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    • Public construction projects - Angola. A need to fortify the barriers against corruption 

      Søreide, Tina (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 5, Report, 2011-06-05)
      Between early 2002 and 2009 the Angolan government invested around $30.4 billion in new infrastructure, hospitals, schools and other public construction projects. These investments have been extraordinarily large against ...
    • Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys: Lessons from Tanzania 

      Sundet, Geir (U4 Brief 2007:14, Report, 2007-11-01)
      Whereas the successful application of PETS in Uganda has received and continues to receive a lot of attention, less has been written about the experiences of PETS elsewhere. The Tanzanian experience clearly shows that PETS ...
    • Rainbow revolution in Latin America: The battle for recognition 

      Gianella-Malca, Camila; Wilson, Bruce (CMI Brief vol. 14 no. 1, Report, 2015-02-01)
      In a surprising turn of events, a “rainbow revolution” has blossomed in Latin America. In spite of the region’s long history of deep-rooted patriarchy, machismo, homophobia, and political and social marginalization of ...
    • Reducing bribery for public services delivered to citizens 

      Rose, Richard (U4 Brief 2015:11, Report, 2015-11-01)
      The literature on corruption tends to focus on grand corruption for contracts and licenses worth large sums of money. However, 1.6 billion people annually have to pay a petty bribe to get public services. In developing ...
    • Reforming corruption out of Nigerian oil? Part one: Mapping corruption risks in oil sector governance 

      Gillies, Alexandra (U4 Brief 2009:2, Report, 2009-02-11)
      Oil dominates the Nigerian economy and generates the vast majority of government revenues. At the same time, Nigeria is perceived as one of the world's most corrupt countries, and significant levels of corruption are said ...
    • Reforming corruption out of Nigerian oil? Part two: Progress and prospects 

      Gillies, Alexandra (U4 Brief 2009:6, Report, 2009-04-30)
      In Nigeria, as elsewhere, corrupt practices impair oil sector performance. This U4 Brief looks at five approaches to advancing anti-corruption reform in Nigeria’s oil sector: the legal and regulatory framework; open and ...
    • Reforming the personal income tax system in Angola: An alternative proposal 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Jensen, Søren Kirk; Paulo, Francisco Miguel (CMI Insight 2014:3, Report, 2014-06-01)
      Reforming the personal income tax legislation in Angola has been under preparation since 2011. There are many challenges related to creating an effective and fair tax system in a highly unequal society that the Angolan ...
    • Reforming wildlife governance in East and Southern Africa: The role of corruption 

      Nelson, Fred (U4 Brief 2009:12, Report, 2009-07-28)
      Corruption plays a role in structuring wildlife governance systems in many African states. Donor efforts to support wildlife reforms in East and Southern Africa have often struggled to achieve impact due to continuing ...
    • Repenser la gouvernance afin de combattre la corruption 

      Unsworth, Sue (U4 Brief 2011:11, Report, 2011-11-29)
      Cette note de synthèse démontre que pour concevoir des stratégies anticorruption plus efficaces, il est indispensable de penser la gouvernance autrement. Au lieu de prendre un modèle de gouvernance préconisé par l’OCDE ...
    • Research for development 

      Sørbø, Gunnar M. (CMI Brief vol. 11 no. 7, Report, 2012-12-10)
      The Norwegian development research community is growing and thriving, but some of the old tensions with policy making remain.
    • Resumo de Política III – Crime e Segurança em Maputo, Moçambique 

      Bertelsen, Bjørn Enge; Chauque, Abel (CMI Brief vol. 14 no. 3, Report, 2015-06-01)
      Este é o terceiro de uma série de resumos de política relacionados com o projecto de investigação “A Etnografia de uma Cidade Dividida: Sócio-política, Pobreza e Género em Maputo, Moçambique” (2012-2015), financiado pelo ...
    • Resumo de Política IV Gestão dos Resíduos Sólidos em Maputo, Moçambique 

      Tvedten, Inge; Mangueleze, Lizete; Uate, Arlindo (CMI Brief vol. 14 no. 4, Report, 2015-08-01)
      Este é o quarto de uma série de resumos de política relacionados com o projecto de investigação “A Etnografia de uma Cidade Dividida: Sócio-política, Pobreza e Género em Maputo, Moçambique” (2012–2015), financiado pelo ...
    • Rethinking Governance to Fight Corruption 

      Unsworth, Sue (U4 Brief 2007:7, Report, 2007-10-09)
      This U4 Brief argues that the key to more effective anti-corruption strategies is to think differently about governance. Instead of starting with an OECD model of governance in mind, and assessing the gap between the ...
    • Reverting five years of progress: Impact of COVID-19 on maternal mortality in Peru 

      Gianella, Camila; Ruiz-Cabrejos, Jorge; Villacorta, Pamela; Castro, Andrea; Carrasco-Escobar, Gabriel (CMI Brief no. 2021:1, Report, 2021-01-01)
      Peru has moved back at least five years on its road to reducing maternal mortality, due to the profound impact COVID-19 has had on the capacity of health services. Our research shows that the health system needs urgent ...
    • Revertir cinco años de progreso: El impacto de la covid-19 en la mortalidad materna en Perú 

      Gianella, Camila; Ruiz-Cabrejos, Jorge; Villacorta, Pamela; Castro, Andrea; Carrasco-Escobar, Gabriel (CMI Brief no. 2021:2, Report, 2021-02-01)
      Perú se ha retrasado al menos cinco años en su camino a la reducción de la mortalidad materna debido al profundo impacto que ha tenido la covid-19 en la provisión de ls servicios de salud. Nuestra ...
    • Review of Right to Play 

      Lange, Siri; Haugsjå, Sigmund (Research report, Report, 2006)
      Right to Play (former Olympic Aid), is an athlete-driven international humanitarian organisation which uses sport and play as a development tool for children and youth. The central delivery method is through international ...
    • Réformer la corruption de l'or noir nigérian ? Première partie : Cartographie des risques de corruption dans la gouvernance de la filière pétrole 

      Gillies, Alexandra (U4 Brief 2009:23, Report, 2009-10-14)
      Le pétrole domine l’économie nigériane et alimente en grande majorité les recettes publiques. Parallèlement, le Nigeria est perçu comme un des pays les plus corrompus au monde et sa filière pétrole serait gangrenée par la ...
    • Réformer la corruption de l'or noir nigérian? Seconde partie: Progrès et perspectives 

      Gillies, Alexandra (U4 Brief 2009:24, Report, 2009-10-14)
      Au Nigeria comme ailleurs, les pratiques de corruption entravent la performance du secteur pétrolier. Cette Note de synthèse U4 examine cinq démarches permettant de faire avancer la réforme anti‑corruption dans le secteur ...
    • Roots of fragmentation: The army and regime survival in Syria 

      Selvik, Kjetil (CMI Insight 2014:2, Report, 2014-04-30)
      The Syrian army did not turn on the regime in the face of popular protests, contrary to its Egyptian and Tunisian counterparts. Yet, the Syrian army lost its ability to keep the country together. This CMI Insight focuses ...
    • See you in court! Holding the military to account in Latin America 

      Skaar, Elin (CMI Insight 2016:2, Report, 2016-02-01)
      The courtroom has become an increasingly common meeting place for retired military officials, and victims and their families who have suffered various forms of abuse at the hands of the military: torture, rape, forced ...