Kim Eric Bettcher, PhD
@kimbettcher.bsky.social
Interests include international development, democracy, and private sector engagement.
"Minilateralism" is my favourite term for Davos 2026. "Jobageddon" is my least favourite. www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
Some of the trending terms you might hear at Davos 2026
At Davos 2026, leaders will convene under the theme ‘A Spirit of Dialogue'. Here are some of the trends and phrases that will cut across sessions.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"Minilateralism" is my favourite term for Davos 2026. "Jobageddon" is my least favourite. www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
My reflections on the challenges of institution building and the enduring value of an institutional lens.
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The Power and Frustration of Institutions | Kim Eric Bettcher, PhD
What makes institution building so difficult? Why maintain an institutional perspective?
When I first read Douglass North’s Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance, it did not st...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
My reflections on the challenges of institution building and the enduring value of an institutional lens.
www.linkedin.com/posts/kim-be...
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Excellent framing by the OECD: "scaling private capital effectively requires more than just de-risking individual projects or investments. It also demands a more robust enabling environment." This implies a need for strengthened collaboration between donors and DFIs. one.oecd.org/document/DCD...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Excellent framing by the OECD: "scaling private capital effectively requires more than just de-risking individual projects or investments. It also demands a more robust enabling environment." This implies a need for strengthened collaboration between donors and DFIs. one.oecd.org/document/DCD...
Great to see Italy getting on board with the #KampalaPrinciples www.agid.gov.it/en/news/inno...
Al via la consultazione pubblica dell’appalto innovativo sulla cooperazione internazionale “Misura Imprese Impatto - Bando Profit 4.0” | Agid.gov.it
The initiative is a partnership between AICS and AgID with a budget of €49.5 million and aims to promote the Italian private sector as a strategic player for the growth of the local private sector and...
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September 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Great to see Italy getting on board with the #KampalaPrinciples www.agid.gov.it/en/news/inno...
A short history of KEPSA's role in #ppd nation.africa/kenya/blogs-...
Why united private sector is key to our country
KEPSA’s engagement with regional blocs has positioned it as a gateway for Kenyan businesses to access broader platforms
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September 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A short history of KEPSA's role in #ppd nation.africa/kenya/blogs-...
My snapshot of the expanding use cases for public-private dialogue #ppd www.linkedin.com/pulse/expand...
The Expanding Use Cases for Public-Private Dialogue
Public-private dialogue achieved fame in the early 2000s for spurring inclusive growth, national competitiveness, and private sector development. Dialogue had the power to reveal insights into future ...
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September 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
My snapshot of the expanding use cases for public-private dialogue #ppd www.linkedin.com/pulse/expand...
Inspiration for growing community. Feld shares his ways to move beyond transactional thinking and get surprising results www.techstars.com/give-first
Give First: The Power of Mentorship | Techstars
Techstars Co-Founder Brad Feld reveals the mindset and methods of powerful mentorship driving startup and VC success in
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August 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Inspiration for growing community. Feld shares his ways to move beyond transactional thinking and get surprising results www.techstars.com/give-first
Choose your strategy: Mitigate corrosive capital or Attract constructive capital www.cipe.org/resources/mi...
Mitigating Corrosive Capital & Attracting Constructive Capital: A Practitioner's Guide - Center for International Private Enterprise
For years, CIPE has studied the effects of foreign investment on economies and governments around the world, documenting the many ways investments undermine or support market and democratic institutio...
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August 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Choose your strategy: Mitigate corrosive capital or Attract constructive capital www.cipe.org/resources/mi...
CODIT offers an AI-enabled platform to monitor legislative and regulatory changes in Korea and Japan thecodit.com/kr-en
Government Affairs & Regulatory Monitoring Platform | CODIT
Access a real-time dashboard tracking Korea’s legislative and political developments. CODIT delivers tailored insights to manage policy and regulatory risks.
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August 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
CODIT offers an AI-enabled platform to monitor legislative and regulatory changes in Korea and Japan thecodit.com/kr-en
I've only just come across the OECD's Product Market Regulation index. It includes barriers to entry, market distortions, and sector challenges. Doing Business got a lot more attention. www.oecd.org/en/topics/su...
Product market regulation
Pro-competition regulation in the markets for goods and services can help boost living standards, can raise output per capita by increasing investment and employment, and can encourage firms to be mor...
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July 31, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I've only just come across the OECD's Product Market Regulation index. It includes barriers to entry, market distortions, and sector challenges. Doing Business got a lot more attention. www.oecd.org/en/topics/su...
Not every founder starts with a fleet of aircraft abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
Fred Smith, FedEx founder who revolutionized package delivery business, dies at 80
Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said
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June 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Not every founder starts with a fleet of aircraft abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
New from OECD: Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Diagnostics www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Diagnostics
The OECD Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Diagnostics report introduces a novel framework and dataset to assess and compare entrepreneurial ecosystems across all 38 OECD countries. Rather than producing a si...
