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    The resource curse: which institutions matter?

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2007
    Countries rich in natural resources on average grow more slowly than countries without such
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    Budget, state and people: budget process, civil society and transparency in Angola

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2007
    This paper explores issues around budget governance in Angola by pointing out the obstacles and opportunities for increased transparency and popular consultation in the prioritisation of state expenditure. The paper reports on issues arising at the political and institutional level, the budget process and the role of civil society. Findings from the study include:
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    The institutional context of the 2004 general elections in Malawi

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2006
    How can electoral processes retain legitimacy? Ensuring that elected political leaders act in accordance with their mandate without violating citizens' rights is a key challenge for new democracies in sub-Saharan Africa. In Malawi, as across the continent, executive dominance is still the the norm in spite of the many institutions in place to make the government more accountable.
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    ‘It is our land’: human rights and land tenure reform in Namaqualand, South Africa

    Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2007
    Secure access to resources is now recognised in human rights discourse as a universal condition of human well-being. This paper aims to contribute to the theoretical and empirical understanding of land tenure as a human rights issue, by analysing recent land tenure policy in South Africa.
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    Afghanistan - an assessment of conflict and actors in Faryab province to establish a basis for increased Norwegian civilian involvement.

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2007
    Norway has had an extensive development assistance programme in Afghanistan since 2001, as well as being involved in military activities as a member of NATO. In 2006, a decision was taken to channel more of Norway’s resources to Faryab province, in northern Afghanistan, where Norwegian forces are concentrated and where Norway heads the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT).
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    Regulating the commons in Mauritania: local agreements as a tool for sustainable natural resource management

    International Association for the Study of Common Property, 2006
    Natural resource management is Mauritania is a complex pluri-legal affair, with tribal law, colonial French law and modern state law coexisting and often contradicting. One approach of dealing with these codes, and at the same time, the various stakeholders, is to establish local agreements (LAs).
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    Courts under construction in Angola: what can they do for the poor?

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2006
    This paper examines the role that may be envisioned for the courts in Angola with respect to the poor.
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    The limits of statebuilding: the role of international assistance in Afghanistan

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2006
    Afghanistan, following years of political turmoil, has been undergoing a massive reconstruction effort since US intervention in 2001. The focus of the development agenda was, as with other cases, on state building. Establishing an effective, transparent central state was considered key to the country's long-term development.
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    Kenya constitutional documents: a comparative analysis

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2006
    This study compares the three constitutional documents which were the subject of debate in Kenya’s constitutional reform process in 2005:the Constitution of Kenya (the present constitution with amendments that has been in existence since 1969)the Draft Constitution of Kenya, 2004 – the so-called Bomas Draft that was prepared by the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission (CKRC) and end
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    Decentralisation in the agricultural sector in Malawi: policies, processes and community linkages

    Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2006
    The government of Malawi instigated a decentralisation programme in 2001 which involved devolving power and resources to local assemblies, with the District Assembly level playing a paramount role.

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