This study empirically examines diffusion of labor standards from origin to host countries by investigating whether better labor standards of MNCs’ ...

The cultural poltics of denomination of origin in Andalusia Nefissa Naguib Ethics and the Politics

This paper reports on an analysis made of Tanzania's 1998 imports, undertaken as part of the Macmod project. The analysis entails the classification of ...

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have requested Chr. Michelsens Institute and Foundation for Research in Economics and Business Administration ...

Report originally commissioned by the Angola-Instituto de Pesquisa Économica e Social (AIP) to assist the preparations for a public procurement ...

This volume reproduces, with minor changes, a set of previously published papers on the history of the origins, formation and evolution of the contract ...

This field study will be a follow-up to original research on the local government reform process that the applicant participated in between 1996 and 2001. ...

Under what circumstances can a state refuse refugee status to a person whose risk of persecution exists in only part of her country of origin? This book ...

This study sheds light on some of the factors underlying tax compliance in local authorities in Tanzania with the help of original survey data. We use ...

Despite the rapid rate of urbanisation in Africa, most migrants retain links to their rural origins. Many households pursue a circular migration strategy ...

Poor and frustrated youth in African cities usually figure in the spotlight as violent and frightening elements during riots or elections. The seminar and panel debate will discuss music as a form of political expression originating from the youth themselves, and populist attempts of political parties to mobilise the urban youth. Are they victims of manipulation by unscrupulous politicians or agents of political change?

When and how do local peace processes and agreements address conflict? What are the opportunities and challenges for women and gender-equality advocates ...

This article explores Western attempts to strengthen mechanisms of informal justice in Afghanistan. It traces the origins and evolvement of what the article ...

Cooperative norms and behavior are considered to be essential requirements for sustainable stabilization and development in conflict-affected states. ...

The Uganda High Court has an Anti-Corruption Division (ACD) with original jurisdiction over all corruption and related cases. The main rationale for its ...

The ambition of the study is to acquire a better understanding of the origins and consequences of the payment of per diems (non-salary daily allowances) ...

Many asylum seekers who choose assisted return are from a country destroyed by war and conflict. More than half of those who return to countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq plan to migrate again. Assisted return is a viable type of support to assist with the return, but is not sufficient to prevent large numbers of people once again leaving insecure countries of return. Only minor changes are required, however, to increase the potential for permanent return.

In view of the growing influence of religion in public life on the national and international scenes, Muslim Diaspora in the West constitutes a timely ...

Financial crimes such as corruption, fraud, and embezzlement generate significant profits, often at the expense of the public budget. These proceeds of ...

It is often said that a country that has experienced civil war has nearly a 50 per cent risk of sliding back into war within five years. This has been ...