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The Changing Nature of Power and Sovereignty in Afghanistan
(Research report, 2012-09-01)This paper aims to explain the broader contours of the emerging fields of political power in contemporary Afghanistan and its implications for regional politics. -
The costs of corruption to the Mozambican economy. Why it is important to fight corruption in a climate of fiscal fragility
(CMI Report R 2016:6, Research report, 2016-12-01)What is the price that Mozambique has to pay for the widespread corruption in the country? What is the cost of corruption for the Mozambican economy, the state and its people? The present study aims at providing succinct ... -
The Customer is King: Evidence on VAT Compliance in Tanzania
(ICTD Working Paper 83, Research report, 2018-10-01)Like governments in many other African countries, the Government of Tanzania has been striving to improve the effectiveness of its value added tax (VAT) regime by reducing tax evasion through a combination of measures, ... -
The economic and social basis for state-restructuring in Nepal
(CMI Report R 2013:1, Research report, 2013-02-01)Nepal is in the process of forming a federal state, where the borders of the provinces is one essential, but disputed, issue. The report discusses underlying economic and social conditions that should be taken into account ... -
The fish’s head: Appointment and removal procedures for anti-corruption agency leadership
(U4 Issue 2015:12, Research report, 2015-06-01)“A fish rots from the head” is the saying when an organisation’s leadership is seen as responsible for the unethical behaviour of its personnel. Undue external interference with an anti-corruption agency (ACA) is likely ... -
The future of UN policing? The Norway-led Specialized Police Team to combat Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Haiti 2010–2019.
(CMI Report 2021:3, Research report, 2021-08-01)The purpose of the specialized police team deployed to Haiti under MINUSTAH was to help build the Haitian National Police’s capacity to prevent, investigate and prosecute SGBV, which had increased dramatically in the ... -
The gendering of poverty and inequality in rural Malanje, Angola
(CMI Report R 2018:10, Research report, 2018-01-01)This report is concerned with analyzing the gendered dimensions of rural poverty, based on qualitative and quantitative research in the rural municipality of Kalandula in the northeastern province of Malanje, Angola. The ... -
The gendering of poverty and inequality in rural Malanje, Angola
(CMI Report R 2018:10, Research report, 2018-06-01)This report is concerned with analyzing the gendered dimensions of rural poverty, based on qualitative and quantitative research in the rural municipality of Kalandula in the northeastern province of Malanje, Angola. The ... -
The impact of the financial and economic crisis in Asia on Norway's major development partners. Report submitted to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(Research report, Research report, 1999)This report first describes the currency, financial and economic crises in Asia and analyses how the crises evolved. The second part analyses how the three types of crises affect selected Norwegian development partners in ... -
The impact of the international financial crisis on the economy of the Sudan
(Sudan Report SR 2009: 1, Research report, 2009-05-13)The ongoing international financial crisis has forced experts, economists, politicians, and decision-makers to assess what is happening and seek to understand the causes, extent and possible impacts of the crisis on the ... -
The Influence and Effects of Financial Development on Economic Growth. An Empirical Approach
(Research report, Research report, 2003)The financial sector plays an important part in economic growth as it can reduce the cost of acquiring information, conducting transactions and facilitating saving mobilisation. By providing these services, the financial ... -
The Institutional Context of the 2004 General Elections in Malawi
(Research report, Research report, 2006)This report summarises the findings of a joint research project undertaken by the Centre for Social Research, Chr. Michelsen Institute and the Universities of Malawi and Bergen. Ensuring that elected political leaders play ... -
The institutionalisation of the Tanzanian opposition parties: How stable are they?
(Research report, Research report, 2000)In 1992, legislation formally ended the nearly 30 year domination of the one-party state in Tanzania, part of a democratisation wave that appeared to sweep through Africa in the late 80s and early 90s. In Tanzania by 1993, ... -
The Norad Programme in Arts and Cultural Education. A Mid-Term Review of the Programme Period 2006-2008/9
(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 NORAD Programme in Arts and Cultural Education. A review of the first phase 2002-2004
(Research report, Research report, 2005)The Norad Programme in Arts and Cultural Education was established in 2002 and is administered by Centre for International University Co-operation (SIU). The total budget for the programme period (2002-2005) is NOK 15 ... -
The Norwegian People's Aid, oil and development. A review of Oil for the Common Good (2007-2011).
(CMI Report R 2012:5, Research report, 2012-12-11)The NPA has since 2007 implemented an Oil for the Common Good programme (OCG) with funding from Norad’s Oil for Development programme. The main purpose is to contribute to strengthening democratic control and participation ... -
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Islamic Development Bank: The regional dimension of humanitarian diplomacy
(Research report, 2021-12-01)This paper analyses the role of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) during crises, considering their limits and potential. Besides the diplomatic role in negotiating and ... -
The Parliament of Bangladesh: Representation and Accountability
(CPD-CMI Working Paper series CPD-CMI WP 2012:2, Research report, 2012-04-10)The constitution of Bangladesh bestows the parliament with supreme powers in making laws and approving budgets. It is given wide-ranging authority to scrutinise the actions of the executive who remains accountable to the ... -
The political economy of corruption and REDD+: Lessons from the Philippines’ pilot sites
(U4 Issue 2014:7, Research report, 2014-10-17)Corruption is a continuing feature of the Philippines’ natural resource sectors. Given keen interest in the country’s REDD+ potential, it is useful to consider corruption risks related to REDD+ from a political economy ... -
The political economy of REDD+ in Kenya: Identifying and responding to corruption challenges
(U4 Issue 2014:3, Research report, 2014-03-10)The government of Kenya, led by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, is developing a national REDD+ programme. The success of this initiative will depend in part on Kenya’s ability to address political ...