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    • Terre, normes de propriété et litiges à Kaboul 

      De Lauri, Antonio (Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée vol. 133, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-01-01)
      Les conflits relatifs à la possession et à l’exploitation de la terre sont très courants en Afghanistan. Plusieurs facteurs y contribuent : à l’absence de cadastre et à la ...

    • The Absence of Freedom 

      De Lauri, Antonio (Journal of Global Slavery vol. 2 no. 1-2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-01)
      Central and South Asian brick kilns have long attracted the attention of both humanitarian agencies and scholars as sites of slavery-like forms of labor exploitation. They represent both an important case study for ...

    • The absolute basics of corruption 

      Amundsen, Inge (Others, 2015-02-01)
      ISFiT is the bi-annual International Student Festival in Trondheim. ISFiT 2015 aims for a solution-oriented approach to the challenge corruption represents, and places corruption on the agenda to create a better future for ...

    • The accumulation of unexplained wealth by public officials: Making the offence of illicit enrichment enforceable 

      Perdriel-Vaissiere, Maud (U4 Brief 2012:1, Report, 2012-01-25)
      Recent high-profile cases have focused attention on the transfer of assets abroad by heads of state and other senior officials from developing countries in amounts that far exceed their legitimate sources of income. Article ...

    • The Added Value of Value Added Tax: People are more willing to pay tax 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Iversen, Thor Olav (CMI Brief vol. 14 no. 2, Report, 2015-04-21)
      Raising domestic tax revenues is a priority for most sub-Saharan African countries. But the tax bases in most African countries are undermined by widespread tax avoidance and evasion. A new study from CMI supports the claim ...

    • The anatomy of a failed anti corruption project: A case study from Nepal 

      Manandhar, Narayan (U4 Practice Insight 2009:3, Report, 2009-09-03)
      In 2004 and 2005, the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) implemented the first anti‑corruption project involving the private sector in Nepal. Despite the novelty of a supply‑side intervention, ...

    • The Argentine Military in Democracy: Moving Beyond Issues of Civilian Control to a Citizen Soldier Paradigm 

      Mani, Kristina (CMI Working Paper WP 2015:7, Working paper, 2015-06-01)
      Argentina’s transition to democracy in 1983 ended decades of cyclical military interventions in politics. Since then a long and complex process of confrontation, incorporation, and, finally, subordination has established ...

    • The Armed Forces and the Economy in Latin America: Contemporary Trends and Implications for Civil-Military Relations. 

      Mani, Kristina (CMI Working Paper WP 2016:08, Working paper, 2016-11-01)
      This paper examines several cases of military economic activities that persist in Latin America, despite the political and economic liberalization processes that have been under way in the region for several decades. Taking ...

    • The basics of corruption risk management: A framework for decision making and integration into the project cycles 

      Johnsøn, Jesper (U4 Issue 2015:18, Research report, 2015-12-01)
      Aid agencies need better systems to identify, assess, and mitigate corruption risks. Risk assessments should consider two main dimensions of an act of corruption: probability and expected impact. Cost-effectiveness ...

    • The basics of integrity in procurement 

      Heggstad, Kari K.; Frøystad, Mona (U4 Issue 2011:10, Research report, 2011-10-01)
      Why and how does corruption occur in procurement? Why is it important to prevent corruption in procurement? What are the main risks at various stages of the procurement process, and what can be done to mitigate them? ...

    • The Battle over abortion rights in Brazil's state arenas, 1995-2006 

      Machado, Marta Rodriguez de Assis; Machiel, Debora Alves (Health and Human Rights Journal vol. 19 no. 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-01)
      This article proposes a relational approach to the study of abortion law reform in Brazil. It focuses on the interaction of pro-choice and anti-abortion movements in different state arenas and political contexts. It details ...

    • The budget as theatre - the formal and informal institutional makins of the budget process in Malawi. Final report 

      Rakner, Lise; Mukubvu, Luke; Ngwira, Naomi; Smiddy, Kimberly; Schneider, Aaron (Research report, 2004-01-01)
      What can explain the apparent lack of political will to formulate, implement and monitor the budget process and public financial management in accordance with the overall goals of the Malawi Poverty Reduction Strategy ...

    • The budget process and corruption 

      Isaksen, Jan (U4 Issue 2005:3, Research report, 2005-01-01)
      In the interest of making aid effective, donors are increasingly stressing the importance of a good public financial management (PFM) system in partner countries. The budget process is a part of the PFM system which is ...

    • The campaign to promote the African Union Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance: Insights into advocacy on the African continent 

      Gilbert, Stefan (U4 Practice Insight 2013:4, Report, 2013-05-27)
      This U4 Practice Insight seeks to communicate the experiences and lessons learned by a governance specialist during three years of advocacy work to promote the ratification of the African Union Charter on Democracy, Elections ...

    • The case for asset declarations in the judiciary: Identifying illicit enrichment and conflicts of interests 

      Hoppe, Tilman (U4 Brief 2014:5, Report, 2014-05-06)
      Asset declarations serve in many countries as a tool for detecting and preventing illicit enrichment and conflicts of interests among public officials. However, not all countries with an asset declaration regime in place ...

    • The challenge of per diem misuse: Training and travel as extra pay 

      Søreide, Tina; Skage, Ingvild Aagedal; Tostensen, Arne (U4 Brief 2016:8, Report, 2016-12-01)
      A combination of low wages and perverse incentives motivate civil servants to supplement their income with per diem payments connected to participation in seminars and workshops. The abuse of travel and training- related ...

    • The challenging dynamics of microcredit in Angola 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Wiig, Arne (CMI Brief vol. 14 no. 6, Report, 2015-09-18)
      Personal characteristics and capacities are important for whether microcredit clients succeed in business. In particular, a client’s education influences business profitability. However, to benefit from group-based ...

    • The Changing Nature of Power and Sovereignty in Afghanistan 

      Hakimi, Aziz (Research report, 2012-09-01)
      This paper aims to explain the broader contours of the emerging fields of political power in contemporary Afghanistan and its implications for regional politics.

    • The changing role of Chinese development aid 

      Tjønneland, Elling (CMI Insight 2020:1, Report, 2020-03-01)
      In recent years, China has significantly increased its development interventions. China is now among the major providers of aid to Africa. Foreign aid has become an important tool in the range of instruments applied by the ...

    • The commitment curve: Global regulation of business and human rights 

      Kirkebø, Tori Loven; Langford, Malcolm (Business and Human Rights Journal vol. 3 no. 2, July 2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-01)
      The divide between hard law and soft law approaches to global regulation of corporations in relation to human rights is partly based on empirical assumptions. Taking a step back, we assess the claims concerning the current ...