Liberal egalitarian theories of justice argue that inequalities arising from non-responsibility factors should be eliminated, but that inequalities arising ...

Poverty is declining in Nepal. What factors can explain the decline? What policies can lead to further improvements?

Thw workshop examined factors shaping the implementation of peace agreements and the effects of strategies for social, economic and political (re-)construction after civil war. Participants came from universities and research organisations in Egypt, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, the UK and the US.

This paper aims to give an account of SADC's restructuring exercise and to bring into focus some of the key factors of success or failure beyond the ...

This paper examines the relationships between environment, society and the state in the Gash-Setit region, western Eritrea. Through an examination of ...

This thesis seeks to assess the factors which affect the judicial behaviour of the Chilean and Argentinean supreme courts in freedom of expression cases. ...

This paper examines factors determining tax compliance behavior in local authorities in Tanzania. The poll tax - locally named "development levy" - is ...

This study examines factors that determine business people’s attitudes towards paying taxes in Ethiopia. Based on data obtained from a survey of ...

This report discusses factors that influence voluntary assisted return of third-country nationals from Norway. It is based on statistical information ...

Prominent contributions to the resource curse literature suggest weak governance and corruption are important factors behind the wide welfare variations ...

There may be many factors that diminish or destroy trust in governmental institutions. However, none may destroy trust easier or faster than unethical ...

Corruption poses a serious threat to sustainable development and security. Donors spend large sums in support of interventions to reduce corruption and ensure that their funds are used for the intended purposes. Yet, despite these investments, the causes of corruption are better understood than how to most effectively reduce corruption.

Open lecture with Prof. Leigh Payne (Director, Latin American Centre, University of Oxford). The notion of the "justice cascade" and "justice revolution" ...

Despite economic growth, and a reduction in poverty, malnutrition is still rampant in South-Asia. This indicates that non-economic factors are important, ...

Corruption and other factors can influence deforestation in contradictory ways. For the purpose of country-level implementation of REDD+, donors should ...

"Litigation may be an effective means to secure economic, social and cultural rights," says Camila Gianella. As a result of numerous health rights litigations, the Colombian Constitutional Court ordered extensive structural reforms of the country's health system.

This paper is about how varying degrees of judicial independence may influence policy making in the field of human rights. I explore factors that may ...

The article analyses factors constraining the Palestinian National Authority's (PNA) capacity to produce domestic revenues during the period 1994-2000. ...

This paper addresses corruption in the governance of petroleum and underscores the importance of treating this problem as a result of factors that go ...

Low health worker performance is a key obstacle to achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals. While a lack of knowledge, equipment and medicine have been seen as the major challenges, a recent study pinpoints poorly motivated health workers as an important contributing factor to low quality health care in low-income settings.