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    • Budget, State and People. Budget Process, Civil Society and Transparency in Angola 

      Isaksen, Jan; Amundsen, Inge; Wiig, Arne; with Abreu, Cesaltina (Research report, Research report, 2007)
      This study discerns several deficiencies in the budget process in Angola. The government’s budget proposal is not publicly debated, no pre-budget paper is prepared, comparisons between budgeted expenditure and actual ...

    • Cabinda separatism 

      Amundsen, Inge (Others, 2021-04-01)
      Various separatist movements have been active in the Cabinda enclave in northern Angola since independence. During the 1970s and 80s, the FLEC guerrilla operated a low-intensity guerrilla war, at the same time as government ...

    • Cabinda separatism and human rights violations 

      Amundsen, Inge (A report on secessionist movements in Africa and human rights violations, Chapter, 2022-01-01)
      Various separatist movements have been active in the Cabinda enclave in northern Angola since independence. Today, armed resistance seems to be replaced by an upsurge in non-violent protests, at the same time as violent ...

    • China and Angola - Strategic partnership or marriage of convenience? 

      Corkin, Lucy (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 1, Report, 2011-02-04)
      In 2004 Angola’s Ministry of Finance and China’s Ministry of Trade signed the first of several financing packages for public investment projects in Angola. These packages provided for oil-backed concessional loans from ...

    • Civil Society in Angola: Inroads, Space and Accountability 

      Amundsen, Inge; Abreu, Cesaltina (Research report, Research report, 2006)
      Civil society is inherently weak in Angola, and the political and societal space for civil society is limited. Angolan authorities have not fully accepted civil society’s voice, watchdog and control functions, and the legal ...

    • Comparing urban and rural poverty in Angola 

      Tvedten, Inge; Lázaro, Gilson; Jul-Larsen, Eyolf (CMI Brief no. 2018:05, Report, 2018-11-01)
      This brief compares living conditions in villages in rural Malanje and shantytowns in urban Luanda and argues that while material poverty is most pronounced in Malanje, disempowerment, vulnerability and the dearth of social ...

    • Controlling elections: The Angolan Election Commission 

      Amundsen, Inge (Angola Brief vol. 3 no. 1, Report, 2013-04-12)
      Over the last few years, Angolan legislation on elections and the Angolan national election commission has been strengthened considerably. In legal terms the Comissão Nacional Eleitoral (CNE) is now an independent commission ...

    • Corporate social responsibility in the Angolan oil industry 

      Wiig, Arne; Ramalho, Madalena (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2005)
      What are the responsibility of oil companies in resource rich countries? Do they take these responsibilities? Based on a utilitarian perspective and theories of the resource curse, we discuss the oil companies’ corporate ...

    • Courts under Construction in Angola: What can they do for the Poor? 

      Skaar, Elin; Van-Dúnem, José Octávio Serra (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2006)
      This paper is about the role that may be envisioned for the courts in Angola with respect to the poor. Looking at the period from 1992 – 2004, it analyses the factors that are necessary for getting social rights litigation ...

    • Dealing with a violent past: The impact of transitional justice 

      Skaar, Elin; Dahl, Åse Johanne Roti (CMI Brief vol. 11 no. 5, Report, 2012-06-25)
      This brief assesses the impact of transitional justice mechanisms on peace and democracy. Based on four case studies from Africa and Latin America, it argues that the expected positive effects of transitional justice may ...

    • Desenvolver as infra-estruturas em Angola: Qual o papel da SADC? 

      Tjønneland, Elling N. (CMI Working Paper WP 2011:3, Working paper, 2011-12-05)
      As infra-estruturas continuam a ser um dos focos principais da SADC, nos seus esforços de fazer progredir a cooperação regional na África Austral. O desenvolvimento de infra-estruturas em Angola é também uma prioridade ...

    • Developing Angola's infrastructure: What is SADC's role? 

      Tjønneland, Elling N. (CMI Working Paper WP 2011:3, Working paper, 2011-06-03)
      Infrastructure has remained a main focus for SADC in its efforts to advance regional cooperation in Southern Africa. Development of Angola’s infrastructure is also a key priority for the Angolan government in the reconstruction ...

    • Dez Desafios na Construção Pública. Estudo CEIC-CMI: Transparência no Sector Público 

      Søreide, Tina; da Rocha, Alves; Santos, Regina; Costa, António; Pestana, Nelson (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 20, Report, 2011-11-30)
      Ninguém questiona as necessidades de Angola em infra-estrutura e habitação. E, em comparação com muitos outros países da região, os níveis de investimento do país em actividades de construção são impressionantes. O que ...

    • Dificuldades Permanentes: Pobreza Feminina em Malanje Rural, Angola 

      Strønen, Iselin Åsedotter; Silva, Osvaldo; Nangacovie, Margareth; Fortuna, Cláudio (CMI Brief vol. 16 no. 4, Report, 2017-04-01)
      A pobreza rural em Angola é grave e diferenciada por género. Este artigo resulta de uma pesquisa de campo qualitativa realizada em 10 comunidades rurais do município de Kalandula, província de Malanje. Ele mostra que a ...

    • Diversification and democracy 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Wiig, Arne (CMI Working Paper WP 2014:9, Working paper, 2014-08-01)
      Does diversification of an economy improve the chances of democracy? This paper estimates the effect of export diversification on democracy levels, using data from 143 countries. The endogeneity of diversification is ...

    • Diversification and Development,or “White Elephants”? Transport in Angola’s Lobito Corridor 

      Duarte, Ana; Pacheco, Fernando; Santos, Regina; Tjønneland, Elling N. (CMI Report R 2015:07, Research report, 2015-04-01)
      The Angolan government has put much emphasis on rehabilitating and expanding the country’s transport infrastructure. Assisted by oil revenues, foreign construction companies, credits lines and loans Angola has embarked ...

    • Diversification of the Angolan economy 

      da Rocha, Alves; Santos, Regina; Bonfim, Luís; Paulo, Francisco Miguel; Kolstad, Ivar; Wiig, Arne (CMI Insight 2014:5, Report, 2014-09-01)
      Angola has the second most concentrated economy in the world, oil representing more than 97 per cent of its exports in 2011. Concentration has increased since independence in 1975, and since the end of the civil war in ...

    • Does diversification improve institutions in resource rich countries? 

      Wiig, Arne; Kolstad, Ivar (Angola Brief vol. 2 no. 5, Report, 2012-12-11)
      Angola is the world’s second most concentrated country in terms of exports. Furthermore, concentration has increased during recent years. Angola also faces the challenge of a resource curse prevalent in resource rich ...

    • Economic growth in Angola to 2017: The main challenges 

      da Rocha, Alves (Angola Brief vol. 2 no. 4, Report, 2012-12-11)
      This article argues that Angola’s “golden age” of tremendous post-war growth (2002-2008) has come to an end. Growth will at best be at a much lower level. Given the rapid population growth, annual gains in GDP per capita ...

    • Effekter i mottakerlandene av norske petroleumsinvesteringer med hovedvekt på Angola 

      Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik; Tvedten, Inge; Wiig, Arne (Research report, Research report, 1999)
      Denne rapporten ser på hvordan norske petroleumsinvesteringer kan bidra til industriutvikling og en jevnere inntektsfordeling i mottakerlandet. Videre ser vi på i hvilken grad norske petroleumsinvesteringer kan være en ...