Chr. Michelsens Institutt: Recent submissions

Now showing items 1701-1720 of 1927

    • The Co-operation between Institute og Development Management - IDM (Tanzania) and Agder College (Norway) 

      Helland, Johan (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1999)
      This working paper reviews the background and experiences gained in the context of institutional cooperation between IDM in Tanzania and Agder College, Norway. This co-operation has evolved out of a longstanding relationship ...

    • The institutional impact of aid dependence on recipients in Africa 

      Bräutigam, Deborah; Botchwey, Kwesi (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1999)
      Heavy aid dependence can have significant effects on institutions and governance. In Botswana, Mauritius, Korea and Taiwan, high levels of aid reinforced local capacity, enabling them to 'graduate' from most aid. But in ...

    • Bangladesh: Severe Poverty and a Well Functioning Economy? 

      Wiig, Arne (Research report, Research report, 2000)
      This is the first report on Bangladesh under the Country Advisor Agreement between the Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation (NORAD), the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) and the Nordic Consulting Group (NCG). The ...

    • Countries in violent conflict and aid strategies: The case of Sri Lanka 

      Ofstad, Arve (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2000)
      In countries with an ongoing violent conflict aid donors are confronted by four sets of issues: How the volume and orientation of the program may influence a peace process; whether development efforts may be undertaken in ...

    • The Snorre Field and the Rise and Fall of Saga Petroleum 

      Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2000)
      This paper presents a case study of the Snorre field development focusing on the market for oil-related services related to the development of the oil field. The Snorre field was the first field developed by Saga Petroleum ...

    • Liberalization of trade in services and choice of technology in the Norwegian petroleum sector 

      Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2000)
      The petroleum sector is a service-intensive industry. The quality, price and availability of services are therefore important for the productivity level in the petroleum sector. This paper analyzes how intermediate inputs ...

    • Rainbow justice and peace building. South Africa 1994-2001 

      Tjønneland, Elling N. (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2001)

    • Prospects for Tanzania's Mining Sector 

      Granberg, Per (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2000)
      The success of Tanzania's structural reform efforts will (inter alia) depend on its ability to generate foreign exchange incomes. Mineral exports seem a promising source of such incomes. Tanzania is reportedly well endowed ...

    • Oil-related producer services and productivity - the case of Norway 

      Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik; Kvaløy, Ola (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2000)
      The petroleum sector is a service-intensive industry. The quality, price and availability of services are therefore important for the productivity level in the petroleum sector. This paper analyses data on the Norwegian ...

    • En vurdering av betalingsbalansestøtte til Bangladesh 

      Wiig, Arne (Research report, Research report, 2002)
      Norway has been requested by IMF to provide balance of payment (BOP) support to Bangladesh, which is facing a critical reduction in its foreign exchange reserves. This report, which has been commissioned by NORAD, analyses ...

    • Gullfaks - the first Norwegian oil field developed and operated by Norwegian companies 

      Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2000)
      This case study analyses the market for oil-related producer services for the Gullfaks oil field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. We find that the market is highly concentrated, the Norwegian market share is extensive, ...

    • Assessing the Restructuring of SADC - Positions, Policies and Progress 

      Isaksen, Jan; Tjønneland, Elling N. (Research report, Research report, 2001)
      This study was commissioned by Norad. The Report provides an assessment of the institutional restructuring of SADC and an input to the planning of future Norwegian assistance to regional co-operation in Southern Africa. The ...

    • Environment, society and the state in southwestern Eritrea 

      Naty, Alexander (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2000)
      This paper examines the relationships between environment, society and the state in the Gash-Setit region, western Eritrea. Through an examination of the environmental narrative of the local communities and the state, the ...

    • The economic organisation of specific assets 

      Kvaløy, Ola (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2000)
      In the international offshore industry we find that the oil companies and their main suppliers usually operate with separate ownership. But the main contractors manage a capital stock, and produce inputs, that are highly ...

    • Economic growth, employment, and decentralised development in Sri Lanka 

      Ofstad, Arve (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2000)
      This Working Paper describes the economic growth rate and patterns in Sri Lanka during the 1990s, showing the interrelationship between uneven sectorial growth and the unbalanced regional growth patterns. This is reflected ...

    • The Pluralist Paradox. The Decline of Economic Interest Groups in Zambia in the 1990s 

      Rakner, Lise (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2000)
      The dilemma facing new democracies attempting to implement political and economic reform simultaneously is that democratisation may undermine economic reform by encouraging political participation and empowering interest ...

    • Mozambique - a sub-Saharan African NIC? 

      Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik; Pretorius, Leon (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2000)
      This paper analyzes and explains foreign direct investment (FDI) in Mozambique. The country was one of the fastest growing countries in the world during the second half of the 1990s, and FDI has followed growth with a lag. ...

    • Corruption. A review of Contemporary Research 

      Andvig, Jens Chr.; Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Amundsen, Inge; Sissener, Tone; Søreide, Tina (Research report, Research report, 2001)
      During the last decade corruption has become a topical issue in the international development policy debate. Research on corruption has also expanded rapidly, taking many different directions both within and across ...

    • Research on corruption in Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Uganda. What, who and where? 

      Andvig, Jens Chr.; Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2001)
      This report provides an overview of corruption-related literature from five of Norway's priority partner countries in the developing world; i.e. Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Uganda. Both published and unpublished ...

    • Pastoralists in the Horn of Africa: The Continued Threat of Famine 

      Helland, Johan (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2000)
      This paper discusses the current food security crisis in the pastoral areas of the Horn of Africa. It tries to explain the recurrent famines with reference to same important features of pastoralism as a production system, ...