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Judicial independence and human rights policies in Argentina and Chile
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2001)This paper is about how varying degrees of judicial independence may influence policy making in the field of human rights. I explore factors that may account for why some Latin American courts, years after the return to ... -
Corruption: Critical assessments of contemporary research. Report from a multidisciplinary workshop
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2001)Chr. Michelsen Institute and the Norwegian Institute of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), organised a workshop on ‘corruption research’ in Oslo 19-20 October ... -
Best Practice in Capacity Building in Public Finance Management in Africa. Experiences of NORAD and Sida
(Research report, Research report, 2002)This study was contracted by Sida and NORAD for the purpose of summarising experiences in capacity building for Public Finance Management (PFM) in Africa. In particular, the two organisations’ attempts to take a more ... -
Intergovernmental fiscal relations in developing countries. A review of issues
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2001)Fiscal decentralisation - the devolution of taxing and spending powers to lower levels of government - has become an important theme of governance in many developing countries in recent years. Accordingly, restructuring ... -
Clientelist Politics. State formation and corruption in Palestine 1994-2000
(Research report, Research report, 2002)The state formation process in Palestine started after the Oslo agreements between Israel and Palestine in 1994, which established a Palestinian quasi-state. The process came, however, to an almost complete halt with the ... -
Fiscal decentralisation in Tanzania: For better or for worse?
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2001)Tanzania is currently implementing a local government reform aimed at improving public service delivery. An important component of the reform is to increase the fiscal autonomy of local authorities. This policy is encouraged ... -
Foreign direct investment during transition. Determinants and patterns in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2001)This paper provides an analysis of foreign direct investments to the countries of the former Soviet Union and 10 of the former socialist economies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Foreign direct investments to the ... -
Angola 2000/2001. Key Development Issues and the Role of NGOs
(Research report, Research report, 2001)This is the second report on Angola under the Country Advisor Agreement between the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) and Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) and Nordic Consulting Group (NCG). The report ... -
FDI and industrialisation. Why technology transfer and new industrial structures may accelerate economic development
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2001)Countries within a region often experience a similar rate of industrial development. Do foreign direct investments have any influence on this aspect of industrialisation? This paper describes how technology transfer and ... -
Environmental, social and economic problems in the Borkena plain, Ethiopia
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2001)People in Borkena in Ethiopia suffer from a complex interplay of environmental degradation, increasing shortage of land due to population growth, conflicts between different ethnic and religious identities, and social ... -
Fiscal corruption: A vice or a virtue?
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2001)Recent literature on tax administration in poor countries suggests that inducing more fiscal corruption may contribute to reducing tax evasion and increasing tax revenues. But does such an intriguing paradox justify policies ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Between Oslo and al-Aqsa. Taxation and state formation in Palestine 1994-2000
(Research report, Research report, 2002)The state formation process in Palestine during the period 1994-2000, in contrast to the European experience, was not related to inter-state war but to insurgency against and negotiation with Israeli occupation. This ... -
Institutions, mobility and resilience in the Fante migratory fisheries of West Africa
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2001)The fishery of the Fante town Moree in Ghana and its network of migrants in West Africa is here understood as a social field, whose institutions are key to an understanding of fisher people’s livelihood strategies. By ... -
Palestinian Islamist movements: An annotated bibliography
(CMI report, Research report, 2002)This report consists of two parts. Part one gives an overview of the Islamist movements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The second part is a select bibliography of the main academic works in English on these ... -
Humanitarian Challenges in Afghanistan: Administrative Structures and Gender and Assistance
(Research report, Research report, 2001)The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has rapidly deteriorated over the last months, as the conflict between the Taliban and the international community has intensified. UN sanctions and isolation has strengthened the ... -
Restructuring SADC - Progress and Problems
(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 ... -
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. ... -
Foreign Direct Investments and Development: The Malaysian Electronics Sector
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2001)This paper presents recent data on foreign direct investment (FDI) in Malaysia, focusing on the electronics industry. It is found that FDI accounts for about 80 percent of total investment in the electronics sector during ...