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  By the gun or by the bribe: Firm size, environmental governance and corruption among mining companies in Guatemala

  U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, 2015

  This U4 Issue discusses the corruption risks faced by mining companies in Guatemala, with a particular focus on the risks faced by small, “junior” mining companies primarily engaged in exploration.
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  Demand-driven governance: an analysis of the interventions of international aid agencies

  Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2009

  This working paper reviews demand-driven governance as a set of principles which have characterised aid and development interventions in certain post-conflict contexts, using Nepal as a case study. 
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  Power-sharing and conflict in Nigeria: power-sharing agreements, negotiations and peace processes

  International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2007

  The aim of this report is to assess the nature and impact of the power-sharing system that have emerged in Nigeria over the past 50 years.
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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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  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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  Desentralisation in conflict and post-conflict situations

  Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2005

  This paper reviews the literature on decentralization in multiethnic states with the objective of exploring key issues in the literature, identifying research gaps and suggesting policy recommendations for Norwegian development policy. Overall, the review demonstrates that many of the promises of decentralization have not been met or documented, or the results have been mixed.
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  Peacebuilding in post-war situations: lessons for Sudan

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2004

  This report examines lessons from peacebuilding efforts during the last decade that are relevant to the current challenges in the Sudan.It broadly discusses themes such as economic recovery and reconstruction; post-war government interventions including criminal justice procedures, security sector reform and the prospects for democracy in the Sudan; and cross-cutting issues and challenges such
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  The location of natural resources database

  International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2004

  This paper examines how natural resources can be disaggregated by type and geographic location, and how such data can be manipulated using geographic information systems to create a database.The author discusses the perceived link between global natural resources distribution and armed conflict.
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  Understanding environment, conflict, and cooperation

  United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2004

  This report seeks to guide researchers and policymakers in their understanding of the complex set of connections that tie environment, conflict and cooperation.Chapters from this report emerged from the workshop’s discussions of analysis, institutional responses, integrated assessment and early warning systems.
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  Classification of natural resources for armed civil conflict research

  Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2003

  This paper focuses on recent research that identifies natural resource abundance as a factor that significantly increases the risk of conflict.

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