• Special Issue: Reimagining the Littoral through Development Regimes and Local Contingencies’ 

      Raveendranathan, Vidhya; Roszko, Edyta (Journal article, 2022-06-01)
    • Street based self-employment: A poverty trap or a stepping stone for migrant youth in Africa? 

      Bezu, Sosina; Holden, Stein (Conference object, 2015-06-01)
      Street vending is a common phenomenon in urban areas of Africa. Although such street based self-employment activities often lack legal recognition and are sometimes criminalized, significant share of the youth labor force ...
    • Tax research at CMI - Annual Report 2023 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Sjursen, Ingrid Hoem (Others, 2024-01-01)
      The Annual Report 2023 provides an overview of key people, research projects, publications, seminar contributions and organization of other activities by CMI’s Tax Research Group.
    • Taxation and tax reforms in Africa: Lessons from and for Tanzania 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (Conference object, 2019-04-01)
    • Taxing the urban boom: property taxation in Africa 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Ali, Merima; Goodfellow, Tom (CMI Insight 2017:1, Report, 2017-03-01)
      The growth of Africa’s towns and cities has outpaced local governments’ capacity for service delivery in terms of management, infrastructure, and financing. As a result, many African towns and cities are now faced with a ...
    • The changing role of Chinese development aid 

      Tjønneland, Elling (CMI Insight 2020:1, Report, 2020-03-01)
      In recent years, China has significantly increased its development interventions. China is now among the major providers of aid to Africa. Foreign aid has become an important tool in the range of instruments applied by the ...
    • The institutional impact of aid dependence on recipients in Africa 

      Bräutigam, Deborah; Botchwey, Kwesi (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1999)
      Heavy aid dependence can have significant effects on institutions and governance. In Botswana, Mauritius, Korea and Taiwan, high levels of aid reinforced local capacity, enabling them to 'graduate' from most aid. But in ...
    • The Norad Programme in Arts and Cultural Education. A Mid-Term Review of the Programme Period 2006-2008/9 

      Lange, Siri; Songoyi, Elias M. (Research report, Research report, 2008)
      This report is a review of the Norad Programme in Arts and Cultural Education (ACE). ACE is a programme for cooperation between institutions for cultural education in the South and partners in Norway, established to ...
    • The pursuit of integrity in customs: Experiences from sub-Saharan Africa 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (CMI Working Paper, Working paper, 2009)
      This paper examines recent experiences from sub-Saharan Africa in combating corruption in customs. It argues that integrity reforms have been too focused on reforming formal institutions, and too little attention has been ...
    • The risk of authoritarian renewal in Zimbabwe: Understanding ZANU-PF youth 

      Oosterom, Marjoke; Gukurume, Simbarashe (CMI Brief no. 2023:1, Report, 2023-05-01)
      What contributes to the reproduction of authoritarianism? Research conducted with politically active youth in the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) demonstrates their motivations and actual practices, ...
    • The voice of China in Africa: media, communication technologies and image-building 

      Jiang, Fei; Li, Shubo; Rønning, Helge; Tjønneland, Elling N. (Chinese Journal of Communication vol. 9 no. March 2016, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-03-01)
      There is a fascination with the increasing economic and political importance of China in the global economy, in international politics, and in African affairs. China’s rapid economic expansion in Africa, together with ...
    • Wind and solar energy in Mexico and Kenya: Corruption risks and drivers 

      Oviedo, Juan Camilo Ceballos; Sovacool, Benjamin K.; Mullard, Saul (U4 Issue 2024:1, Research report, 2024-04-01)
      Renewable energy, prone to 'old corruption', reveals shared risks in Mexico and Kenya. Corruption impacts policymaking, planning, and communities, demanding tailored measures and robust implementation.
    • Winning hearts and minds: Chinese Soft Power Foreign Policy in Africa 

      Li, Shubo; Rønning, Helge (CMI Brief vol. 12 no. 3, Report, 2013-09-30)
      In President Xi Jinping’s first public speech on African soil after taking office in Tanzania 25 March 2013, his reference to a popular Chinese soap opera drew large applause and laughter: “The foundation and lifeline of ...
    • With a little help from the banks 

      Heggstad, Kari; Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (Lifting the veil of secrecy: Perspectives on international taxation and capital flight from Africa, Chapter, 2017-11-01)
      Africa is a source of large-scale capital flight. The purpose of this paper is to shed light on how banks facilitate capital flight from Africa. There is growing evidence that subsidiaries of the world’s major banks have ...