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Mitigating corruption in informal justice systems: NGO experiences in Bangladesh and Sierra Leone

U4 Brief | Feb 2014

Informal justice systems are the principal mechanism for dispute resolution in many societies, but they suffer from two drawbacks. First, in individual ...

justice, Bangladesh, Sierra Leone

A transparent and accountable judiciary to deliver justice for all

Report in External Series | Apr 2016

A transparent and accountable judiciary to deliver justice for all » U4 Corruption is hampering the delivery of justice globally. People perceive ...

justice

The UNCAC and judicial corruption: Requirements and avenues for reform

U4 Brief | Sep 2009

An independent and impartial justice system underpins the effective implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). Where ...

justice, uncac, judicial corruption

Anti-corruption justice and collaboration in Kosovo: Challenges and recommendations

U4 Brief | Oct 2016

Anti-corruption justice and collaboration in Kosovo: Challenges and recommendations Sheelagh Brady

justice, Kosovo

The case for asset declarations in the judiciary: Identifying illicit enrichment and conflicts of interests

U4 Brief | May 2014

Asset declarations serve in many countries as a tool for detecting and preventing illicit enrichment and conflicts of interests among public officials. ...

justice

The Indonesian Court for Corruption Crimes: Circumventing judicial impropriety?

U4 Brief | Sep 2013

The anti-corruption world has witnessed increasing institutional specialisation, including the emergence of anti-corruption courts. Indonesia’s ...

justice, Indonesia

Violence against women and criminal justice in Afghanistan

Project | Jan 2014 - Dec 2015

Violence against women has emerged as arguably the single most important focus for both gender programming and women’s rights activism in Afghanistan ...

Gender violence, justice system, Afghanistan

Reforming tax systems: The foot soldiers of tax

Impact Series | Oct 2018

Inefficiency and corruption used to be a trademark of the tax systems in many African countries. CMI research has influenced the way governments and donors ...

Tax, Tanzania

Reciprocity networks, service delivery, and corruption: The wantok system in Papua New Guinea

U4 Issue | Feb 2020

In all countries, informal systems of reciprocity influence the distribution of state resources. These social networks help people cope with adversity ...

From dominant to competitive party system: The Zambian experiences 1991-2001

Journal Article | Jan 2004

In this article we analyse the changes in the party system in Zambia in the period 1991 to 2001. Based on changes observed in terms of the number of parties, ...

Political parties, Politics, Africa: Zambia

Lessons from Zambia – From a profit-based tax system, to a revenue-based tax system

Newspaper Op-Ed | May 2016

Lessons from Zambia – From a profit-based tax system, to a revenue-based tax system Caleb Fundanga,

Tax, mining, Zambia

Anti-Corruption in the Health Sector: Reducing Vulnerabilities to Corruption in User Fee Systems

U4 Brief | Jan 2006

Designed to promote efficiency and expand access to health care services by leveraging financial contributions from patients, user fee systems are in ...

corruption, health, World

Capacity building for politicians in contexts of systemic corruption: Countering ‘wasta’ in Jordan

U4 Issue | Jul 2019

The design of one common integrity-building intervention – capacity building for politicians – can be adapted to respond effectively to systemic ...

Towards feasible social security systems in sub-Saharan Africa

CMI Working Paper | Jan 2004

The international community is devoting increasing attention to social security issues in developing countries as part of its preoccupation with poverty ...

Social security, Africa South of Sahara

Why can we not demonstrate the difference that Norwegian aid makes? An evaluation of the results measurement system and practice

Journal Article | Mar 2016

We assess why the Norwegian aid administration is not able to document its results. We find that the system is not designed to provide the necessary documentation ...

Evaluation, foreign aid, methods, review, monitoring, M&E systems

Reintroducing a Local-Level Multiparty System in Uganda: Why Be in Opposition?

Journal Article | Jan 2009

In a referendum in July 2005 the people of Uganda voted overwhelmingly in support of reintroducing the multiparty system. As a result, one expected an ...

Opposition, Local Governance, Elections, Dominant Party Systems, Uganda

The vagaries of descent-reckoning: Father's right is mother's loss

DERAP Working Paper | Jan 1990

"Pure" matrilineal systems are said to be "doomed" because they are incompatible with economic growth. The author argues that descent systems are not ...

Zambia, Matriliny, Agricultural development, Gender, Africa: Zambia

Electoral System Design and the Effects on Representation and Regionalization in Malawi 1994-2004.

Master's Thesis | Jan 2005

Electoral System Design and the Effects on Representation and Regionalization in Malawi 1994-2004.

Elections, Electoral systems, Africa: Malawi

Monitoring judicial integrity: Lessons for implementation of UNCAC Article 11

U4 Issue | Oct 2009

This U4 Issue Paper translates lessons related to monitoring judicial reform to the specific requirements of UNCAC Article 11. Taking the Paris Declaration’s ...

justice, uncac, judicial corruption

The tax systems in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia: capacity and constraints

CMI Report | Jun 2011

The purpose of this study is to systematise and analyse existing knowledge of the capacity and constraints of the tax systems in selected African countries, ...

Taxation, tax administration, tax reform, resource curse, state-building, accountability, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia