Chr. Michelsens Institutt: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1221-1240 of 1927
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Can litigation clean rivers? Assessing the policy impact of "the Mendoza case" in Argentina
(CMI Brief vol. 11 no. 3, Report, 2012-05-25)The people of the Matanza-Riachuelo river basin in Argentina live in one of the most polluted places on earth. They suffer from severe health problems, and claim it is because of the polluted air, water and soil. After a ... -
Economic growth in Angola to 2017: The main challenges
(Angola Brief vol. 2 no. 4, Report, 2012-12-11)This article argues that Angola’s “golden age” of tremendous post-war growth (2002-2008) has come to an end. Growth will at best be at a much lower level. Given the rapid population growth, annual gains in GDP per capita ... -
Local government finances and financial management in Tanzania. Empirical evidence of trends 2000-2007
(Special paper 10/2, Research report, 2010-11-15)The paper examines local government capacity with respect to financial management and revenue enhancement, and analyses trends in financial accountability and efficiency for the period 2000–2006/07. The study covers six ... -
Lessons Learned on Traditional Dispute Resolution in Afghanistan
(Building Peace No. 3, Research report, 2013-11-01)In many communities across Afghanistan, the formal justice system has proven weak, corrupt, and ineffective. The vast majority of disputes are resolved outside of the formal state system, often by tribal elders, shuras, ... -
Iron fist politics in Colombia: A panorama of destruction
(CMI Brief vol. 11 no. 1, Report, 2012-01-23)During the last decade many Latin American countries have resorted to mano dura (iron fist) politics and militarisation to combat crime, drugs and subversion. The high number of killed, injured and displaced persons in ... -
Assessing the implications of PARPA II in rural Northern Mozambique 2006-2009
(CMI Brief vol. 9 no. 5, Report, 2010-09-01)This brief presents the main conclusions from the fourth in a series of six studies monitoring and evaluating Mozambique’s poverty reduction strategy PARPA II by using a combination of quantitative and qualitative ... -
'Xiculungo' Revisitado Avaliando as Implicações do PARPA II em Maputo 2007- 2010
(CMI Report R 2011:1, Research report, 2011-05-01)Este relatório faz parte de um maior exercício de monitoria e avaliação da estratégia de redução da pobreza em Moçambique PARPA II (2006 - 2011) e centra-se na ... -
Assisterte returprogram til Afghanistan, Irakisk Kurdistan, Etiopia og Kosovo. Korleis gjekk det? Ei samanliknande evaluering av verknad og resultat.
(CMI Report R 2016:2, Research report, 2016-05-01) -
The basics of corruption risk management: A framework for decision making and integration into the project cycles
(U4 Issue 2015:18, Research report, 2015-12-01)Aid agencies need better systems to identify, assess, and mitigate corruption risks. Risk assessments should consider two main dimensions of an act of corruption: probability and expected impact. Cost-effectiveness ... -
Violência contra a mulher no contexto da pobreza urbana em Angola
(CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 16, Report, 2016-10-01)A violência contra as mulheres é uma prática generalizada em Angola, pouco se sabendo ainda sobre a perceção que as mulheres têm deste fenómeno e como elas se relacionam com este problema. Este resumo, que resulta do projeto ... -
Grabbing an Election: Abuse of State Resources in the 2011 Elections in Uganda
(Corruption, Grabbing and Development: Real World Challenges, Chapter, 2014-03-01)Elections are an integral part of representative democracies. Well functioning elections contribute to democratic accountability and democratic institutions, which in turn contributes to economic and human development too ... -
Open government in Uruguay: Strengthening dialogue to make up for institutional challenges
(U4 Report 2015:1, Research report, 2015-01-01)In Uruguay, innovative practices of consultation and dialogue between government and civil society have enlarged the scope of open government reforms. All the actors involved agree on the priority of access to information ... -
La UNCAC en breve. Una guía breve a la Convención de las Naciones Unidas contra la Corrupción para personal de embajadas y agencias donantes
(U4 Brief 2013:8, Report, 2013-12-01)Esta guía presenta una introducción para el personal de embajadas y agencias donantes a nivel de país sobre lo que puede significar para su desempeño la Convención de las Naciones Unidas contra la Corrupción (UNCAC). -
Lessons learned from the evaluation of five Council of Europe projects
(U4 Practice Insight 2011:2, Report, 2011-02-11)How successful are donor supported anti-corruption reforms? In this Practice Insight, the author takes a look at the evaluation of five large-scale technical assistance projects and gives an insight as to why we might not ... -
La Corrupción en el Sector de la Educación
(U4 Issue 2008:5, Research report, 2008-08-11)El sector de la educación es la mayor o segunda mayor partida presupuestaria en la mayoría de países, y sobran las oportunidades para cometer actos corruptos. La incidencia de la corrupción es difícil de medir, pero se ... -
The Situation of Youth and Children in Kibera
(CMI Report R 2015:3, Research report, 2015-04-27)This report forms part of a larger study titled Advancing the Rights of Children: Assessing the Effectiveness of Transnational Advocacy Networks for Child Rights. Norwegian-Kenyan Civil Society Partnerships Examined. It ... -
At the extremes: Corruption in natural resource management revisited
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Petroleum fund in Tanzania? Other alternatives may be better
(CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 10, Report, 2016-07-01)The Government of Tanzania is looking for the best policies and institutional designs to turn future petroleum revenues into welfare, development and jobs. This Brief argues that the Tanzanian society will benefit more by ... -
Monitoring and Evaluating Poverty Reduction Policies in Mozambique. Study 1: Social Relations of Rural Poverty
(CMI Brief vol. 7 no. 2, Report, 2008-02-01)From the vantage point of a rural district in northern Mozambique, the development efforts by government and donors are visible through the enhanced capacity of the local administration and investments in education and ... -
Ghana fant olje - kan det gå bra?
(Others, 2012-11-28)(Op-ed.) Ghana found oil in 2011 - in modest quantities. With its good management and good governance, there is reason to believe Ghana will avoid falling into the "resource curse" trap.