Chr. Michelsens Institutt: Recent submissions
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Whistleblowing in the financial industry: The right means to curb illicit flows from developing countries?
(U4 Brief 2011:1, Report, 2011-03-25)Information provided by insiders can contribute to the goal of reducing illicit capital flight from developing countries. It helps address one of the most difficult aspects in investigating such flows (the secrecy of the ... -
Syria's refugees in Lebanon: Brothers, burden and bone of contention
(Lebanon Facing the Arab Uprisings: Between Internal Challenges and External Constraints, Chapter, 2017-01-01)The Syrian civil war has displaced more than one million Syrians as refugees in Lebanon. Lebanon has not set up formal camps, but instituted a “non–camp” approach, meaning that nearly all the refugees are self–settled and ... -
External Debts, Growth and Peace in the Sudan. Some Serious Challenges Facing the Country in the Post-Conflict Era
(CMI Report SR 2008: 1, Research report, 2008-07-21)Traditional studies on the external debt problem have focused mainly on the development of the magnitude and trends of the external debt in the low-income countries (LICs) and have then been followed by other studies which ... -
We shall speak where others are silent? Fragments of an oral history of Norwegian assistance to Afghan women
(CMI Report R 2015:11, Research report, 2015-12-01)Norway has a strong political commitment to promote the rights of women and their participation in public life through its development cooperation programs. A government White Paper on the subject in 2008 proclaimed that ... -
When incentives work too well: Locally implemented Pay for Performance (P4P) and adverse sanctions towards home birth in Tanzania - a qualitative study
(BMC Health Services Research vol. 14 no. 23, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-01-01)Background: Despite limited evidence of its effectiveness,performance-based payments (P4P) are seen by leading policymakers as a potential solution to the slow progress in reaching Millennium Development Goal 5: improved ... -
Basis for Decisions to use Results-Based Payments in Norwegian Development Aid
(Evaluation Department Report 5, Research report, 2015-06-01)The aim of this report is to describe how the decisions to use results-based payments in Norwegian development cooperation were made and the considerations that formed the basis for these decisions. The report describes ... -
The Power of Data: Enhancing Transparency in the Education Sector in Sierra Leone
(U4 Brief 2008:22, Report, 2008-08-08)The best defence against malfeasance are reliable facts and figures. An effectively functioning Education Management Information System can highlight malpractices related to anything from local record keeping, teacher ... -
Competing Perceptions of Women's Civil Rights in Sudan
(CMI Brief vol. 6 no. 4, Report, 2007-07-19)During the peace process in Sudan women were merely "guests at the table. The role permitted to women during negotiations was based on a perception of them as passive victims of war, not active players in politics and ... -
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Corruption and Other Leakages
(Conference object, 2014-09-19)Natural resource charter 2014 Conference : “Strengthening Resource Governance: Policy and the Application of Measurement” RWI-NRC is delighted to present this year’s Natural Resource Charter Conference: “Strengthening ... -
Living in a material world: Political funding in electoral authoritarian regimes in Sub-saharan Africa
(Master thesis, 2011-12-08)This thesis investigates the role of political funding in two electoral authoritarian regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa. The issue of political funding has been investigated thoroughly in developed democracies in the West, but ... -
Health services in Angola. Availability, quality and utilisation
(CMI Report R 2011:9, Research report, 2011-12-16)This report discusses the availability and quality of health services in two provinces of Angola (Luanda and Uíge) and reports how households perceive the level of quality and utilise the existing services. We study a ... -
The Armed Forces and the Economy in Latin America: Contemporary Trends and Implications for Civil-Military Relations.
(CMI Working Paper WP 2016:08, Working paper, 2016-11-01)This paper examines several cases of military economic activities that persist in Latin America, despite the political and economic liberalization processes that have been under way in the region for several decades. Taking ... -
Taxation and state-building: Poor countries in a globalised world
(Conference object, 2007-01-01)How far has the recent global wave of tax reform contributed to state building in poorer countries. Our conclusion mirrors other arguments about globalization more generally: there are a large number of good things to ... -
Assessing the Implications of PARPA II in Maputo 2007-2010
(CMI Brief vol. 10 no. 3, Report, 2011-07-01)Improvements having taken place in Maputo between 2007-2010 in the areas of poverty reduction, education, health, water, electricity, sanitation etc. seem – ironically – to have brought further challenges to central and ... -
Evaluation of Norwegian Support to the Protection of Cultural Heritage
(Evaluation Reports 4, Research report, 2009-01-01)Support to culture, cultural heritage and arts has been part of Norway's development cooperation for many years. Several Norwegian institutions have been involved in this work, which has been guided by different strategies. ... -
Institutional arrangements for corruption prevention: Considerations for the implementation of the United Nations convention against corruption article 6
(U4 Issue 2009:4, Research report, 2009-04-22)What kind of institutions does a state need to have in place to effectively prevent corruption? What does it mean, when article 6 of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) requires states to ensure the existence of ... -
Peace without Unity: The Dilemma of Reconciling Divergent Perspectives in Post-Conflict Sudan
(Sudan Working Paper SWP 2008: 4, Working paper, 2008-02-20)Maintaining and promoting conflict-ridden Sudan as a unified entity has emerged as a central plank in the agenda of most, if not all, parties to the ongoing political conflict since the 1950s. Indeed, each of the major ... -
Taxation, aid and democracy. Research programme 2000-2003. Final report.
(Research report, 2004-01-01)Taxation, aid and democracy are closely related in poor aid-dependent African countries. The way they tackle the issue of domestic revenue mobilisation significantly influences their potential for economic growth and ... -
Understanding the Private Side of Corruption: New Kinds of Transparency, New Roles for Donors
(U4 Brief 2007:6, Report, 2007-10-09)Do we know enough about corruption in the private sector? This Brief discusses gaps in our knowledge and how donors can help tackle the problem. The goal is to improve both the dialogue and outcomes of anti-corruption ...