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The Impact of elections: The case of Uganda
(Crisis in Autocratic Regimes, Chapter, 2017-01-01)The comparative democratization literature is divided on the effects of multiparty elections in non - democratic regimes. Early analyses assumed that elections would lead to democracy, yet more recent studies highlight ... -
The Impact of Information and Accountability on Hospital Procurement Corruption in Argentina and Bolivia
(U4 Brief 2008:7, Report, 2008-05-02)Argentina and Bolivia have both attempted to curb corruption in procurement of hospital supplies. With varying degrees of success, their experiences tell a lesson: unless there are consequences attached to identified ... -
The impact of the international financial crisis on the economy of the Sudan
(Sudan Report SR 2009: 1, Research report, 2009-05-13)The ongoing international financial crisis has forced experts, economists, politicians, and decision-makers to assess what is happening and seek to understand the causes, extent and possible impacts of the crisis on the ... -
The Indonesian Court for Corruption Crimes: Circumventing judicial impropriety?
(U4 Brief 2013:5, Report, 2013-09-23)The anti-corruption world has witnessed increasing institutional specialisation, including the emergence of anti-corruption courts. Indonesia’s Special Court for Corruption Crimes in Jakarta gained prominence for a nearly ... -
The Informal Credit Market: A Study of Default and Informal Lending in Nepal
(Master thesis, 2005-01-01)Informal credit markets are still important in developing countries. Despite an increase in supply of formal credit in rural areas, informal lenders remain the dominant source of credit for the poorest households. Improvements ... -
The interplay between poverty and electoral authoritarianism: Poverty and political mobilization in Zambia and Uganda
(CMI Working Paper WP 2012:3, Working paper, 2012-02-28)In this paper we wish to analyze the interplay between the political setting of electoral authoritarianism and economic grievances expressed in particular by an urban poor electorate in Africa. We show that the outcomes ... -
The invisible ceiling: Muslim immigrant entrepreneurs navigate Norway’s financial environment
(Journal article, 2022-05-01)Extended abstract published as part of conference proceedings after the 2022 ReInser International Conference for sharing best practices, bringing together researchers, practicioners and policy-makers. Conference proceedings ... -
The Kinship in Public Office indicator: Kin connectivity as a proxy for nepotism in the public sector
(U4 Brief 2014:12, Report, 2014-12-10)Measuring nepotism in the public sector is challenging because of its elusive nature. This brief reviews methodologies developed to measure the extent of family connections in the public sector and introduces an innovative ... -
The limits of clientelism: Multi-party politics in Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Limits of Law: Abortion in the Middle East and Northern Africa
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The local governance of COVID-19: Disease prevention and social security in rural India
(World Development vol. 138, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-01)Countries around the world have undertaken a wide range of strategies to halt the spread of COVID-19 and control the economic fallout left in its wake. Rural areas of developing countries pose particular difficulties for ... -
The Moderating influence of international courts on social movements: Evidence from the IVF case against Costa Rica
(Health and Human Rights Journal vol. 19 no. 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-01)Feminists and religious conservatives across the globe have increasingly turned to courts in their battles over abortion. Yet while a significant literature analyzes legal mobilization on abortion issues, it tends to focus ... -
The New Deal as an anti-corruption tool? Don't blame the policy, work with it
(U4 Brief 2015:8, Report, 2015-01-01)Full text on mobile or tablet The New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States provides a framework in which donors and host countries establish shared priorities for reducing fragility, with fragile states themselves ... -
The non-oil tax reform in Angola: Escaping from petroleum dependency?
(The Extractive Industries and Society vol. 7 no. 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-01)Angola experienced an extraordinary oil boom between 2004 and 2014. During this period, oil revenue accounted for 80% of all government revenue. In 2011, the Government of Angola started implementing a non-oil tax reform. ... -
The non-oil tax reform in Angola: On track or losing momentum?
(Angola Brief vol. 4 no. 2, Report, 2014-02-18)Since 2010, Angola has been implementing a tax reform aiming to increase non-oil tax revenues. This brief addresses main achievements of the reform since mid-2012 on administrative and legislative issues. Does the reform ... -
The Norwegian People's Aid, oil and development. A review of Oil for the Common Good (2007-2011).
(CMI Report R 2012:5, Research report, 2012-12-11)The NPA has since 2007 implemented an Oil for the Common Good programme (OCG) with funding from Norad’s Oil for Development programme. The main purpose is to contribute to strengthening democratic control and participation ... -
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Islamic Development Bank: The regional dimension of humanitarian diplomacy
(Research report, 2021-12-01)This paper analyses the role of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) during crises, considering their limits and potential. Besides the diplomatic role in negotiating and ... -
The overlooked role of elites in African grassroots conflicts: A case study of the Dinka-Mundari-Bari conflict in Southern Sudan
(CMI Sudan Working Paper SWP 2014:3, Working paper, 2014-12-15)Many analysts of grassroots conflicts in African emphasized one of the following factors to be the most important: ethnic divisions, competition over resources or competition between pastoralists and agriculturalists. The ... -
The paradox of federalism and decentralisation in South Sudan: An instrument and an obstacle for peace
(Report, 2019-09-01)A power sharing agreement and the inauguration of a new government in South Sudan has been put to a halt. Disagreement on the number of states and local self-government, security issues and the unifying of a national army ... -
The Paradox of Representation in Sudan: Muslim Women's Diverging Agendas
(CMI Brief vol. 9 no. 1, Report, 2010-02-24)The international discourse on gender and peacebuilding presupposes a common agenda among all women across religion, ethnicity and class in any given post-confl ict situation. This brief challenges this position by exploring ...