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Should developing countries establish petroleum funds?
Journal Article | Jun 2018
Many natural resource abundant countries have established sovereign wealth funds as part of their strategy of managing the resource wealth. The paper ...
Fiscal policy, extractive industries, resource curse, sovereign wealth fund
Fiscal decentralisation in developing countries: Lessons for Bangladesh
CMI Brief | Apr 2014
There is an ongoing debate in Bangladesh in civil society and among policymakers, whether the country should move from a highly centralised unitary state ...
Bangladesh
Telecommunications - a means to economic growth in developing countries?
CMI Report | Jan 2003
The world economy has experienced an enormous growth the past 50 years. Yet the gap between the richest and the poorest countries has increased. There ...
Telecommunications, Economic growth, Developing countries, Network externalities, Econometrics
Structural changes and growth in mineral-exporting developing countries
Book Chapter | Jan 1996
(Working paper 0296)
Social development and foreign direct investments in developing countries
CMI Report | Jan 2002
This study analyses the link between social development and foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries. Previous empirical studies conflict ...
Is Fredskorpset an effective instrument for strengthening civil society in developing countries?
CMI Brief | Jan 2016
Fredskorpset, or FK Norway, is one of the instruments for Norwegian development aid support to civil society in developing countries. It promotes mutual ...
The Norwegian Fredskorpset
Tax and development: Donor support to strengthen tax systems in developing countries
Journal Article | Jan 2014
Recent years have seen a growing interest among donors on taxation in developing countries. This reflects a concern for domestic revenue mobilisation ...
Tax policy, tax reform, tax administration, tax effort, technical assistance, Sub-Saharan Africa
Impact of foreign bribery legislation on developing countries and the role of donor agencies
U4 Issue | Sep 2014
Legislation prohibiting foreign bribery has been enacted and enforced by several countries, notably the United States and the United Kingdom, but its ...
international drivers of corruption
Implementing the illicit financial flows agenda: Perspectives from developing countries
U4 Brief | Oct 2012
While once considered solely a concern of law enforcement agencies; money laundering, tax evasion and secrecy jurisdictions are now perceived as important ...
international drivers of corruption
Taxation and tax reforms in developing countries: Illustrations from sub-Saharan Africa
CMI Report | Jan 2003
Many low income countries face a trilemma with respect to taxation: (1) There is an urgent and obvious need for more revenues to enable resource poor ...
Taxation, Tax reform, Democratisation, JEL H20, H30, H71, H77, 023, P45, Africa: Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, sub-Saharan Africa
Strengthening tax systems in developing countries
News | 19 Dec 2013
How can donors strengthen tax systems in developing countries? By complementing their technical approach with measures to build a taxpayer culture, and challenging development countries to take the lead, says CMI researcher Odd-Helge Fjeldstad.
Introduction: The new politics of taxation and accountability in developing countries
Report in External Series | Jan 2002
Introduction: The new politics of taxation and accountability in developing countries Lise Rakner a
Foreign aid and social sector spending in developing countries
Report in External Series | Jan 2002
Foreign aid is of critical importance for achieving the goal of providing basic social services to all mankind by 2015. If strategies for funding health ...
Taxation and development: a review of donor support to strengthen tax systems in developing countries
Report in External Series | Feb 2013
Recent years have seen a growing interest among donors on taxation in developing countries. This reflects a concern for domestic revenue mobilization ...
Tax policy, Tax administration, Technical assistance, Developing countries
Liberalisation of trade in producer services - the impact on developing countries
CMI Report | Jan 1999
This paper analyzes the impact of liberalization of trade in producer services, focusing on financial services, telecommunications and transport. The ...
International trade, Africa: Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania
In pursuit of policy influence: Can lobbying be a legitimate alternative to corruption in developing countries?
U4 Brief | Jan 2009
This Brief reviews recent research on transition countries which suggests, conceptually and empirically, that lobbying is not only more prevalent in non–developed ...
lobbyism, corruption, private sector, political corruption
Building fiscal capacity in developing countries: Evidence on the role of information technology
CMI Working Paper | Nov 2015
Limited fiscal capacity poses a significant challenge in developing countries. To mitigate this challenge, the adoption of electronic tax systems has ...
Developing economy, fiscal capacity, information technology, taxation
Liberalisation of trade in producer services - the impact on developing countries
Journal Article | Jan 2001
Liberalisation of trade in producer services - the impact on developing countries Hildegunn Kyvik N
Africa
Carpe per Diem: The uses and abuses of travel compensation in developing countries
Journal Article | Jan 2015
This article presents the results of a qualitative study of the uses and abuses of travel compensation in the state administrations of three developing ...
per diem, travel compensation, incentives, developing countries, Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania
Whistleblowing in the financial industry: The right means to curb illicit flows from developing countries?
U4 Brief | Mar 2011
Information provided by insiders can contribute to the goal of reducing illicit capital flight from developing countries. It helps address one of the ...
international drivers of corruption