CMI Briefs

Do ponto de vista de um distrito rural no norte de Moçambique, os esforços desenvolvidos pelo governo e doadores são visíveis na crescente capacidade da administração local e nos investimentos...

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...

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...

During the peace process in Sudan women were merely "guests at the table. The role permitted to women during negotiations was based on a perception of them as passive victims...

Mainstream peacebuilding approaches tend to assume that a conflict settlement must be in place before the process of social and economic development can begin. Humanitarian rather than development aid is...

The question of corporate responsibility in poor and undemocratic countries, has been addressed by a CMI strategic institute programme (SIP) entitled "Business ethics for multinational corporations in developing countries". The...

This brief summarises some of the key findings of phase 1 (2002-2005) of the Formative Process Research Programme on the local government reform in Tanzania. The principal objective of the...

After 9/11 and following terrorist attacks a new problem has presented itself with great force: How can Western states - like Norway - guarantee fair procedures and humane treatment of...

How can corruption effectively be overcome in revenue administration in developing countries? What are the appropriate measures and effective responses? What could and should donors do?

A new paradigm for post-conflict donor intervention was put at test in Afghanistan: adjusting to complex political, military and economic imperatives. One major lesson stands out: without a functioning justice...

Corruption makes budget support ineffective, and sometimes counter-productive. Budget support is particularly unsuitable in partner countries where political corruption is rampant. As donors increase budget support, it is a paradox...