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Advancing anti-corruption capacity in Ukraine’s local self-government
(U4 Issue 2024:9, Research report, 2024-11-01)Ukraine’s recovery relies on strengthening local self-governments to ensure transparency and fair reconstruction. Decentralised efforts, legal clarity, and collaboration are key to sustainable progress. -
Angola 2002/2003. Key Development Issues and Democratic Decentralisation
(Research report, Research report, 2003)This is the fourth report on Angola under the Country Advisor Agreement between the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) and Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI). The report consists of a Part I synthesising and ... -
Decentralisation and corruption. A review of the literature
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2004)The main objective of this study is to assess existing knowledge on decentralisation and corruption. Major controversies within and across disciplines are discussed. The review concludes by identifying some areas in most ... -
Decentralisation and Gender Coordination and Cooperation on Maternal Health Issues in Selected District Councils in Tanzania
(Research report, Research report, 2008)This empirical study looks at coordination and cooperation within five district councils in Tanzania with a special focus on efforts to reduce maternal mortality. In what ways do district councils cooperate with local ... -
Fiscal Decentralisation and Corruption - A Brief Overview of the Issues
(U4 Issue 2006:3, Research report, 2006-01-01)A frequently used argument for fiscal decentralisation is that it increases accountability in the spending and raising of public funds, by moving government closer to the people. At the same time, there are concerns that ... -
Fiscal decentralisation in Tanzania: For better or for worse?
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2001)Tanzania is currently implementing a local government reform aimed at improving public service delivery. An important component of the reform is to increase the fiscal autonomy of local authorities. This policy is encouraged ... -
Governance and Fiscal Federalism in Sudan, 1989–2015: Exploring Political and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in an Unstable Polity
(Sudan Report SR 2017:1, Research report, 2017-03-01)This report analyses the implementation and impact of decentralisation in Sudan: To what extent has the efforts to implement decentralisation policies actually devolved power and fiscal resources to sub-national levels, ... -
Intergovernmental fiscal relations in developing countries. A review of issues
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2001)Fiscal decentralisation - the devolution of taxing and spending powers to lower levels of government - has become an important theme of governance in many developing countries in recent years. Accordingly, restructuring ... -
Local Government and Decentralisation in Sub-Saharan Africa. An Annotated Bibliography
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1994)A renewed interest in local government and decentralisation in developing countries has emerged in recent years, and many students now turn to this subject. A substantial literature is already available, even if a lot more ... -
Local government taxation and tax administration in Tanzania
(Research report, Research report, 1999)Local taxes represent less than 5 per cent of total tax revenues in Tanzania. However, the large number of these taxes, together with their unsatisfactory nature, means that their economic, political and social impacts are ... -
The paradox of federalism and decentralisation in South Sudan: An instrument and an obstacle for peace
(Report, 2019-09-01)A power sharing agreement and the inauguration of a new government in South Sudan has been put to a halt. Disagreement on the number of states and local self-government, security issues and the unifying of a national army ... -
Theory and practise of decentralization by devolution: Lessons from a research programme in Tanzania (2002-13)
(Research and policy nexus: Perspectives from twenty years of policy research in Tanzania., Chapter, 2017-06-01)What impact did Tanzania’s decentralization reform have on local governance, finances and service delivery? To what extent are the central-local government relationships changed with respect to resource allocation and ...