CMI Briefs

The international discourse on gender and peacebuilding presupposes a common agenda among all women across religion, ethnicity and class in any given post-confl ict situation. This brief challenges this position...

Many communities in Mozambique find themselves in the rural-urban interface, either by being small towns or rural areas in the vicinity of cities. There is growing evidence that the households...

Muitas comunidades em Moçambique encontram-se na interface rural-urbana, por serem pequenas cidades ou conjuntos rurais nas proximidades das cidades. Há uma crescent evidência de que agregados familiares e indivíduos que...

The first three in a series of six studies on poverty and well-being in Nampula , the city of Maputo and Sofala have revealed that there are positive developments in terms of...

Os primeiros três de uma série de seis estudos sobre a pobreza e bem estar em Nampula, cidade de Maputo e Sofala revelaram que há desenvolvimentos positivos em termos de...

After the civil war ended 6 years ago, and for the first time since 1992, Angola will go to the polls. On 5th September 2008, there will be parliamentary elections,...

As questões relacionadas com a pobreza urbana têm recebido pouca atenção em Moçambique, embora a taxa de pobreza urbana seja elevada e a desigualdade urbana esteja a subir. Nos bairros...

Issues of urban poverty have received little attention in Mozambique, even though the urban poverty rate is high and urban inequality is on the rise. In the bairros of Maputo,...

From the vantage point of a rural district in northern Mozambique, the development efforts by government and donors are visible through the enhanced capacity of the local administration and investments...

Do ponto de vista de um distrito rural no norte de Moçambique, os esforços desenvolvidos pelo governo e doadores são visíveis na crescente capacidade da administração local e nos investimentos...

Corruption is bad for donor business. Corruption reduces popular support for aid in donor countries. However, aid agencies should pay attention to corruption because it is the right thing to...

What are the main challenges facing incipient democratic regimes in the developing world and how can donors best support democratisation in these countries? A recent report from the Overseas Development...

During the peace process in Sudan women were merely "guests at the table. The role permitted to women during negotiations was based on a perception of them as passive victims...

Mainstream peacebuilding approaches tend to assume that a conflict settlement must be in place before the process of social and economic development can begin. Humanitarian rather than development aid is...

The question of corporate responsibility in poor and undemocratic countries, has been addressed by a CMI strategic institute programme (SIP) entitled "Business ethics for multinational corporations in developing countries". The...

This brief summarises some of the key findings of phase 1 (2002-2005) of the Formative Process Research Programme on the local government reform in Tanzania. The principal objective of the...

After 9/11 and following terrorist attacks a new problem has presented itself with great force: How can Western states - like Norway - guarantee fair procedures and humane treatment of...

How can corruption effectively be overcome in revenue administration in developing countries? What are the appropriate measures and effective responses? What could and should donors do?

A new paradigm for post-conflict donor intervention was put at test in Afghanistan: adjusting to complex political, military and economic imperatives. One major lesson stands out: without a functioning justice...

Corruption makes budget support ineffective, and sometimes counter-productive. Budget support is particularly unsuitable in partner countries where political corruption is rampant. As donors increase budget support, it is a paradox...