Since the 1990s there has been an unprecedented rise in the number of women in parliaments in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the literature finds little ...

Reforming the personal income tax legislation in Angola has been under preparation since 2011. There are many challenges related to creating an effective ...

Developing countries could raise substantial domestic revenues by strengthening tax legislation and administration, but a lack of global regulations to address cross-border tax evasion is slowing down the process.

This report forms part of a larger study titled Advancing the Rights of Children: Assessing the Effectiveness of Transnational Advocacy Networks ...

Legislation prohibiting foreign bribery has been enacted and enforced by several countries, notably the United States and the United Kingdom, but its ...

This article explores women's substantive representation in Sudan's National Assembly. It examines the extent to which female legislators in the National ...

Authoritarian regimes is the most common regime type aside from democracy. In these settings, the ruling party permits opposition but stifles their chances to win. Why do individuals run for legislative office on opposition versus ruling party tickets in such regimes? asks Keith Weghorst, Post-doctoral fellow at Vanderbuilt University in this seminar.

The legislative landscape of the petroleum sector in Tanzania James Andilile, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad an

This article explores women's substantive representation in Sudan's National Assembly. It examines the extent to which female legislators in the National ...

Legislated Candidate Quotas with Reward for Compliance in Cabo Verde: Victory for No One? Aleida C.

Post-conflict countries in Africa have doubled the rates of female legislative representation compared with countries that have not undergone conflict. Professor Aili Mari Tripp compares changes in women's rights in Uganda, Liberia, Congo and Angola.

Tanzania has recently discovered large petroleum and natural gas reserves, boosting its natural resource stocks and potential future revenue flows. Whether ...

Paper/article about citizenship legislation and internal diplacement in Bosnia - Herzegovina

Many African states could raise substantial tax revenues. Instead they race to offer foreign investors the most favorable tax treatment.

Participation in legislative debates is potentially an important tool for Members of Parliament (MPs) to communicate policy positions and exert influence ...

Tanzania has recently discovered large petroleum reserves, boosting its reserve natural resource stocks and potential future revenue flows. What is the ...

Land policies are of fundamental importance to the wellbeing of and the economic opportunities open to rural people, good governance, and peaceful coexistence. ...

Over the last few years, Angolan legislation on elections and the Angolan national election commission has been strengthened considerably. In legal ...

Since the early 1990s, legislative and presidential multiparty elections have taken place in 42 out of Sub Saharan Africa’s 48 states. For a majority, ...

Corruption and illegal trafficking endanger the world’s biodiversity