• Why people pay taxes. The case of the development levy in Tanzania 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Semboja, Joseph (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1998)
      This study sheds some light on some of the factors underlying tax compliance in local authorities in Tanzania with the help of original survey data. We use the experience of the poll tax (locally named "development levy" ...
    • Will International Trade Reduce Poverty? A Background Note to Norad 

      Wiig, Arne; Tøndel, Line; Villanger, Espen; Mæstad, Ottar (Research report, Research report, 2007)
      NORAD is currently developing a trade strategy towards developing countries. This background note presents a review of the current literature and empirical findings on the relationship between trade, growth and poverty ...
    • Winners and losers from an international investment agreement 

      Bjorvatn, Kjetil; Eckel, Carsten (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2003)
      Recent attempts at reaching an international investment agreement have been met with considerable opposition and failed. An important reason for this failure is the diverging interests between the parties involved. The ...
    • Women and Islamisation - Carving a New Space in Muslim Societies 

      Ask, Karin; Tjomsland, Marit (Research report, Research report, 1997)
      The diversity in Muslim women's religious practices and positions within contemporary resurgent Islam, often referred to as "Islamic fundamentalism", has so far been given little attention. The different chapters in this ...
    • Økonomisk velferdsteori og fordelingsaspektet 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 1992)
      Notatet behandler en del prinsipielle poenger som er vesentlige når fordelingsvirkninger av offentlige prosjekter i utviklingsland drøftes. Det teoretiske grunnlaget for velferdsfunksjonen forsøkes klargjort, og de teoretiske ...