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![Some organizations voluntarily adopt <br>whistleblower protections. Photo by <br><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/alf07/2782258974/?">Álfheiður Magnúsdóttir</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/feature_HedgeFunds_2023-04-10-053628_rdqw.jpg?v=1721240219)
DEC 15, 2008 • Article
Raising the Bar for Hedge Funds: Self-Policing Preferable to Over-Regulation
Calls for strict oversight of hedge funds have grown recently, particularly since the arrest of trader Bernard Madoff and other high-profile fraud cases. While new ...
![Some organizations voluntarily adopt <br>whistleblower protections. Photo by <br><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/alf07/2782258974/?">Álfheiður Magnúsdóttir</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/hedge_funds_self_police_2023-04-10-053631_cpjd.jpg?v=1721240221)
DEC 15, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Raising the Bar for Hedge Funds
Calls for strict oversight of hedge funds have grown recently, particularly since the arrest of trader Bernard Madoff and other high-profile fraud cases. While new ...
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DEC 11, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Afghan Children's Songbook Story
Restoring traditional music to the schoolchildren of Afghanistan has helped to spread literacy and rebuild culture and community that was censored by the Taliban.
![Wittenberg [Ohio] International Student Party. Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kb8wfh/317775677/" target=_blank">Matt Cline</a>, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en" target=_blank">(CC)</a>](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/feature_StudentExchanges_2023-04-10-053637_ackf.jpg?v=1721240225)
DEC 10, 2008 • Article
A Redistribution of Services in International Youth Exchange Programs
The number of international youth exchange programs has increased in the last eight years. Yet for young people in the developing world from poor backgrounds, ...
![Some say trade negotiations rely on <br>momentum. Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/raysto/252630833/">raysto</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/outside_bicycle_2023-04-10-053640_axbq.jpg?v=1721237547)
DEC 10, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Thinking Outside the Bicycle
As the Doha Round drags on in the shadow of the financial crisis, a splattering of bilateral and regional agreements could push convergence on socially ...
![CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/windwaerts/7024073799/">Windwärts Energie GmbH</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/german_solar_2023-04-10-053643_zyqm.jpg?v=1721237548)
DEC 10, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Germany Moves from Atoms to Photons
Predictions that Germany will be left dangling in the wind once its nuclear power plants are shut down may be premature. Pro-renewables policies have thus ...
![Firewood market in Darfur. CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/genocideintervention/2713877998/in/set-72157606434376928/">Genocide Intervention Network</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/darfur_firewood_2023-04-10-053646_rulq.jpg?v=1721237548)
DEC 9, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Alternative Fuels Take Root in Refugee Camps
Faced with scarce firewood, humanitarian organizations are introducing efficient alternative-fuel stoves to Darfur and other refugee camps worldwide.
![South Africa's Jacob Zuma. Photo by <br><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/albertbredenhann/2698881130/">Albert Bredenhann</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/Zuma_2023-04-10-053649_wozr.jpg?v=1721237549)
DEC 1, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Testing Democracy in South Africa
The sudden emergence of a challenger to the electoral dominance of the African National Congress could put stress on South Africa's young democracy.
![CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/40766286@N00/136003041/">Ernesto Cabellos/Guarango Cine y Video</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/cajamarca_2023-04-10-053652_lmbz.jpg?v=1721237550)
NOV 21, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Corporate Social License and Community Consent
Moving beyond "social license" to respecting the principle of consent can be an effective way for companies and communities to control risks and create mutual ...