Library of democratic content

Testing the resilience of Europe’s inclusive growth mode

The combination of six global megatrends is increasing the stress on Europe’s inclusive growth and the EU social contract.

Autocracy and Variation in Economic Development Outcomes

This paper discusses “the vast variation in development outcomes among autocracies, focusing on economic growth. It highlight plausible explanations of this variation pertaining to features of the leader, institutions, or the regime’s support coalition. It presents patterns and tests corroborating that variation in growth is higher among autocracies than democracies" (Carl Henrik Knutsen, 2018).

What is the Business of Business?

Back in the 1970s, Milton Friedman wrote in The

Times that “the business of business is business.”

In a chaotic and hyperconnected world, does

this still ring true? Where do profit and social

responsibility intersect?

Outperformers: High-growth emerging economies and the companies that propel them

Some emerging economies have grown much faster and more consistently than others. Underlying these success stories is a pro-growth policy agenda and the standout role of large companies.

Highjacking the SDGs? The Private Sector and the Sustainable Development Goals

This report “gives an overview of business involvement with the SDGs and the relevant discussions”, examines “the financial sector”, and looks at “tobacco companies and their involvement with the SDGs” (Abshagen et al., 2018).

Solving the productivity puzzle

New research uncovers how three waves collided to create historically low productivity growth but finds the potential for it to recover to 2 percent or more.

Good Governance, Good Growth

The debate about whether democracy is a prerequisite for greater prosperity has a long history, dating back as far as Aristotle. What are the most effective policy strategies for developed and developing democracies?

Business Ethics, Anti-corruption and transparency

Democracy and Business

Is democracy good for business, and is business good for democracy? Do the inclusive

institutions of democracy promote entrepreneurship, leading to more growth and job creation, or

do they constrain it? Are entrepreneurs a natural constituency for democratic change, or do they

use their power and influence to shape the rules of the game in their favor?

Brexit’s Collateral Damage

“​​Five years after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, the costs of that decision are becoming clearer. Most perniciously, trust in Britain is declining fast as Prime Minister Boris Johnson denies the consequences of the post-Brexit agreement he reached regarding Northern Ireland” (Patten 2021).