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Son preference, number of children, education and occupational choice in rural Nepal
(CMI Working Paper WP 2012:8, Working paper, 2012-10-01)A unique family survey was conducted in Nepal to investigate the economic consequences of having a first-born girl. Women get more children, but we find no causal effect of number of children on economic outcomes. But ... -
South African Manufacturing Industries - Catching up or Falling Behind?
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1995)This paper argues that intraindustry trade with developed countries is an important source of technology transfer, and creates incentives to climb up the learning curve. South Africa has an industrial structure that could ... -
South Sudan “arrivals” in the White Nile State (Sudan). Not citizens, not IDPs, not Refugees: What are they?
(Sudan Working Paper SWP 2016:7, Working paper, 2016-12-01)This paper discusses the living conditions of the so called “arrivals,”{1} South Sudanese refugees in Sudan, most of whom now reside in the White Nile State (58 %) and in Khartoum (23 %), and the rest of which live in ... -
Spatial Variation of Child Stunting and Maternal Malnutrition after Controlling for Known Risk Factors in a Drought-Prone Rural Community in Southern Ethiopia
(Annals of Global Health, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-01)Background : Globally, understanding spatial analysis of malnutrition is increasingly recognized. However, our knowledge on spatial clustering of malnutrition after controlling for known risk factors of malnutrition such ... -
Special Issue: Grassroots Responses to Mass Migration in Europe
(Book, 2021-07-01)The range of grassroots responses to the 2015 migration reception crisis is vast. Depending on the local, national, and migratory contexts, different groups employed different modalities and policies to help the people on ... -
Special Issue: Reimagining the Littoral through Development Regimes and Local Contingencies’
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Special tribunal for Lebanon: Either peace or justice?
(CMI Brief vol. 10 no. 1, Report, 2011-03-01)On 14 February 2005, former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 members of his staff and security detail were killed by a massive bomb in downtown Beirut. The murder gave rise to the “Cedar Revolution,” the largest ... -
Specialised anti-corruption courts – A comparative mapping. 2022 update
(U4 Issue 2022:14, Research report, 2022-11-01)While there are no definitive best practices for specialised anti-corruption courts, existing models and experience provide some guidance to reformers considering the creation of similar institutions. -
Specialised anti-corruption courts: A comparative mapping
(U4 Issue 2016:7, Research report, 2016-12-01)Frustration with the capacity of the ordinary machinery of justice to deal adequately with corruption has prompted many countries to develop specialised anti-corruption institutions. While anti-corruption agencies with ... -
Specialised anti-corruption courts: Indonesia
(U4 Brief 2016:4, Report, 2016-07-01)The Indonesian Court for Corruption Crimes, or Tipikor court, has handled corruption cases for more than a decade. Initially there was only one Tipikor court in Jakarta, exclusively hearing cases from the Corruption ... -
Specialised anti-corruption courts: Philippines
(U4 Brief 2016:3, Report, 2016-07-01)The Philippines' Sandiganbayan is the oldest specialised anti-corruption court in the world. Though established mainly to resolve corruption cases more expeditiously, the Sandiganbayan is plagued by delays and inefficiency. ... -
Specialised anti-corruption courts: Slovakia
(U4 Brief 2016:2, Report, 2016-07-01)In 2003 Slovakia established a Special Court, subsequently renamed the Special Criminal Court (SCC), principally for corruption and organised crime cases. The SCC was a response to the domination of the ordinary lower ... -
Specialised anti-corruption courts: Uganda
(U4 Brief 2016:5, Report, 2016-07-01)The Uganda High Court has an Anti-Corruption Division (ACD) with original jurisdiction over all corruption and related cases. The main rationale for its establishment was the speedier resolution of corruption cases, and ... -
‘Spectacular Fishing: Embodying Sovereignty in the post-Brexit Channel Islands and the South China Sea.’
(Variations on Sovereignty: Snapshots of Political Contestation and Transformation from Brexit to the South China Sea., Chapter, 2023-05-01)The South China Sea disputes over the Paracels and Spratlys – two archipelagos claimed in whole by China and Vietnam and in part by a number of ASEAN countries and Taiwan – and the post-Brexit dispute between ... -
Squeezing a balloon? Challenging the nexus between organised crime and corruption
(U4 Issue 2009:7, Research report, 2009-07-23)Corruption and organised crime are of great concern to the international community: while the first is regarded as one of the greatest barriers to development, the second is seen as a key threat to international security ... -
State - Local Community Games of Forest Land Appropriation
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1997)This paper explores possible strategic interactions between the state and local community in games of tropical forest land appropriation. Two key questions are addressed. First, how does the structure of the game influence ... -
Statistical evidence on social and economic exclusion in Nepal
(Research report, Research report, 2009)The discourse on social exclusion in Nepal is very ideological, with some authors considering basically all Nepalis as socially excluded except for male Bahuns of hill origin. This is obviously not very useful for targeted ... -
Stones on the Road: the Politics of Participation and the Generation of Crisis in Bolivia
(Bulletin of Latin American Research vol. 25 no. 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006-01-01)This paper demonstrates that recent protests in Bolivia must be linked to the failure of efforts to improve democratic participation in the country. It argues that such failures can be traced to a history of prejudices in ... -
Stortingskandidaters møter med vold: Er norsk politikk et trygt rom?
(CMI Brief no. 2023:8, Report, 2023-11-01)Norske politikere blir i liten grad utsatt for politisk motivert vold. De tenker heller ikke på vold som en risiko en må regne med om en engasjerer seg politisk. Likevel opplever mange norske politikere å ... -
Strained Fraternity. Identity Formations, Migration and Social Transformation among Sri Lankan Tamils in Tamil Nadu, India
(Master thesis, 2005-01-01)This dissertation deals with the situation of the Sri Lankan refugees who have fled to the Indian State of Tamil Nadu - primarily due to the escalating civil war. Their situation in India has been shaped by a series of ...