• 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 ...
    • Rethinking natural resource conflicts 

      McNeish, John-Andrew (World Development Report 2011: Input Paper, Research report, 2010-11-17)
      In this thematic paper I will reconsider the connections between natural resources and conflict. Aimed at producing a state of the art review of the research on the connections between natural resources and conflict, the ...
    • Retribalisation of the Educated Elite in Darfur and the Phenomenon of Tribal Shura Councils; with a Special Reference to the Fur Shura Council 

      Abdul-Jalil, Musa Adam (CMI Sudan Working Paper SWP 2014:5, Working paper, 2014-12-15)
      This paper documents the formation and development of the Fur Shura council as an example of a new form of urban based voluntary ethnic associations. It attempts to analyze the new phenomenon against the backdrop of ...
    • Return in Dignity, Return to What? Review of the Voluntary Return Programme to Afghanistan 

      Strand, Arne; Akbari, Arghawan; Chaudhary, Torunn Wimpelmann (Research report, Research report, 2008)
      This report was commissioned by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration, Utlendingsdirektoratet (UDI), to assess the programme for voluntary return to Afghanistan. The programme is open to Afghan nationals whose asylum ...
    • Revenue administration and corruption 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (U4 Issue 2005:2, Research report, 2005-01-01)
      The aim of this U4 Issue paper is to identify and discuss major challenges, appropriate responses, and relevant tools for addressing corruption in revenue administrations. This text is part of the output from the U4 Focus ...
    • Revenue authorities and public authority in sub-Saharan Africa 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Moore, Mick (Journal of Modern African Studies vol. 47 no. 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-01-01)
      Since the early 1990s, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have established semi-autonomous revenue authorities (ARAs), organisationally distinct from ministries of finance, with some real operational autonomy, and with ...
    • Revenue Authorities and State Capacity in Anglophone Africa 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Moore, Mick (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2008)
      Since the early 1990s, many countries in Anglophone Africa have established (semi-) autonomous revenue authorities (ARAs), organisationally distinct from ministries of finance, with some real operational autonomy, and with ...
    • Revenue authorities: Experiences from sub-Saharan Africa 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (Conference object, 2007-08-13)
      In most developing countries national tax collection is carried out by line departments within the Ministry of Finance. However, over the past two decades more than 30 developing countries, especially in Latin America and ...
    • Revenue mobilization at sub-national levels in Sudan 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (Sudan Report SR 2016:1, Research report, 2016-01-01)
      Sudan has undertaken decentralization reforms since the early 1990s, in a federal government system with three tiers: federal, state, and local government levels. Fiscal decentralization was fueled by a decade-long oil ...
    • 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 and recommendations for Norwegian support to good governance in Pakistan 

      Bauck, Petter; Strand, Arne; Gul, Shirin (Norad Report Discussion 12/2011, Research report, 2011-05-27)
      The report introduces a theoretical framework for analysis, and then discusses how Pakistan and Norway define governance and good governance before moving on to a political economy analysis of Pakistan, complemented by an ...
    • Review of Bistandsnemda's (Norwegian Missions in Development) Work with Indigenous Peoples 

      Borchgrevink, Axel; McNeish, John-Andrew (Research report, Research report, 2007)
      As part of Norway’s efforts to strengthen its cooperation with indigenous peoples a set of Guidelines were published by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2004. The Guidelines emphasise a rights-based approach ...
    • Review of Den Nationale Scenes (DNS) programme:"Continued cooperation with Afghan National Theatre" 

      Strand, Arne (CMI Report R 2011:10, Research report, 2011-01-01)
      Since 2002, Den Nationale Scene (DNS), Bergen, Norway, has collaborated with the Afghan National Theatre. In 2009, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), funded the three year project ”Continued Cooperation with ...
    • Review of Haydom Lutheran Hospital. External Review Contracted by the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Dar es Salaam 

      Mæstad, Ottar; Brehony, Eamonn (Research report, Research report, 2007)
      This report reviews the performance of Haydom Lutheran Hospital (HLH), Tanzania. Focus is on HLH’s output and effectiveness as a hospital, HLH’s place in the Tanzanian health system, and on the role of HLH as a development ...
    • Review of Matantala Rural Integrated Enterprise and the community development with traditional leaders programme 

      Jul-Larsen, Eyolf; Munachonga, Monica; Chileche, Priscilla (Norad Report 24/2009, Research report, 2009-09-21)
      The project on Community development with traditional leaders funded by the Norwegian Embassy and implemented by Matantala Rural Integrated Development Enterprise started in December 2006. Its main objectives are to ...
    • Review of Norwegian development assistance to Afghanistan 2011–2014 

      Strand, Arne; Taxell, Nils (CMI Report R 2016:4, Research report, 2016-06-01)
    • Review of Norwegian Earthquake Assistance to Pakistan 2005 and 2006 

      Strand, Arne; Borchgrevink, Kaja (Research report, Research report, 2006)
      The massive earthquake that struck northern parts of Pakistan and India on 8 October 2005, led to the loss of more than 75 000 lives, 100 000 were severely injured and 2.8 million were left without shelter. The relief ...
    • Review of Norwegian support to Tanzania Culture Trust Fund 

      Lange, Siri; Rønnevig, Marianne (Research report, Research report, 2005)
      This report reviews Norwegian support to Tanzania Culture Trust Fund (Mfuko wa Utamaduni Tanzania). The fund was established by the Government of Tanzania and Sida in 1998, and aims to promote individual and organizational ...
    • Review of prison advisory project in Faryab, Afghanistan 

      Bauck, Petter; Chaudhary, Torunn Wimpelmann; Nemat, Orzala Ashraf; Strand, Arne (Norad Report Discussion 18/2010, Research report, 2010-10-11)
      INTRODUCTION As part of the international follow-up of the 2001 military intervention, Norway increased its engagement in Afghanistan from the end of 2001. In accordance with the Bonn Agreement, the goal of the engagement ...