Entrepreneurship and Economic Development is a major research area of CFR's Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy initiative. The business environment necessary for entrepreneurship to flourish is closely related to the political environment needed for stable democracy. Problems such as capricious state authority, corruption, and poor education hinder both private enterprise and democratic governance. Entrepreneurship itself can also serve as a potent antidote to excessive state authority. However, the correlation between economic and political freedom is far from exact. The Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy initiative aims to understand how best to promote entrepreneurship and its connection to broader economic growth and democracy. One priority is women’s roles as entrepreneurs and contributions to economic development, especially in post-conflict settings.
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Pham Binh Minh, minister of foreign affairs for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, analyzes Vietnam's relationship with the United States and surrounding nations, and outlines the country's strategy for economic growth.
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Gayle Tzemach Lemmon discusses Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's address to APEC's Women and the Economy Summit.
See more in Asia, Economic Development, Women
Nicholas Consonery, Evan A. Feigenbaum, Damien Ma, Michael Meidan, and Henry Hoyle argue that China's capital-intensive, export-oriented growth model is delivering diminishing returns and threatens to become a major political vulnerability for the government, and China's leaders must overcome political restraints to implement a comprehensive and ambitious rebalancing agenda.
See more in China, Economic Development, Trade
Elizabeth Economy argues that the biggest challenge that China faces may be lack of access to clean water.
See more in China, Economic Development, Environmental Pollution, Natural Resources Management
When apartheid ended, the new regime in South Africa promised to redistribute land that whites had stolen from blacks.
See more in South Africa, Democracy and Human Rights
Michael Spence surveys the rocky road to recovery that lies ahead of both advanced and emerging economies.
See more in Emerging Markets, Financial Crises, Geoeconomics, International Finance
Nicky Oppenheimer, Chairman of De Beers, discusses how businesses can benefit from entering Africa, and contribute to sustainable growth and development in the continent. "Africa, I think, is going to be a hugely important continent in the future," says Oppenheimer, emphasizing that "America is currently a bit behind China. I don't think they should lose or slip back any further."
See more in Botswana, United States, China, Defense/Homeland Security, Economic Development, Emerging Markets, Geoeconomics
Nicky Oppenheimer, chairman of De Beers, discusses how business can contribute to sustainable growth and development on the continent, as well as the importance of diversifying Africa's economic base.
This meeting is sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations Corporate Program.
See more in Africa, Economic Development, International Finance
Nicky Oppenheimer, chairman of De Beers, discusses how business can contribute to sustainable growth and development on the continent, as well as the importance of diversifying Africa's economic base.
This meeting is sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations Corporate Program.
See more in Africa, Economic Development
Nicky Oppenheimer, chairman of De Beers, discusses business challenges and opportunities in Africa, as well as the importance of diversifying Africa's economic base and sustainable development.
This meeting is sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations Corporate Program.
See more in Africa, Economic Development
Jessica Seddon discusses the institutional changes essential to India's economic resilience.
See more in India, Economic Development
Michael Spence describes how Asia's emerging economies will have to incorporate sustainability into their plans for growth.
See more in Asia, Economic Development, Comparative Environmental Policies, Natural Resources Management
This roundtable looked at successful and sustainable agricultural innovations used to enhance productivity and women's income-generating abilities in the developing world.
See more in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Economic Development, Women
John Campbell says both Norway and Nigeria offer lessons for the Arab Spring countries on how to handle oil revenues.
See more in Nigeria, Norway, Middle East, Democracy and Human Rights, Natural Resources Management
Steven A. Cook argues that Egypt's leaders must ensure the prosecution of Hosni Mubarak does not distract from the need to address the country's bigger problem: its increasingly dire economic condition.
See more in Egypt, Democracy and Human Rights, Political Movements
CFR's Michael Spence discusses his new book, The Next Convergence: The Future of Economic Growth in a Multispeed World, as well as the rapid growth rates in India and China.
CFR's Michael Spence discusses his new book, The Next Convergence: The Future of Economic Growth in a Multispeed World, as well as the rapid growth rates in India and China.
A succinct description of how the recent period of growth in developing countries is leading to a convergence with the advanced countries, or developed world.
See more in Emerging Markets, Geoeconomics
Economist A. Michael Spence says emerging market growth is going to produce a boom in investment, which in turn may lead to higher interest rates globally, and a tendency to intervene in international capital flows. Spence spoke to Robert Rubin, Former Treasury Secretary and Co-Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations, at CFR's 2011 Corporate Conference.
See more in Emerging Markets, Geoeconomics, Industrial Policy, International Finance
Michael Spence discusses the challenges China will face as it transitions from middle-income to developed-country status.
See more in China, Economic Development
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