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June 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
New from OECD: Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Diagnostics www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
In policy advocacy for startups, bridge the corridors of innovation and the corridors of power - Shweta Rajpal Kohli, Startup Policy Forum #GEC2025
June 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
In policy advocacy for startups, bridge the corridors of innovation and the corridors of power - Shweta Rajpal Kohli, Startup Policy Forum #GEC2025
Map the hoops that entrepreneurs have to go through, in order to open up access - DeAngela Burns-Wallace
June 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Map the hoops that entrepreneurs have to go through, in order to open up access - DeAngela Burns-Wallace
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We’re challenging the unlawful termination of all international worker rights programs funded by the US Dept. of Labor. These programs helped workers organize, raise wages, end child labor and hold powerful corporations accountable.
Visit www.solidaritycenter.org to read the complaint & learn more
Visit www.solidaritycenter.org to read the complaint & learn more
The Solidarity Center - Promoting Worker Rights Worldwide
Helping workers attain safe and healthy workplaces, family-supporting wages, dignity on the job and greater equity at work and in their community.
www.solidaritycenter.org
April 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
We’re challenging the unlawful termination of all international worker rights programs funded by the US Dept. of Labor. These programs helped workers organize, raise wages, end child labor and hold powerful corporations accountable.
Visit www.solidaritycenter.org to read the complaint & learn more
Visit www.solidaritycenter.org to read the complaint & learn more
There is a clear link between the decline in freedom and the slowdown in prosperity - Joseph Lemoine @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
There is a clear link between the decline in freedom and the slowdown in prosperity - Joseph Lemoine @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
The private sector is core to democracy's ability to self correct - Damon Wilson ##GlobalProsperityForum
March 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The private sector is core to democracy's ability to self correct - Damon Wilson ##GlobalProsperityForum
Business represents our free thinkers and drivers of prosperity - Andrew Wilson of CIPE, @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social #GlobalProsperityForum
March 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Business represents our free thinkers and drivers of prosperity - Andrew Wilson of CIPE, @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social #GlobalProsperityForum
Modest investments to restore rule of law and democratic accountability can make other problems go away - Damon Wilson, @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social Global Prosperity Forum
March 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Modest investments to restore rule of law and democratic accountability can make other problems go away - Damon Wilson, @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social Global Prosperity Forum
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"The grants NED gives out are focused on promoting democracy, free speech & religious freedoms in more than 100 countries....Authoritarian governments, including those of China and Russia, have denounced the work of the endowment over many years."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/u...
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National Endowment for Democracy Sues Top Trump Aides Over Funding Freeze
The nonprofit has enjoyed bipartisan support since its founding in the Reagan era, but it finds itself under pressure from the Trump administration.
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March 6, 2025 at 3:43 AM
"The grants NED gives out are focused on promoting democracy, free speech & religious freedoms in more than 100 countries....Authoritarian governments, including those of China and Russia, have denounced the work of the endowment over many years."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/u...
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Reposted by Kim Eric Bettcher, PhD
🚨 Nominate your students, your peers, or yourself for the 2025 SIOE awards!
Dissertation, lifetime achievement, conference paper — something for everyone. Please repost!
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Dissertation, lifetime achievement, conference paper — something for everyone. Please repost!
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February 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
🚨 Nominate your students, your peers, or yourself for the 2025 SIOE awards!
Dissertation, lifetime achievement, conference paper — something for everyone. Please repost!
www.sioe.org/news/2025-si...
Dissertation, lifetime achievement, conference paper — something for everyone. Please repost!
www.sioe.org/news/2025-si...
When you think of cases, do you think of Professor Kingsfield in the Paper Chase? Or perhaps Harvard Business School? My personal selection contains traditional HBS cases as well as less traditional examples on policy and business problems. www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-por...
My Portfolio of Case Studies
Here is the short version of my case writing and editing portfolio. I always enjoy answering questions about what makes a good case.
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February 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
When you think of cases, do you think of Professor Kingsfield in the Paper Chase? Or perhaps Harvard Business School? My personal selection contains traditional HBS cases as well as less traditional examples on policy and business problems. www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-por...
PPD is not a stand-alone event www.icr-facility.eu/knowledge-hu...
Business Environment Reforms through Public-Private Dialogue - Lessons learnt from the ICR Facility - ICR Facility
Public-private dialogue is an effective tool to enhance collaboration between public and private actors. It is a continuous process whereby business representative organisations can establish and mai...
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January 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
PPD is not a stand-alone event www.icr-facility.eu/knowledge-hu...
The how's and why's of building nonprofit policies. January 28. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Policy Development for Associations: A Key to Better Governance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Well-governed associations work within guidelines issued by the board of directors called policies. But has your chamber or association struggled to craft policies that address critical issues within ...
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January 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The how's and why's of building nonprofit policies. January 28. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...