• Responsiveness to the concerns of the poor and accountability to the commitment to poverty reduction 

      Gloppen, Siri; Rakner, Lise; Tostensen, Arne (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2003)
      Taking its cue from the poverty-reduction thrust of the Millennium Development Goals, this paper proposes an analytical framework for answering the fundamental question: How can we increase the responsiveness of decision-makers ...
    • Restructuring SADC - Progress and Problems 

      Isaksen, Jan (Research report, Research report, 2002)
      This study was commissioned by the Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation (NORAD). It is a follow up to “Assessing the Restructuring of SADC – Positions, Policies and Progress. Chr Michelsen Institute (CMI Report ...
    • Review of Bistandsnemda's (Norwegian Missions in Development) Work with Indigenous Peoples 

      Borchgrevink, Axel; McNeish, John-Andrew (Research report, Research report, 2007)
      As part of Norway’s efforts to strengthen its cooperation with indigenous peoples a set of Guidelines were published by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2004. The Guidelines emphasise a rights-based approach ...
    • SADC's Restructuring and Emerging Policies Options for Norwegian Support 

      Tjønneland, Elling N.; Jan, Isaksen; Le Pere, Garth (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, ...
    • Socio-economic effects of HIV/AIDS in African countries 

      Isaksen, Jan; Songstad, Nils Gunnar; Spissøy, Arild (Research report, Research report, 2002)
      This desk study was commissioned by NORAD to review recent literature on socio-economic consequences of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa with focus on Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. The report ...
    • Support for parliaments : Tanzania and beyond 

      Amundsen, Inge (Research report, Research report, 2010)
      This report presents an analysis of the Parliament of Tanzania (which includes the Bunge in Dodoma and the House of Representatives in Zanzibar), which has only recently taken up its ‘checks and balances’ functions. The ...
    • Taxation and tax reforms in developing countries: Illustrations from sub-Saharan Africa 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Rakner, Lise (Research report, Research report, 2003)
      Many low income countries face a trilemma with respect to taxation: (1) There is an urgent and obvious need for more revenues to enable resource poor states to provide and maintain even the most basic public services. (2) ...
    • Taxation, aid and democracy. An agenda for research in African countries 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Therkildsen, Ole; Rakner, Lise; Semboja, Joseph (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2000)
      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 ...
    • Taxation, coercion and donors. Local government tax enforcement in Tanzania 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2000)
      This paper presents three propositions about tax collection in local authorities in Tanzania. First, revenue performance depends on the degree of coercion involved in tax enforcement. Second, the extent of coercion depends ...
    • 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 ...
    • The Norad Programme in Arts and Cultural Education. A Mid-Term Review of the Programme Period 2006-2008/9 

      Lange, Siri; Songoyi, Elias M. (Research report, Research report, 2008)
      This report is a review of the Norad Programme in Arts and Cultural Education (ACE). ACE is a programme for cooperation between institutions for cultural education in the South and partners in Norway, established to ...