is Only the Beginning
While economists and policymakers may debate the exact nature of the relationship between poverty and corruption, it seems that the world’s poorest citizens have already made the connection, such as when they lose a job to a family member of the ruling elite. Tunisia’s protests are the latest demonstration of global frustration with corruption.
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Tuesday
December 28
2010Best Ideas of 2010: Bringing Change to the Bottom with Change at the Top
If poor governance in places like Africa has been one of the primary impediments to development, national elections there have often provided little cause for hope. But this time, the international community is not playing along.
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Thursday
December 9
2010Slaying the Dragon: How Small Businesses Can Fight Corruption in the Developing World (Part 2)
Experts from the Center for International Private Enterprise explain its approach to empowering the private sector in developing countries to fight corruption. The second of this two-part series examines anti-corruption tools used by small, informal businesses and international corporations alike?and encouraging success stories from the field.
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Wednesday
December 8
2010Slaying the Dragon: How Small Businesses Can Fight Corruption in the Developing World (Part 1)
Experts from the Center for International Private Enterprise explain its approach to empowering the private sector in developing countries to fight corruption. The first of this two-part series looks at businesses? evolving attitude towards corruption and the many tools they are now using to fight back.
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Monday
October 25
2010Growth, Governance and Good News in Africa
As growth has stagnated in the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, countries rated in "Emerging Africa: How 17 Countries Are Leading the Way," have seen a 50% rise in income per capita since the mid-’90s, with annual investment more than doubling and total trade tripling. The key factor? With some exceptions: democratic and accountable governance.
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