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Fiscal Decentralisation and Corruption - A Brief Overview of the Issues
(U4 Issue 2006:3, Research report, 2006-01-01)A frequently used argument for fiscal decentralisation is that it increases accountability in the spending and raising of public funds, by moving government closer to the people. At the same time, there are concerns that ... -
Fiscal decentralisation in developing countries: Lessons for Bangladesh
(CMI Brief vol. 13 no. 2, Report, 2014-04-23)There is an ongoing debate in Bangladesh in civil society and among policymakers, whether the country should move from a highly centralised unitary state to a more devolved entity. Demand for more decentralisation of ... -
Fishers, Monks and Cadres: Navigating State, Religion and the South China Sea in Central Vietnam, co-published by NIAS Press and the University of Hawai'i Press (North American Paperback Edition March 2021)
(Book, 2020-09-01)This remarkable and timely ethnography explores how fishing communities living on the fringe of the South China Sea in central Vietnam interact with state and religious authorities as well as their farmer neighbors - even ... -
"Flooding our eyes with rubbish": urban waste management in Maputo, Mozambique
(Environment and Urbanization, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-01)Critical voices on urban management tend to portray conflicting governmentalities, with western 'top-down' municipal development models on the one hand, and the everyday practices and diffuse forms of power of the poor ... -
Flyktninger: Libanons indre Fiende?
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'Follow the money!' Policies and practices in donor support to civil society formations in Southern Africa
(Research report, 2011-08-01)In 2007, the Southern Africa Trust commissioned a study on the trends and impacts of changing aid policies and shifting financial flows to civil society organisations in southern Africa. This new report provides an update ... -
Following the Money: do Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys matter?
(U4 Issue 2008:8, Research report, 2008-12-12)Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys, or PETS, are recognised as an effective tool to improve accountability in public finance and service delivery. A Ugandan success with PETS is one of the most cited anti‑corruption success ... -
Fondo anticorrupción en Nicaragua (FAC): Un caso exitoso?
(U4 Practice Insight 2009:4, Report, 2009-11-10)Este documento analiza los logros y los fallos del Fondo Anti-Corrupción (FAC), un programa de la cooperación internacional en Nicaragua, liderado por Noruega en implementación en sociedad con el gobierno nacional. El FAC, ... -
Food Insecurity in Sudan as seen from Kassala State
(Report, 2020-07-01)Sudan’s commitment to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2 – zero hunger – can turn out to be even more challenging than anyone had bargained for. Due to prolonged conflict, environmental deterioration ... -
Food securities and social conflict
(CMI Report R 2014:01, Research report, 2014-06-01)Following rising food prices violent ‘food riots’ took place in about 40 countries around the globe in 2007-2008. These developments have led to renewed interest among both scholars and policymakers in the role of food ... -
Food Security and Agricultural Development in Sudan: The case of Kassala State
(Sudan Working Paper SWP 2020:1, Working paper, 2020-07-01)This research discusses the relationship between agricultural development and food security, determinants of supply of (production of food) and demand for (consumption of food) food and determinants of food insecurity in ... -
“For the Guarantee of Law and Order”: The Armed Forces and Public Security in Brazil
(CMI Working Paper WP 2014:11, Working paper, 2014-09-17)The transition to democracy in Brazil came with a significant change in the role the armed forces could play for public security within the country. According to article 142 of the 1988 constitution, the armed forces could ... -
Forest becomes frontline: Conservation and counter-insurgency in a space of violent conflict in Assam, Northeast India
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Forest carbon rights and corruption: What donors can do to minimize the risks
(U4 Brief 2015:2, Report, 2015-01-01)Assigning forest carbon rights is crucial for any effective REDD+ system. Often linked to debates about forest tenure, carbon rights determine who can make decisions about REDD+, who can benefit, how and to whom the carbon ... -
Forest concessions and corruption
(U4 Issue 2007:3, Research report, 2007-12-05)The forest industry has the potential to contribute to the economy and increase state revenues in many developing countries. The realisation of these opportunities depends on the governance of the forest industry and the ... -
Forest governance in Congo: Corruption rules?
(U4 Brief 2010 No 5 (2nd ed), Report, 2010-09-03)Innovative management of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) forests is an international priority. It is important to promote socio-economic wellbeing and biodiversity conservation. It is also crucial to address global ... -
Former Armed Groups in Power and Post-war Youth Policies
(Research report, 2022-01-01)This research brief discusses the role of youth in relation to rebel-to-party transitions and how to improve the inclusion of youth in such processes, bringing about genuine youth participation. There is a growing ... -
Forms of Humanitarian Diplomacy
(Others, 2022-04-01)Humanitarian emergencies continue to proliferate globally. Mostly driven by conflicts – but also natural hazards, climate change, famine, and epidemics – these emergencies exacerbate existing social vulnerabilities ... -
Forum: Critical ethnography
(Journal article, 2023-01-01)Ethnography is a political practice with an ambivalent relationship to power. On the one hand, it has benefitted from, legitimized and stabilized hegemonic power relations. On the other hand, it can challenge the self-evidence ... -
Forward looking review of the regional strategy on scaling up access to modern energy services in the East African community
(Research report, 2013-07-10)The East African Countries (EAC) Secretariat’s Energy Division supports regional knowledge coordination and has become a common forum for exchange of best practices and discussions on joint development, and improved ...