The workshop made real progress in the dialogue between researchers, practitioners and policy makers. The priorities for research were made clearer. Read reports and summaries from the participants.

Results-based financing has been launched as a strategy to increase the use and improve the quality of health services in low- and middle-income ...

This new project is the first to study national implementation of results-based financing in the health sector in a large country.

What are the links between NGO's finances, development workers' motivations and NGO's achievements?

This report provides baseline data on local government finance and financial management in six councils in Tanzania: Bagamoyo District Council, ...

What impact has Tanzania's Local Government Reform Programme had on local governance, finances and service delivery? Have there been any ...

This report is an overview of local government finances and financial management in six councils in Tanzania: Bagamoyo District Council, Ilala ...

This study analyses the problem and extent of cross-financing in the Grameen Bank system. The main finding is that cross-financing is rarely ...

How do the emerging South powers promote economic co-operation, trade and investment? And how is development finance and aid provided?

In 2004 Angola’s Ministry of Finance and China’s Ministry of Trade signedthe first of several financing packages for public investment ...

This study discerns several deficiencies in the budget process in Angola. The government's budget proposal is not publicly debated, no pre-budget ...

Civil society is inherently weak in Angola, and the political and societal space for civil society is limited. Angolan authorities have not ...

CMI has won a framework agreement with the Norwegian embassy in Tanzania to conduct 7-10 in-depth studies on aid, public finance, natural resources, land and agriculture, macroeconomics the next 4 years.

Money Talks is a research project that critically examines the nexus between money and political recruitment. Its main focus is how different ...

Gender quotas change the rules of candidate selection, reflecting a demand-side solution to women's underrepresentation in politics. In contrast, ...

Modern politics face the challenge of reconciling the presence of money in politics with the risks it poses to democratic values and good governance. ...

This study was contracted by Sida and NORAD for the purpose of summarising experiences in capacity building for Public Finance Management (PFM) ...

Civil society is inherently weak in Angola, and the political and societal space for civil society is limited. Angolan authorities have not ...

Access to formal banking is spreading across the world. Obtaining a bank account may transform how people manage their finances, and affect ...

Vigdis Anita Gåskjenn has started working at CMI as Head of Finance. Elin Skaar is appointed new Research Director for the Rights, Democracy and Development group.