• Teaching ethics in highly corrupt societies: Concerns and opportunities 

      Whitton, Howard (U4 Brief 2009:5, Report, 2009-04-27)
      This U4 Brief explores why a traditional approach to teaching ethics is ill-suited in highly corrupt societies, and outlines key considerations with respect to timing, content, and method when designing and implementing ...
    • Telecommunications - a means to economic growth in developing countries? 

      Jacobsen, Karen F. Lomeland (Research report, Research report, 2003)
      The world economy has experienced an enormous growth the past 50 years. Yet the gap between the richest and the poorest countries has increased. There have been several attempts to explain the increased differences. ...
    • Temporal governance, protection elsewhere and the ‘good’ refugee: a study of the shrinking scope of asylum within the UK 

      Schultz, Jessica; Kaytaz, Esra (CMI Report 2021:06, Research report, 2021-11-01)
      In recent years European countries have introduced increasingly temporary terms of asylum for people with a recognized need for protection. This study traces the temporary turn in the UK, where asylum policies have ...
    • Ten challenges in public construction. CEIC-CMI public sector transparency study 

      Søreide, Tina; da Rocha, Alves; Santos, Regina; Costa, António; Pestana, Nelson (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 19, Report, 2011-11-30)
      Nobody questions Angola’s need for infrastructure and housing – and compared to many other countries in the region, the level and outputs of the country’s investment in construction activities are impressive. What we ...
    • Teoriskapt virkelighet? Ny-klassisk teori og kvinnelige økonomiske aktører 

      Bøe, Turid (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1997)
      Kjønnsaspektet er generelt sett fraværende i økonomiske analyser. Fraværet er tradisjonelt blitt oppfattet som en refleksjon av de økonomiske problemstilingenes og den økonomiske teoriens kjønnsnøytralitet, men er i den ...
    • Terms of Trade and Economic Growth in a World of Constrained Capital Mobility 

      Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1997)
      This paper focuses on the interaction between world community and capital markets within the framework of an extended neoclassical growth mode!. The model incorporates raw materials as an essential input and captures the ...
    • Terre, normes de propriété et litiges à Kaboul 

      De Lauri, Antonio (Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée vol. 133, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-01-01)
      Les conflits relatifs à la possession et à l’exploitation de la terre sont très courants en Afghanistan. Plusieurs facteurs y contribuent : à l’absence de cadastre et à la ...
    • The Absence of Freedom 

      De Lauri, Antonio (Journal of Global Slavery vol. 2 no. 1-2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-01)
      Central and South Asian brick kilns have long attracted the attention of both humanitarian agencies and scholars as sites of slavery-like forms of labor exploitation. They represent both an important case study for ...
    • The absolute basics of corruption 

      Amundsen, Inge (Others, 2015-02-01)
      ISFiT is the bi-annual International Student Festival in Trondheim. ISFiT 2015 aims for a solution-oriented approach to the challenge corruption represents, and places corruption on the agenda to create a better future for ...
    • The Accountability Function of Parliament in New Democracies: Tanzanian Perspectives 

      Wang, Vibeke (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2005)
      The role of parliaments in holding the executive accountable is a neglected topic in the study of the democratization process in sub-Saharan Africa. In particular there is a lack of studies measuring executive-legislative ...
    • The accountability funtion of supreme audit institutions in Malawi, Uganda and Tanzania 

      Wang, Vibeke; Rakner, Lise (Research report, Research report, 2005)
      Despite the important accountability functions assigned supreme audit institutions, little is known about their actual functioning and we have scant information about how supreme audit institutions interact with other ...
    • The accumulation of unexplained wealth by public officials: Making the offence of illicit enrichment enforceable 

      Perdriel-Vaissiere, Maud (U4 Brief 2012:1, Report, 2012-01-25)
      Recent high-profile cases have focused attention on the transfer of assets abroad by heads of state and other senior officials from developing countries in amounts that far exceed their legitimate sources of income. Article ...
    • The Added Value of Value Added Tax: People are more willing to pay tax 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Iversen, Thor Olav (CMI Brief vol. 14 no. 2, Report, 2015-04-21)
      Raising domestic tax revenues is a priority for most sub-Saharan African countries. But the tax bases in most African countries are undermined by widespread tax avoidance and evasion. A new study from CMI supports the claim ...
    • The Aid Agencies and the Fragile States Agenda 

      Wimpelmann, Torunn (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2006)
      In recent years, a consensus appears to have emerged that a variety of problems can be understood in terms of state failure. This paper reviews one aspect of this trend, the concept of fragile states that has recently been ...
    • The anatomy of a failed anti corruption project: A case study from Nepal 

      Manandhar, Narayan (U4 Practice Insight 2009:3, Report, 2009-09-03)
      In 2004 and 2005, the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) implemented the first anti‑corruption project involving the private sector in Nepal. Despite the novelty of a supply‑side intervention, ...
    • The Argentine Military in Democracy: Moving Beyond Issues of Civilian Control to a Citizen Soldier Paradigm 

      Mani, Kristina (CMI Working Paper WP 2015:7, Working paper, 2015-06-01)
      Argentina’s transition to democracy in 1983 ended decades of cyclical military interventions in politics. Since then a long and complex process of confrontation, incorporation, and, finally, subordination has established ...
    • The Armed Forces and the Economy in Latin America: Contemporary Trends and Implications for Civil-Military Relations. 

      Mani, Kristina (CMI Working Paper WP 2016:08, Working paper, 2016-11-01)
      This paper examines several cases of military economic activities that persist in Latin America, despite the political and economic liberalization processes that have been under way in the region for several decades. Taking ...
    • The basics of corruption risk management: A framework for decision making and integration into the project cycles 

      Johnsøn, Jesper (U4 Issue 2015:18, Research report, 2015-12-01)
      Aid agencies need better systems to identify, assess, and mitigate corruption risks. Risk assessments should consider two main dimensions of an act of corruption: probability and expected impact. Cost-effectiveness ...
    • The basics of integrity in procurement 

      Heggstad, Kari K.; Frøystad, Mona (U4 Issue 2011:10, Research report, 2011-10-01)
      Why and how does corruption occur in procurement? Why is it important to prevent corruption in procurement? What are the main risks at various stages of the procurement process, and what can be done to mitigate them? ...
    • The Battle over abortion rights in Brazil's state arenas, 1995-2006 

      Machado, Marta Rodriguez de Assis; Machiel, Debora Alves (Health and Human Rights Journal vol. 19 no. 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-01)
      This article proposes a relational approach to the study of abortion law reform in Brazil. It focuses on the interaction of pro-choice and anti-abortion movements in different state arenas and political contexts. It details ...