Chr. Michelsens Institutt: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1821-1840 of 1927
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Decentralisation and corruption. A review of the literature
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2004)The main objective of this study is to assess existing knowledge on decentralisation and corruption. Major controversies within and across disciplines are discussed. The review concludes by identifying some areas in most ... -
Norway and the NGO Channel The Case of South Africa
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Norwegian Support to Bunda College of Agriculture - Phase II. An Evaluation
(Research report, Research report, 2005)This report is an evaluation of NORAD’s support to Bunda College of Agriculture, University of Malawi to the tune of NOK 35 million for the period 2001–2004. Results were assessed in five output areas: (a) organisational ... -
Risk and disintermediation in tourism
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2004)Tourism is an information-intensive market, characterised by asymmetric information between service providers and the customer. Intermediaries have traditionally played an important role as certifiers of products, and the ... -
Governance Interventions in Post-War Situations: Lessons Learned
(Research report, Research report, 2005)This report addresses governance issues in post-war situations as these are dealt with in three sets of literature: •the growing case-based knowledge arising from the experience in internationally-assisted transitions ... -
Corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2005. Options for Swedish Development Cooperation 2006-2010
(Research report, Research report, 2005)In Bosnia and Herzegovina, we find that corruption exists in all its facets – bribery, nepotism, embezzlement, diversion of public funds, tax fraud, illegal rent seeking, kick-back schemes etc. The victims of corruption ... -
Review of the Norwegian Development Fund Portfolio in Ethiopia
(Research report, Research report, 2005)This report reviews the Ethiopian portfolio of the Development Fund (DF), a Norwegian NGO, which has evolved from supporting relief work by one Tigrayan organisation in the 1980s to supporting ten projects with several ... -
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 ... -
SADC's Restructuring and Emerging Policies Options for Norwegian Support
(Research report, Research report, 2005)In 2001 SADC approved an ambitious program for a major overhaul of the organisation. Through institutional reform SADC hoped to establish a more efficient Head Office and Secretariat which could provide stronger leadership, ... -
Rural-urban linkages in sub-Saharan Africa: Contemporary debates and implications for Kenyan urban workers in the 21st century
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2004)Despite the rapid rate of urbanisation in Africa, most migrants retain links to their rural origins. Many households pursue a circular migration strategy or are semi-permanently split in a rural and an urban part by means ... -
Review of Norwegian support to Tanzania Culture Trust Fund
(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 ... -
Afghanistan: Findings on Education, Environment, Gender, Health, Livelihood and Water and Sanitation. From Multidonor Evaluation of Emergency and Reconstruction Assistance from Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom
(Research report, Research report, 2005)The Chr Michelsen Institute (CMI) (Lead agency), Copenhagen Development Consultants (Copenhagen DC) and the German Association of Development Consultants (AGEG) undertook during 2005 a Multidonor Evaluation of emergency ... -
Evaluation of NPA's support to Mutuelle, a voluntary health insurance scheme in Rwanda
(Research report, Research report, 2005)The report was commissioned by Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) with funds from NORAD. The evaluation looks into NPA’s support to health services in Gisenyi district of Rwanda. The focus of the evaluation is on Mutuelle, a ... -
Does Social Development Affect Poverty? The Role of Participation in Income Dynamics in Indonesia 1993-2000
(Research report, Research report, 2005)The objective of this study is to assess whether there are any effects on household income changes and poverty reduction in Indonesia from living in a community that has a more democratic system of decision making, or from ... -
Local government finances and finacial management in Tanzania. Baseline data from six councils, 2000-2003
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2004)This report provides baseline data on local government finance and financial management in six councils in Tanzania: Bagamoyo District Council, Ilala Municipal Council, Iringa DC, Kilosa DC, Moshi DC, and Mwanza City ... -
Local Governance, Urban Poverty and Service Delivery in Namibia
(Research report, Research report, 2005)The urbanisation of poverty is one of the most dramatic developments on the African continent, yielding contrasting images of affluent residential and business districts and utter misery in sprawling shantytowns or slums. ... -
The role of participation and empowerment in income and poverty dynamics in Indonesia 1993-2000
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2004)The objective of this study is to assess whether living in a community that has a more democratic decision making system or in a society with a higher degree of participation and cooperation has any effect on household ... -
Determinants of foreign direct investment in services
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2004)This study uses industry level foreign direct investment (FDI) data from 57 countries 1989-2000, to examine the host country determinants of FDI flows in services as a whole, and in the major service industries. Consistent ... -
What constitutes a convention? Implications for the coexistence of conventions
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2004)A model of repeated play of a coordination game, where stage games have a location in social space, and players receive noisy signals of the true location of their games, is reviewed. Sugden (1995) suggests that in such a ... -
License to kill: Honour killings in Pakistan
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2004)Pakistan has one of the highest incidences of honour killings in the world. This is a major human rights issue that has received little attention outside of human rights groups and women activist networks. This paper ...