A major financial problem in many municipalities in South Africa is the inadequate collection of service charges due to widespread non-payment. ...

A major financial problem in many municipalities in South Africa is the inadequate collection of service charges due to widespread non-payment. ...

In this chapter Fjeldstad reflects on the non-payment of service charges in local authorities in South Africa. The main question he explores ...

Aiming to provide universal access to basic health services and empower communities to take charge of their own health, the Ethiopian government ...

In many Latin American countries, former military officers are now facing charges of torture, murder, forced disappearance, and genocide committed ...

Bangladesh has taken yet another turn on its downwards spiral from democracy to authoritarianism. On 8 February 2018, a Bangladeshi judge convicted ...

We present results of a randomized field experiment where voters in Tanzania were given information about elite use of tax havens. Information ...

In many Latin American countries, former military officers are now facing charges of torture, murder, forced disappearance, and genocide committed ...

This paper analyses how participation was understood and put in place by the bodies in charge of implementing the Colombian Constitutional Court’s ...

Recent significant natural gas discoveries have pushed Tanzania into the international spotlight as a new petroleum producer. How can the country ...

Does self-serving elite behaviour make citizens more politically active? This paper presents the results of a randomized field experiment where ...

Sentenced to death for her Christianity, Mariam Yahia, is a mother in her 20s who just gave birth to her second child. In prison. Reem Abbas, a 25-year old Master´s Student in Khartoum, tells Mariam's story.

The main objective of the project is to provide better evidence on how to promote effective, efficient and legitimate local government tax systems ...

Electoral processes begin long before elections actually take place and requires a long time horizon. As an indicator of the effectiveness of ...

Executive manager specialising in organizational change, innovation, politics and aid management Gåskjenn has been the ...

Dr. Siri Gloppen will be in charge of Rights and Development. Dr. Are Knudsen will lead

Questions are raised about the intentions of the Egyptian armed forces and if they will stretch to meet the people´s demands. Voices in the international community are concerned. With good reason.

A field experiment from Tanzania shows that female entrepreneurs have less success than their male counterparts even after training and provision of grants. Why is it so hard to succeed for women running small businesses, and what will it take to shift the tide?

This chapter discusses the difficulties aid agencies encounter when entering the comparatively new and sensitive field of human rights and democracy ...

The paper discussed whether it is likely that the agricultural and the health component in a large, recently started Women in development project ...