• Corruption, corruption prevention, and good governance 

      Amundsen, Inge (Others, 2012-11-14)
      A one-day programme on Good Governance and Corruption Prevention in the Petroleum Sector , in Elmina, Ghana. Arranged by Petrad for Norad's " Oil for Development " programme, as a part of a two-week training programme ...
    • Corruption, Legal Modernisation and Judicial Practice in Afghanistan 

      De Lauri, Antonio (Asian Studies Review vol. 37(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-01-01)
      Afghanistan’s justice system is currently at a crucial and troubled stage of development that will determine its effectiveness. This article focuses on the phenomenon of corruption inside judicial institutions. By ...
    • Corruption-free Education. Lessons from a State- and Civil Society Joint Initiative in Peru 

      Castilla, Samuel Rotta (U4 Brief 2008:6, Report, 2008-03-01)
      A recent anti-corruption initiative targeting Peru's education sector was undertaken jointly by the Office of the Ombudsman and Transparency International's chapter in Peru, Proética. The initiative sought to help shape ...
    • Corruption. A review of Contemporary Research 

      Andvig, Jens Chr.; Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Amundsen, Inge; Sissener, Tone; Søreide, Tina (Research report, Research report, 2001)
      During the last decade corruption has become a topical issue in the international development policy debate. Research on corruption has also expanded rapidly, taking many different directions both within and across ...
    • Corruption: A selected and annotated bibliography 

      Amundsen, Inge; Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (Research report, 2000-01-01)
    • Corruption: Critical assessments of contemporary research. Report from a multidisciplinary workshop 

      Andvig, Jens Chr.; Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Shrivastava, Amit (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2001)
      Chr. Michelsen Institute and the Norwegian Institute of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), organised a workshop on ‘corruption research’ in Oslo 19-20 October ...
    • Cost-Benefit Analysis, Discounting, and the Environmental Critique: Overloading of the Discount Rate? 

      Angelsen, Arild (Report, Research report, 1991)
      The use of (high) discount rates in cost-benefit analysis is being criticized in the environmental debate. In particular, some feel that high future environmental costs do not get a fair hearing in a project appraisal due ...
    • Cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis of governance and anti-corruption activities 

      Johnsøn, Jesper (U4 Issue 2014:10, Research report, 2014-01-01)
      Cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis methods are currently underutilised in evaluations of governance and anti-corruption reforms in developing countries. This limits opportunities to inform policy and may lead to ...
    • Cost-effectiveness of pulse oximetry and integrated management of childhood illness for diagnosing severe pneumonia 

      Tesfaye, Solomon H.; Loha, Eskindir; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Lindtjørn, Bernt (PLOS Glob Public Health vol. 2 no. 7, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-01)
      Pneumonia is a major killer of children younger than five years old. In resource constrained health facilities, the capacity to diagnose severe pneumonia is low. Therefore, it is important to identify technologies that ...
    • Costs and consequences of the hidden debt scandal of Mozambique 

      Cortez, Edson; Orre, Aslak; Fael, Baltazar; Nhamirre, Borges; Banze, Celeste; Mapisse, Inocência; Harnack, Kim; Reite, Torun (Research report, 2021-05-01)
      In 2013, bankers in Europe, businesspeople based in the Middle East, and senior politicians and public servants in Mozambique conspired to organise a USD 2 billion loan to Mozambique – an incredible 12% of GDP of one ...
    • Counter-mobilization against child marriage reform in Africa 

      Muriaas, Ragnhild Louise; Tønnessen, Liv; Wang, Vibeke (CMI Brief vol. 16 no. 8, Report, 2017-11-01)
      Legislating a minimum age of marriage at 18 has stirred counter-mobilization in some, but not all, countries where religious or traditional institutions enjoy constitutional authority. Why does counter-mobilization arise ...
    • Counter-mobilization against child marriage reform in Africa 

      Muriaas, Ragnhild L.; Tønnessen, Liv; Wang, Vibeke (Political Studies, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-01)
      Legislating a minimum age of marriage at 18 has stirred counter-mobilization in some, but not all, countries where religious or traditional institutions enjoy constitutional authority. To explore differences between states ...
    • Countering NGO corruption: Rethinking the conventional approaches 

      Trivunovic, Marijana (U4 Issue 2011:3, Research report, 2011-03-03)
      Donor agencies are increasingly vigilant for signs of corruption or other abuses in the projects and programmes they fund, no matter what aid modality is in question or who the implementer or recipient of the funds may be. ...
    • Countries in violent conflict and aid strategies: The case of Sri Lanka 

      Ofstad, Arve (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2000)
      In countries with an ongoing violent conflict aid donors are confronted by four sets of issues: How the volume and orientation of the program may influence a peace process; whether development efforts may be undertaken in ...
    • Country Evaluation Brief: Afghanistan 

      Strand, Arne; Suhrke, Astri; Taxell, Nils (Country Evaluation Briefs 7, Research report, 2016-11-01)
      Since 2001, Western political and military interests have largely defined the nature and magnitude of aid flows. Conventional criteria for development assistance (notably absorptive capacity and credible conditionality) ...
    • Country Evaluation Brief: Malawi 

      Amundsen, Inge (Country Evaluation Brief 4/2017, Research report, 2017-06-01)
      Malawi is one of the world's least developed countries, with a poverty rate that is consistently high compared to other countries in sub-Saharan Africa and declining at a slower pace. The evaluations and reviews of aid ...
    • Country Evaluation Brief: Mozambique 

      Tvedten, Inge; Orre, Aslak (Country Evaluation Briefs 8, Research report, 2016-11-01)
      FORTY YEARS of Official Development Assistance has contributed to high macroeconomic growth, the development of key national institutions and partial successes in the social sectors, but has failed to contribute to poverty ...
    • Country Evaluation Brief: Palestine 

      Knudsen, Are John; Tartir, Alaa (Country Evaluation Brief 5/2017, Research report, 2017-01-01)
      The Occupied Palestinian Territories is one of the world’s most aid-dependent countries. Despite overall levels of aid falling since 2009, the Territories remain one of the world’s largest per capita recipients of foreign ...
    • Country Evaluation Brief: Somalia 

      Manuel, Marcus; Faure, Raphaelle; Mansour-Ille, Dina (Norad Country Evaluation Briefs 3/2017, Research report, 2017-06-01)
      Somalia is one of the world’s poorest countries having suffered from decades of acute political fragility, instability, violent conflict and lack of development. It is also ranked as the most corrupt country by Transparency ...
    • Country Evaluation Brief: South Sudan 

      Sørbø, Gunnar M.; Schomerus, Mareike; Aalen, Lovise (Country Evaluation Briefs 6, Research report, 2016-11-01)
      While the international community is primarily concerned with trying to restore stability and providing protection and relief to an increasing number of people in South Sudan, evaluations of past development interventions ...