Bora-import: Recent submissions
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LSMS Data Quality in Maoist Influenced Areas of Nepal
(CMI Working Paper, Working paper, 2007-10-22)We investigate whether the quality of LSMS data from Nepal is affected by the Maoists in the districts they control. We find, if any, only minor support for the hypothesis. Furthermore, the Maoists have less control in the ... -
When Neighbours Become Killers: Ethnic Conflict and Communal Violence in Western Uganda
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2007)Across Africa land rights conflicts are escalating between indigenous and migrant ethnic groups. This paper analyses the communal violence that took place in connection with an ethnicised land redistribution in Western ... -
Governance Assessments and the Paris Declaration. A CMI Issues Paper Prepared for the UNDP Bergen Seminar September 2007
(CMI Reports, Research report, 2007)Is it possible to carry out governance assessments and develop diagnostic tools for enhancing governance while adhering to the principles of the Paris Declaration? Or, are the two processes largely contradictory? What ... -
Corruption in Montenegro 2007: Overview over Main Problems and Status of Reforms
(Research report, Research report, 2007-09-12)This report was commissioned by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) to provide an analysis of corruption and the progress of anti-corruption activities in Montenegro, with the objective of ... -
Gendered Citizenship in Sudan: Competing Perceptions of Women's Civil Rights within the Family Laws among Northern and Southern Elites in Khartoum
(CMI Working Paper, Working paper, 2007)In classical political thought, citizenship is a gender-neutral abstract personhood. This concept does not travel well when discussing the citizenship of women in the Middle East and Northern Africa. In Sudan, women’s civil ... -
Budget, State and People. Budget Process, Civil Society and Transparency in Angola
(Research report, Research report, 2007)This study discerns several deficiencies in the budget process in Angola. The government’s budget proposal is not publicly debated, no pre-budget paper is prepared, comparisons between budgeted expenditure and actual ... -
The Law, the Loss and the Lives of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
(CMI Working Paper, Working paper, 2007)Lebanon has been a reluctant host to Palestinian refugees since 1948. A mainstay of Lebanese policies vis-à-vis the Palestinian refugees has been preventing their permanent integration and settlement in the country. The ... -
The Resource Curse: Which Institutions Matter?
(CMI Working Paper, Working paper, 2007)Two types of models are dominant in the current resource curse literature. One type of model studies the selection of entrepreneurs into rent-seeking versus productive activities. The other type analyzes the use of patronage ... -
Discrimination in the Name of Religious Freedom: The Rights of Women and Non-Muslims after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan
(Research report, Research report, 2007)Government policy since independence has by and large disregarded Sudan’s multi-religious character through continuous Islamisation and Arabisation processes that have fuelled the civil war. International considerations ... -
Afghanistan: An Assessment of Conflict and Actors in Faryab Province to Establish a Basis for Increased Norwegian Civilian Involvement. How can Future Norwegian Involvement best be Targeted and Organised?
(Research report, Research report, 2007)The situation in Faryab province in northern Afghanistan is characterised by a substantial military and political uncertainty. Violent acts could at any moment hamper the humanitarian and development efforts. At the same ... -
Corruption in Serbia 2007. Overview of Problems and Status of Reforms
(Research report, Research report, 2007)Corruption is one of the most important problems facing Serbia. While there are some indications that corruption may have become less rampant in recent years, available evidence suggests that corruption levels are still ... -
Donor Support to Political Parties: Status and Principles
(Research report, Research report, 2007)Political parties are indispensable for the functioning of liberal democracies. However, the political parties of many transitional and developing countries are not functioning well. This fact has led to increasing donor ... -
Taking the Paris Principles to Asia. A Study of Three Human Rights Commissions in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
(Research report, Research report, 2007)The report studies three human rights commissions in Southeast Asia in light of the so-called Paris Principles. These principles are the authoritative guidelines for directing the work of national human rights institutions. ... -
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 ...