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Corruption and REDD+: Identifying risks amid complexity
Corruption and REDD+: Identifying risks amid complexityU4 Brief | May 2012
Corruption and other factors can influence deforestation in contradictory ways. For the purpose of country-level implementation of REDD+, donors ...
REDD+, public financial management and procurement, Indonesia
Mapping evidence gaps in anti-corruption: Assessing the state of the operationally relevant evidence on donors' actions and approaches to reducing corruption
Mapping evidence gaps in anti-corruption: Assessing the state of the operationally relevant evidence on donors' actions and approaches to reducing corruptionU4 Issue | Nov 2012
This paper charts the current evidence on effectiveness of different anti-corruption reforms, and identifies significant evidence gaps. Despite ...
Anti-corruption, Corruption, Donor, Interventions, Civil society, Public sector reform, Budget support, Review, Evidence, Operational guidance, Assessment, evaluation measurement
Restructuring SADC - progress and problems
Restructuring SADC - progress and problemsCMI Report | Jan 2002
This study was commissioned by the Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation (NORAD). It is a follow up to "Assessing the Restructuring ...
Africa: SADC
Civil Society Procurement Monitoring: Challenges and Opportunities
Civil Society Procurement Monitoring: Challenges and OpportunitiesBook Chapter | Jan 2012
The article provides an overview of the involvement of civil society organiza!ons and citizens in public procurement. It analyses the main ...
Procurement, Civil Society, Participation, Monitoring, Public Financial Management, Development, Philippines, India, Mexico
Institutions of checks and balances: The Election Commission of Angola
Institutions of checks and balances: The Election Commission of AngolaCMI Report | Aug 2013
This report focuses on one particular institution which may mitigate the centralisation of power in Angola and pave the way for political reform ...
Election commission, Angola
Maximising the efficiency and impact of Supreme Audit Institutions through engagement with other stakeholders
Maximising the efficiency and impact of Supreme Audit Institutions through engagement with other stakeholdersU4 Issue | Aug 2013
The effectiveness of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) is not determined solely by resources and capacity levels. A range of other factors ...
Accountability, Audit, Audit cycle, Media, NGO, Parliament, People's engagement, , Public financial management, Public participation, Public resources, Supreme Audit Institution, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia
Socio-economic effects of HIV/AIDS in African countries
Socio-economic effects of HIV/AIDS in African countriesCMI Report | Jan 2002
This desk study was commissioned by NORAD to review recent literature on socio-economic consequences of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan ...
HIV/AIDS, Social aspects, Economic aspects, Development aid, Africa: Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Implementing a transparency and accountability policy to reduce corruption: The GAVI Alliance in Cameroon
Implementing a transparency and accountability policy to reduce corruption: The GAVI Alliance in CameroonU4 Brief | Dec 2013
The GAVI Alliance – an alliance of the world’s major players in global immunisation – uncovered massive misuse of its grants ...
aid, Cameroon
Taxation during state formation. Lessons from Palestine, 1994-2000
Taxation during state formation. Lessons from Palestine, 1994-2000Journal Article | Jan 2004
The article analyses factors constraining the Palestinian National Authority's (PNA) capacity to produce domestic revenues during the period ...
Taxation, tax administration, economic policy, institutions, state formation, foreign aid, Palestine, Israel, Middle-East
Should Corrupt Countries receive Budget Support?
Should Corrupt Countries receive Budget Support?CMI Brief | Jan 2005
Corruption makes budget support ineffective, and sometimes counter-productive. Budget support is particularly unsuitable in partner countries ...
National-level corruption risks and mitigation strategies in the implementation of REDD+ in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: An overview of the current situation
National-level corruption risks and mitigation strategies in the implementation of REDD+ in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: An overview of the current situationU4 Issue | Apr 2015
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the first REDD+ target countries due its huge forest ecosystem potential. Since 2011, the ...
REDD+, Forest governance, Anti-corruption, Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, natural resource management, Democratic Republic of Congo
Large-scale mining in protected areas made possible through corruption: Options for donors
Large-scale mining in protected areas made possible through corruption: Options for donorsU4 Brief | Jun 2015
Large-scale mining of minerals and metals are threatening protected areas, and corruption is often to blame. International donors must engage ...
Mining, natural resource management
UMOJA and the Maputo Festival. Midterm review of the UMOJA Cultural Flying Carpet and the Maputo Festival
UMOJA and the Maputo Festival. Midterm review of the UMOJA Cultural Flying Carpet and the Maputo FestivalCMI Report | Jan 2015
This review was commissioned by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Maputo. The Terms of Reference (ToR) for the study says that the team shall ...
Tanzania
Businessmen in Arms: How the Military and Other Armed Groups Profit in the MENA Region
Businessmen in Arms: How the Military and Other Armed Groups Profit in the MENA RegionEdited Book | Apr 2016
The Arab Uprisings have brought renewed attention to the role of the military in the MENA region, where they are either the backbone of regime ...
Les fondements de l'intégrité dans la passation des marchés
Les fondements de l'intégrité dans la passation des marchésU4 Issue | Jan 2011
Pourquoi et comment la corruption se manifeste-t-elle dans la passation des marchés? Pourquoi est-il important de prévenir la ...
public financial management and procurement
The uneven playing field and the 2016 elections in Uganda
The uneven playing field and the 2016 elections in UgandaCMI Brief | Apr 2016
It is easy to document that the 2016 elections in Uganda were unfair. To combat the uneven playing field one needs to systematically assess ...
election, Uganda
Tax haven or international financial centre? The case of Kenya
Tax haven or international financial centre? The case of KenyaU4 Brief | Sep 2014
International financial centres are geared to provide optimal conditions for the financial services industry. They encourage activities that ...
international drivers of corruption, Illicit financial flows, tax havens, international financial centres, money laundering, corruption, Kenya
Increased U4 Anti-Corruption activity
News | 1 Feb 2005
CMI's biggest project, The Utstein Anti-Corruption Resource Centre (U4), embarks on a new and expanded Phase II on 1 February 2005. Two new countries, Canada and Sweden, have joined the project Norway, the U.K, the Netherlands and Germany started in 2002. The total budget for the new period will be £1 310 000.
Interventions for Improved Health Worker Performance
Interventions for Improved Health Worker PerformanceEvent | 14 May 2009
This workshop aims to define a research agenda for improved knowledge of the effectiveness of strategies for improved health worker performance in low income countries.
Africa loses big money on tax breaks
Africa loses big money on tax breaksNews | 11 Jun 2012
Many African states could raise substantial tax revenues. Instead they race to offer foreign investors the most favorable tax treatment.