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Economic growth does not eradicate undernourishmentSouth Asia has gone through a period of strong economic growth the past two decades. GDP per capita has more than doubled over twenty years. Surprisingly, better economic conditions have not led to improved nutrition in South Asia. The number of undernourished children is almost at the same level today as it was twenty years ago. 
AidNew Challenges for Development Aid?Changing global dynamics, climate changes and the rise of new powers together with new sources of development finance and accelerated growth in many poor countries all pose new questions and new challenges for development aid. CMI does research and advisory work on international co-operation and on the challenges facing Norwegian and Western development aid.  Cultures and Politics of FaithReligion in SocietyResearch on cultures and politics of faith investigates how religious groups express their faith in different settings and explores the dialectics between the local and the global. Our research seeks to grasp the power of religion in the framing, understanding, and motivation for social and political action.  Gender PoliticsWomen in Conflict ZonesWe study women's resilience strategies, arenas and spaces in which they seek empowerment in extreme situations of armed conflict, poverty, sexual violence, and political dictatorships. The cluster has developed signifigant expertise on women's rights in Muslim societies.  Global Health and DevelopmentAccess to Health: A Matter of Life or DeathHealth plays a crucial role in human development and social justice. Large improvements in health outcomes of poor populations are technologically and economically feasible. Yet there are enormous challenges in implementing health systems that deliver quality services, and in overcoming the economic and social factors that produce ill-health and represent barriers to care.  Governance and CorruptionAn Accountable StateCMI research on governance explores the conditions of a well-functioning system of democratic governance with low levels of corruption. What factors and mechanisms explain political and bureaucratic accountability in a given polity?  Natural ResourcesOiled Progress or Foiled Prospects?Natural resources have an ambiguous impact on development. Income from natural resources increases the wealth of nations directly. However, certain natural resources impair the development prospects of countries because natural resource rents generate dysfunctional behaviour such as patronage, rent-seeking or outright conflict. Our research focuses on natural resource ambiguities by analysing political and social mechanisms linking or delinking resources and development.  Peace and ConflictFrom Conflict to PeaceConflict and peace profoundly influence the prospects of securing development and justice. By drawing on theoretical frameworks and field-based experiences from ongoing conflicts, this research cluster challenges the present peacebuilding discourse. Our policy related research is developed in collaboration with researchers from countries in conflict and with international experts.  Poverty DynamicsBreaking the Poverty TrapWe want to understand the key economic and social mechanisms that explain why people are trapped in poverty. We combine in-depth country knowledge with the use of advanced empirical methodology.  Public Finance ManagementPaying Tax Builds CountriesMost poor states are unable to raise the revenue they need for providing basic services to the majority of their citizens. Our research focuses on how governments in poor countries can raise and manage domestic financial resources in ways that enhance their effectiveness and political legitimacy.  Rights and Legal InstitutionsGuardians of Human RightsThis research cluster critically examines whether truth commissions, trials, amnesty and reparation programs have actually advanced peace, democracy and accountability in the wake of authoritarianism or armed conflict. We also address how courts can be vehicles for (human) rights protection, in particular the right to health.  |
Allowances, or per diems, have become an important source of income for civil servants in sub-saharan Africa. -Existing practices need to be revised, says CMI-researcher Tina Søreide. Read more
John Andrew McNeish and Owen Logan (2012) London, Pluto Press 370 p.
Anh Nga Longva and Anne Sofie Roald, eds. (2012) Leiden/Boston: Brill (Social, economic and political studies of the Middle East and Asia vol. 108) 369 p.
Astri Suhrke (2011) Oslo: Spartacus 333 p.
The case of the Chinese involvement in Mozambique's agriculture
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