Chr. Michelsens Institutt: Recent submissions

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    • Why Should Donors Care about Corruption? 

      Kolstad, Ivar (CMI Brief vol. 7 no. 1, Report, 2008-01-09)
      Corruption is bad for donor business. Corruption reduces popular support for aid in donor countries. However, aid agencies should pay attention to corruption because it is the right thing to do, rather than just the smart ...

    • Policy Making in the Tanzanian Petro State: Building a Statistical Basis 

      Isaksen, Jan; Kilama, Blandina; Matola, Fred (CMI Working Paper WP 2017:5, Working paper, 2017-03-01)
      This paper deals with needs and availability of data, statistics and information in Tanzania. It relates to a five-year (2014–19) research programme on prospects and challenges for the petroleum sector. The main objectives ...

    • Corruption in the construction of public infrastructure: Critical issues in project preparation 

      Wells, Jill (U4 Issue 2015:8, Research report, 2015-03-01)
      Corruption in the construction of public infrastructure has particularly serious implications for developing countries. Inappropriate project choice, high prices, poor quality, excessive time and cost overruns, inadequate ...

    • Maximising the potential of UNCAC implementation: Making use of the self-assessment checklist 

      Repucci, Sarah (U4 Issue 2009:13, Research report, 2009-10-15)
      The UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) offers States Parties a unique framework to strengthen their ability to prevent and combat corruption. The self‑assessment checklist, which was developed as part of the review ...

    • Present without Presence? Gender, Quotas, and Debate Recognition in the Ugandan Parliament 

      Clayton, Amanda; Josefsson, Cecilia; Wang, Vibeke (Representation vol. 50 no. 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-09-01)
      This article charts a new direction in gender quota research by examining whether female legislators in general, and quota recipients in particular, are accorded respect and authority in plenary debates. We measure this ...

    • The challenge of per diem misuse: Training and travel as extra pay 

      Søreide, Tina; Skage, Ingvild Aagedal; Tostensen, Arne (U4 Brief 2016:8, Report, 2016-12-01)
      A combination of low wages and perverse incentives motivate civil servants to supplement their income with per diem payments connected to participation in seminars and workshops. The abuse of travel and training- related ...

    • Doing accountability differently. A proposal for the vertical integration of civil society monitoring and advocacy 

      Fox, Jonathan; Aceron, Joy; Guillán, Aránzazu (U4 Issue 2016:4, Research report, 2016-08-01)
      Civil society accountability initiatives that take into account power structures at multiple levels can produce more lasting institutional change, compared to locally-bounded initiatives that address the symptoms rather ...

    • Country Evaluation Brief: Malawi 

      Amundsen, Inge (Country Evaluation Brief 4/2017, Research report, 2017-06-01)
      Malawi is one of the world's least developed countries, with a poverty rate that is consistently high compared to other countries in sub-Saharan Africa and declining at a slower pace. The evaluations and reviews of aid ...

    • REDD Integrity: An evidence based approach to anti-corruption in REDD+ 

      Williams, Aled; Dupuy, Kendra; Downs, Fiona (U4 Issue 2015:7, Research report, 2015-03-20)
      Schemes for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) have emerged as a means to address deforestation trends in developing countries and related emissions of forest carbon. Governance and ...

    • Deciding over nature: Corruption and environmental impact assessments 

      Dupuy, Kendra; Williams, David Aled (U4 Issue 2016:5, Research report, 2016-11-01)
      Environmental impact assessments (EIAs) are a core aspect of environmental decision-making in most countries. Despite massive potential for public harms resulting from corrupt decision-making linked to EIAs, research on ...

    • Money in politics: Transparency in action 

      Fontana, Alessandra (U4 Brief 2007:10, Report, 2007-09-27)
      Fostering disclosure of political finance information regarding public as well as private funds is key to address money's undue influence over democratic processes. However, aid donors are still reluctant to engage in what ...

    • Changes in Citizens' Perceptions of the Local Taxation System in Tanzania 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Ngalewa, Erasto; Katera, Lucas (REPOA Brief 12, Research report, 2008-08-22)
      This brief examines changes in citizens' perceptions of local taxation over time in Tanzania based on survey data from 2003 and 2006. It investigates why people do or do not pay taxes, their perceptions of misuse of tax ...

    • Who's helping Who?NGO Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance. With Special Reference to Afghanistan (1985 -2001) 

      Strand, Arne (Doctoral thesis, 2003-01-01)

    • Anti-corruption policy making in practice: What can be learned for implementing Article 5 of UNCAC? 

      Hussmann, Karen (U4 Report 2007:1, Research report, 2007-01-01)
      Fighting corruption is a challenge in any context, because corruption has many faces and can occur in different forms across all sectors and institutions of a country. The UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) recognises ...

    • The political economy of REDD+ in Kenya: Identifying and responding to corruption challenges 

      Standing, André; Gachanja, Michael (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 ...

    • Capital flight from Africa - with a little help from the banks 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Heggstad, Kari K. (Fuga de Capitais E a Política de Desenvolvimento a Favor dos Mais Pobres em Angola [Capital Flight and Pro-Poor Development Policy in Angola], Chapter, 2014-01-01)
      Africa is a source of large-scale capital flight. The purpose of this paper is to shed light on how banks facilitate capital flight from Africa. There is growing evidence that subsidiaries of the world’s major banks have ...

    • Sexual violence and state violence against women in Egypt, 2011-2014 

      McRobie, Heather (CMI Insight 2014:7, Report, 2014-09-04)
      Egyptian women were crucial to the movement that overthrew Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in the 2011 revolution. However, both in the revolutionary and post-revolutionary period women have also become targets of sexual ...

    • Do elections imply democracy or autocracy? 

      Rakner, Lise; Rønning, Helge (CMI Brief vol. 9 no. 2, Report, 2010-03-25)
      Since the early 1990s, legislative and presidential multiparty elections have taken place in 42 out of Sub Saharan Africa’s 48 states. For a majority, fourth and fifth elections have now been convened, suggesting that ...

    • 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.

    • Expanding foreign investment in the energy sector: Challenges and risks for Bangladesh? 

      Wiig, Arne; Kolstad, Ivar (CMI Brief vol. 13 no. 4, Report, 2014-04-22)
      Our recent research indicates that increased corruption brings increased foreign direct investment (FDI) in the extractive industries. Moreover, corruption has no effect on FDI in the energy provision industries. This brief ...