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Why people pay taxes: The case of the development levy in Tanzania
(World Development vol. 29 no. 12, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2001-01-01)This paper examines factors determining tax compliance behavior in local authorities in Tanzania. The poll tax - locally named "development levy" - is used as case. The study finds support for the hypotheses that tax ... -
Why Should Donors Care about Corruption?
(CMI Brief vol. 7 no. 1, Report, 2008-01-09)Corruption is bad for donor business. Corruption reduces popular support for aid in donor countries. However, aid agencies should pay attention to corruption because it is the right thing to do, rather than just the smart ... -
Why, when and how to use the Global Corruption Barometer
(U4 Brief 2012:5, Report, 2012-07-23)Data from Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) is useful for diagnosing corruption. Development practitioners can in particular benefit from the tool at the early identification and formulation ... -
Will more credit increase interest rates in rural Nepal?
(PDF is a revised version of Department of Economics. University of Bergen. WP-21-2000, Research report, 2000-01-01)We test two alternative models of interest rates determination in informal rural credit markets, using LSMS data from Nepal. We find strong support for a capacity-constrained collusive oligopoly model with full information ... -
Will REDD+ safeguards mitigate corruption? Qualitative evidence from Southeast Asia
(The Journal of Development Studies vol. 55 no. 10, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-01)High levels of faith and finance have been invested in REDD+ as a promising global climate change mitigation policy. Since its inception in 2007, corruption has been viewed as a potential impediment to the achievement of ... -
Will the Sudanese paradox continue? Insecure investment climate and substantial foreign direct investment inflows
(CMI Sudan Report SR 2012:1, Research report, 2012-10-30)The changing international/external economic environment, which is characterized by rapid globalization, expansion of foreign direct investment (FDI), trade liberalization, and technological developments, is creating both ... -
Wind and solar energy in Mexico and Kenya: Corruption risks and drivers
(U4 Issue 2024:1, Research report, 2024-04-01)Renewable energy, prone to 'old corruption', reveals shared risks in Mexico and Kenya. Corruption impacts policymaking, planning, and communities, demanding tailored measures and robust implementation. -
Winning hearts and minds: Chinese Soft Power Foreign Policy in Africa
(CMI Brief vol. 12 no. 3, Report, 2013-09-30)In President Xi Jinping’s first public speech on African soil after taking office in Tanzania 25 March 2013, his reference to a popular Chinese soap opera drew large applause and laughter: “The foundation and lifeline of ... -
With a little help from the banks
(Lifting the veil of secrecy: Perspectives on international taxation and capital flight from Africa, Chapter, 2017-11-01)Africa is a source of large-scale capital flight. The purpose of this paper is to shed light on how banks facilitate capital flight from Africa. There is growing evidence that subsidiaries of the world’s major banks have ... -
Within-group heterogeneity and group dynamics: Analyzing exit of microcredit groups in Angola
(CMI Working Paper WP 2015:3, Working paper, 2015-03-01)The effect of within-group heterogeneity on the survival of social groups is theoretically ambiguous. A greater diversity of ideas, experience, and networks can have a positive effect on members’ benefits from group ... -
Women and Girls Caught between Rape and Adultery in Sudan: Criminal Law Reform, 2005–2015
(CMI Report R 2015:10, Research report, 2015-11-01)This report investigates criminal law reform in Sudan, focusing on two important and controversial legal reforms related to (a) a definition of rape that is clearly de-linked from the Islamic crime of zina (i.e., sexual ... -
Women and Girls Caught between Rape and Adultery in Sudan: Criminal Law Reform, 2005–2015 (in Arabic)
(CMI Report R 2015:10, Research report, 2016-09-01)This is an Arabic translation of the CMI report Women and Girls Caught between Rape and Adultery in Sudan: Criminal Law Reform, 2005–2015, published in November 2015. The English version can be found here . ... -
Women and Legal Pluralism: Lessons from Indigenous Governance Systems in the Andes
(Journal of Latin American Studies, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-01)The shift towards legally plural multicultural and pluri-national citizenship regimes in the Andes formally recognised indigenous peoples’ community-based governance systems. These tend to emphasise participation, deliberation ... -
Women and legal pluralism: Lessons from indigenous governance systems in the Andes
(Journal of Latin American Studies vol. 49 no. 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-01)The shift towards legally plural multicutural and pluri-national citizenship regimes in the Andes formally recognised indigenous peoples' community-based governance systems. These tend to emphasise participation, deliberation ... -
Women at work in Sudan: Marital privilege or constitutional right
(Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society vol. 26 no. 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-01)This article explores how working women in Sudan's capital negotiate legal constraints placing them under the guardianship of their husbands, imposing strict public dress and behavioral codes upon them, and upholding ... -
Women in Local Government. A Potential Arena for Women’s Substantive Representation
(CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 13, Report, 2016-08-01)Local government is an important avenue for getting practical experience in participating in politics before moving on to the national arena. Advocates of decentralisation argue that it opens up avenues for women to ... -
Women in Politics in Malawi
(Book, 2016-09-01)About two decades ago, in Malawi, the issue of the numbers of women in politics was not newsworthy. Few stakeholders showed any concern about the low number of women in politics. Despite an overwhelming increase in the ... -
Women in the Judiciary in Guatemala: Living between Professionalization and Political Capture
(CMI Working Paper WP 2022:2, Working paper, 2022-07-01)Studies of female judges have tended to focus on the Global North, analyzing the factors that explain the presence or absence of women in the courts, the impact of informal institutional cultures on their professional ... -
Women Judges in Afghanistan: An Interview with Anisa Rasooli
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Women’s Activism in Saudi Arabia: Male Guardianship and Sexual Violence
(CMI Report R 2016:1, Research report, 2016-01-01)Saudi Arabia is often presented in Western media as the poster child of women’s oppression. It is the country where women are forced to cover their heads and body in black dress and cannot drive cars. Although Saudi Arabia ...