Entrepreneurship
Round Five for the DREAM Act
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Carlos Macias
U.S. lawmakers have reintroduced the DREAM Act for the fifth time. The law, which offers a path to legalization for undocumented students, may win approval this round. Yet it remains unclear whether there will be short-term action on comprehensive immigration reform.
Doing Business 2009: Regulatory Reform and Best Practices in Latin America
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Prepared by Gabriela Campos and Madeleine Kir Ferry Johnson
An AS/COA panel on the World Bank's Doing Business 2009 survey examined Latin America's progress in addressing regulatory reform to promote business growth.
Doing Business 2009: Comparing Regulation in 181 Economies
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Sylvia Solf
At a COA-hosted public program, World Bank Private and Financial Sector Vice President Sylvia Solf presented the findings of Doing Business 2009, the sixth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulations in 181 countries. View Solf's presentation.
Interview: Jair Ribeiro on Model for Adopting, Improving Brazilian Schools
In an AS/COA interview, Brazilian CEO Jair Ribeiro discusses Partners in Education, a program targeting one of Brazil’s most pressing issues—the quality of education. Through the program’s model, business leaders adopt and boost management of individual schools in the São Paulo area.
