Browsing Bora-import by Subject "Development aid"
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A review of Ireland Aid's Human Rights and Democratisation Scheme
(Research report, Research report, 2002)In 1997, Ireland Aid (IA) established a Human Rights and Democratisation (HRD) scheme in order to assist projects outside IA’s programme countries. Its broad objective is to assist the development of democratic processes ... -
Accounting for poverty reduction in Norwegian development aid to Mozambique
(Research report, Research report, 2008)Poverty reduction is the overarching goal of Norwegian development assistance, as expressed in the “Government Plan of Action for Combating Poverty in the South Towards 2015” and other related documents. At the same time, ... -
Aid, growth and peace: A comparative analysis
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2005)The paper examines patterns of post-conflict aid in a sample of 14 countries, with in-depth qualitative analysis of seven cases. The study shows that – contrary to the findings of World Bank-supported research in this area ... -
Angola og norsk bistand
(Research report, Research report, 1996)Angola is currently passing through a political, economic and social crisis deeper than in most other African countries. The MPLA government and the former rebel movement UNIT A signed a peace agreement in Lusaka in November ... -
Arab Foreign Aid: Disbursement Patterns, Aid Policies and Motives
(Research report, Research report, 2007)This report examines Arab aid flows and aid policies, and contrasts them with the broad picture of Western practice in these areas. The lack of analysis of Arab aid in the literature is unfortunate since (1) Arab countries ... -
Asian Models for Aid: Is there a Non-Western Approach to Development Assistance? Summary record of seminar held in Oslo, December 2006
(Research report, Research report, 2007)The expansion of the international donor community clearly challenges the current “consensus” of a new “harmonised” aid architecture, and calls for strategies on how to adjust to an aid landscape with greater plurality and ... -
Botswana - 30 years of economic growth, democracy and aid: Is there a connection?
(Research report, Research report, 1996)This report has been commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an input to a proposed study on the impact of aid on Botswana. The report is based on a review of literature focusing on the development of ... -
Bridging Research and Development Assistance. A Review of Danish Research Networks
(Research report, Research report, 2006)Danida has provided financial support to research networks with a view to creating better synergies between research and policy/operations. Six networks were reviewed in the fields of health; poultry; agriculture; governance, ... -
Criteria for general budget support and general sector support. Report commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(Research report, Research report, 1998)This report assesses a set of criteria for providing development aid in the form of general budget support and sector support. The criteria are suggested by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relate to good ... -
Et lite offer? En analyse av årsakene til det diplomatiske bruddet mellom Norge og Kenya i 1990
(Research report, Research report, 1995)Den 22. oktober 1990 ble den norske ambassadøren innkalt til det kenyanske utenriksdepartementet; kenyanske myndigheter hadde besluttet å bryte de diplomatiske forbindelsene med Norge. Dette var resultatet av en unik ... -
Filling "the Gap": Lessons Well Learnt by the Multilateral Aid Agencies
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2005)An assumed gap between relief and development assistance was widely discussed in the 1990s. Urged to “mind the gap”, the multilateral aid agencies adjusted. In terms of the initial learning phase - i.e. readiness to recognize ... -
Fra motstander til medspiller: Partnerskap mellom norske frivillige organisasjoner og norsk næringsliv
(Research report, Research report, 2002)Denne rapporten tar for seg partnerskap mellom norske frivillige organisasjoner og norske bedrifter. Partnerskap innebærer et mer forpliktende samarbeid for å nå felles sosiale mål enn tradisjonelt sponsorsamarbeid. ... -
From Global Village to Urban Globe. Urbanisation and Poverty in Africa: Implications for Norwegian Aid Policy
(Research report, Research report, 2001)Some 52 per cent of Africa’s population are expected to live in towns and cities by 2025. There is generally an unequivocal correlation between urbanisation and economic development and growth, but in Africa this appears ... -
Human Rights and Development. The Discourse in the Humanities and Social Sciences
(Research report, Research report, 1993)The aim of this study is to review central debates on human rights within the social sciences and humanities with a view to enumerating the present state of knowledge about human rights and development. The central topics ... -
Mid-term review of the country programme (MoU: 2003:2008) between Norway and Bangladesh
(Research report, Research report, 2008)This report provides an assessment of Norway’s bilateral development assistance to Bangladesh, covering the period 2003 to 2007, based on information collected on a selection of projects within the country programme. A ... -
Nordic Exeptionalism in Development Assistance? Aid Policies and the Major Donors: The Nordic Countries
(Research report, Research report, 2006)The Nordic countries are often praised for their efforts in development assistance and commended for their generosity. Over the last few decades the Nordic countries and the Netherlands have consistently been among the ... -
Norway and Security Sector Reform in Developing Countries
(Research report, Research report, 2003)Security sector reform addresses two main challenges: (1) assisting institutions capable of providing security for the state and its citizens and (2) ensuring appropriate governance of these institutions in accordance with ... -
Norway and the NGO Channel The Case of South Africa
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Norwegian Development Aid Evaluations 1980-1989. A Bibliography
(Research report, Research report, 1992)This is the second volume in a bibliographical series on Norwegian development policy and development research in the 1980s. This bibliography registers and covers evaluation studies and project-related pre-feasibility ... -
Regional Dimensions of Norwegian Country Programmes in East Africa
(Research report, Research report, 2006)This study is an assessment of existing Norwegian aid country programmes in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and how they relate to East African regional ambitions, supplemented by information on other donors’ direct support for ...