• Information Technology and Fiscal Capacity in a Developing Country: Evidence from Ethiopia 

      Ali, Merima; Shifa, Abdulaziz; Shimeles, Abebe; Woldeyes, Firew (ICTD Working Paper 31, Research report, 2015-02-01)
      Governments in developing countries are typically constrained by a limited fiscal capacity to finance the provision of essential public goods – a constraint that has been cited as one of the fundamental challenges to ...
    • Infrastructure policy and governance failures 

      Benitez, Daniel; Estache, Antonio; Søreide, Tina (CMI Working Paper WP 2012:5, Working paper, 2012-09-19)
      Interventions to fix market failures in infrastructure have often resulted in some form of governance failure and this contributes importantly to explain shortcomings in the supply of infrastructure services in developing ...
    • Ingen trygg havn for palestinske flyktninger fra Syria 

      Berg, Kjersti G. (Others, 2015-01-01)
      Ingen trygg havn for palestinske flyktninger Kjersti Berg En Palestinsk flyktning fra Syria kan ikke pa° lovlig vis søke trygghet over grensen i nabolandene. Hun møter stengte dører hvor hun vender seg. ...
    • Institutional arrangements for corruption prevention: Considerations for the implementation of the United Nations convention against corruption article 6 

      Hussmann, Karen; Hechler, Hannes; Peñailillo, Miguel (U4 Issue 2009:4, Research report, 2009-04-22)
      What kind of institutions does a state need to have in place to effectively prevent corruption? What does it mean, when article 6 of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) requires states to ensure the existence of ...
    • Institutions of checks and balances: The Election Commission of Angola 

      Amundsen, Inge (CMI Report R 2013:5, Research report, 2013-08-01)
      This report focuses on one particular institution which may mitigate the centralisation of power in Angola and pave the way for political reform and democratisation; the Angolan national electoral commission (the Comissão ...
    • Integrating corruption considerations into Nationally Determined Contributions. Insights from Colombia’s climate adaptation efforts at the local level 

      Oviedo, Juan Camilo Ceballos (U4 Issue 2022:15, Research report, 2022-11-01)
      Urban and local governments are vital for climate change adaptation efforts. But, as the case of Colombia shows, local administrations are not always properly equipped for the scale of the challenge.
    • Integrity Building and Social Norms in Kosovo’s Municipalities 

      Jackson, David (Corruption and Social Norms, Chapter, 2018-01-01)
      Why do 'integrity building' interventions in development settings rarely induce governance practices that are consistent with the standards set out in the formal state? This chapter explains the seemingly poor outcomes of ...
    • Inter-group interaction and attitudes to migrants 

      Bezabih, Mintewab; Bezu, Sosina; Getahun, Tigabu; Kolstad, Ivar; Lujala, Päivi; Wiig, Arne (CMI Working Paper WP 2021:02, Working paper, 2021-02-01)
      Abstract We report results from a randomized field experiment conducted in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, which tests the impact of interaction with migrants on host community members’ attitudes towards migrants. ...
    • Interaction between Health Institutions in Knowledge and Medical Practices in South Kordofan/Nuba Mountains 

      Sharif, Mariam (Book, 2019-04-01)
      This research thesis addresses the challenges confronting the establishment of stable and sufficient health care provision in Heiban Locality in South Kordofan / Nuba Mountains in the aftermath (2002–2011) of the ...
    • Intergenerational determinants of occupational choice: The case of international labor migration from Nepal 

      Hatlebakk, Magnus (CMI Working Paper WP 2013:2, Working paper, 2013-01-01)
      We study the deep determinants of occupational choice, with a focus on what appears to be a particularly profitable pathway out of poverty, overseas labor migration. To what extent is this choice constrained by access to ...
    • Internal climate migration in a new era of scarcity 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Lujala, Päivi; Wiig, Arne (CMI Insight 2022:02, Report, 2022-09-01)
      Hundreds of millions of people in developing countries will have their lives and livelihoods affected by climate change in the coming decades (IPCC 2022). With credible mitigation strategies failing to be implemented, ...
    • International anti-money laundering laws. Improving external accountability of political leaders 

      Chaikin, David (U4 Brief 2010 No 4, Report, 2010-08-27)
      The full potential of anti-money laundering regimes (AML) as an anti-corruption tool is yet to be realised. At the international level, AML measures can provide a checks and balances mechanism for political figures who are ...
    • International Assistance for Political Party Development 

      Carothers, Thomas (U4 Issue 2008:1, Research report, 2008-04-21)
      Political party assistance should be a key component of international donors' governance agenda. Efforts to reduce corruption that do not address this domain will be incomplete, as they leave out actors essential to political ...
    • International Democracy Assistance: Key Lessons 

      Rakner, Lise; Menocal, Alina Rocha; Fritz, Verena (CMI Brief vol. 6 no. 5, Report, 2007-12-06)
      What are the main challenges facing incipient democratic regimes in the developing world and how can donors best support democratisation in these countries? A recent report from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and ...
    • Interventions for the abandonment of child marriage in Sudan 

      Tønnessen, Liv; al-Nagar, Samia (Report, 2018-09-01)
      Child marriage is legal, and accepted, throughout Sudan and the country has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. This brief examines interventions against child marriage in Sudan, which is best described ...
    • Introducción 

      Wilson, Bruce M.; F., Evelyn Villarreal (El agua como derecho humano: Reconocimientos y disputas en Costa Rica, Chapter, 2022-04-01)
    • Introduction 

      Søreide, Tina; Williams, Aled (Corruption, Grabbing and Development: Real World Challenges, Chapter, 2014-03-01)
      There are many reasons why there are differences across the globe in terms of how well opportunities for development and a good life are secured. One of the things we know, however, is that grabbing, and perceived risks ...
    • Introduction to public sector ethics 

      Amundsen, Inge (Research report, 2009-02-01)
      This paper is the introduction chapter to the compendium on Public Sector Ethics , which is the second of three compendiums developed as a part of the institutional cooperation agreement between the Centro de Estudos e ...
    • Introduction: theorising heritage for the seas 

      Roszko, Edyta; Winter, Tim (International Journal of Heritage Studies, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-01)
      This Introduction makes the case for a more critical engagement with oceans and the maritime within critical heritage theory. We lay out a research agenda that more consciously foregrounds aquatic domains in debates about ...