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Scholarly Publications
The Economic Costs of Drug-Trafficking Violence in Mexico
June 2017
The levels of violence in Mexico have dramatically increased in the last few years due to structural changes in the drug trafficking business.
The Economic Costs of Drug-Trafficking Violence in Mexico
December 2013
The levels of violence in Mexico have dramatically increased in the last few years due to structural changes in the drug trafficking business.
The Role of Legal Process in the Redesign of Indian Government-Business Relations
October 2009
The institutional context of economic activity in India has undergone tremendous change in the past 15 years.
Other Publications
ProZorro - From a Volunteer Initiative to a Major State Reform
March 2018
This case examines the decision process of a team of volunteers that started a public procurement reform named ProZorro.
Thailand's Collective Action Coalition Against Corruption
March 2018
This case focuses on a private sector initiative to fight deep-seated corruption in Thailand.
'Locked-In' to China: The Colombo Port City Project
October 2017
This case looks at the predicament of a small nation burdened by Chinese debt, accumulated by infrastructure projects under the aegis of China’s One Belt One Road initiative.
News
Introducing CDDRL's incoming pre- and postdoctoral fellows
August 2016
Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) is proud to announce our four incoming fellows who will be joining us in the 2016-2017 academic year to develop...
Where's Taiwan on the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
October 2015
With the announcement on Monday that an agreement has been reached on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the controversial trade accord is in the news all across Asia this week.
Stanford scholar examines entrepreneurship in North Africa
April 2014
In a recent report, CDDRL Postdoctoral Fellow Amr Adly, with the support of the Center for International Private Enterprise, provides insight on post-revolution entrepreneurship in Egypt and...
Events
LAD Course: LBSNAA Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration
September 6, 2016
This five day intensive program for a select group of mid- and high-level Indian government officials and business leaders is designed to address how government can encourage and enable the private...
Silicon Valley and Asian Economies
February 2, 2016
This event is co-sponsored by NHK WORLD, Global Agenda, and the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law.About NHK and Global AgendaNHK WORLD is NHK's international broadcast service....
The Sunflower Movement and the Future of Taiwan's Political Culture
October 13, 2015
Abstract Based on first-hand participant-observation, this talk will examine the culture, politics, and spatiality of the Sunflower Movement.
Projects
Leadership Academy for Development
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Economic Consequences of Violence
The Poverty and Governance Program has an ongoing research agenda aiming to evaluate the impact of drug-related violence on economic activity.
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Program on Social Entrepreneurship
"Transforming ripples into waves of transformational change across the world" Vision: The Program on Social Entrepreneurship at Stanford's Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law...
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Multimedia
Taiwan’s China Dilemma
October 2016
Contested Identities and Multiple Interests in Taiwan’s Cross-Strait Economic PolicyAbstractChina and Taiwan share one of the world's most complex international relationships.
Taiwan and the TPP: A Re-Evaluation
April 2016
This half-day symposium brought together scholars and practitioners to reconsider Taiwan's prospects for entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership in light of the conclusion of negotiations in October 2015 and the election of a new president and...
Mikhail Khodorkovsky: Russia: Back to the Future
April 2015
On April 13, 2015, Stanford's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) welcomed former Russian businessman and political prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky as he presented his talk, Russia: Back to the Future. Mr.
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