The political economies of many developing countries are characterised by varying degrees of patronage and state capture, a reality that has far-reaching ...

End poverty in all its forms everywhere is goal number one in the new Sustainable Develelopment Goals. Magnus Hatlebakk explains what extreme poverty is.

Political Scientist and Historian focus on the political economy of resource extraction and violent politics in South Asia

Assessing the economic gains of free market access for the least developed countries in the QUAD Ar

(A dissertation submitted for the degree of dr. econ. Norwegian School of Economics and Buisness Administration, Bergen)

Civil society plays a crucial role in the fight against corruption. The inclusion of civil society in the United Nations Convention against Corruption ...

Our dear colleague Ole David Koht Norbye passed away Sunday 7 December. He was 95 years old.

Channing Arndt is a Professor of Economics at the University of Copenhagen and the leader of the climate change pillar at the World Institute for Development Economics Research. He will present recent approaches developed for analyzing the implications of climate change and appropriate policy responses.

Climate change will in coming decades lead to increased frequency and severity of floods, drought and extreme weather events. As the more exposed areas ...

Sand is the world’s second most consumed resource after water. It is increasingly becoming scarce. The world is running out of sand as building booms ...

Political scientist focusing on governance, corruption, resource management

This study analyses the problem and extent of cross-financing in the Grameen Bank system. The main finding is that cross-financing is rarely a problem. ...

The UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) is arguably the most advanced and most global anti-corruption treaty. Its topical and geographic scope raises questions of adaptability. U4 coordinator Hannes Hechler presents a political economy analysis of UNCAC and its implementation processes.

El papel crucial que la sociedad civil desempeña en la lucha contra la corrupción es ampliamente reconocido. La Convención de las ...

Spanish version As part of Norway's efforts to strengthen its cooperation with indigenous peoples a set of Guidelines were published by the Norwegian ...

In 1996, the World Bank and a network of non-governmental organizations (SAPRIN) started cooperating on an evaluation of 15 years of structural adjustment ...

As the Millennium Development Goals are coming to an end, international actors have started working on a new set of development goals for the global community. Last time around, the majority of the inputs came from institutions in the North. Will the voice of Southern actors be heard this time?

Does corruption attract or deter foreign investment in the extractive sectors? This article presents an econometric analysis of extractive industry foreign ...

Economist whose current research focuses on the political economy of development, poverty dynamics, and corporate social responsibility

Countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa exposed to the environmental consequences of climate change are predicted to see voluntary and forced internal ...