• A participatory pathbreaker? 

      Braathen, Einar (NIBR-notat 2006:122, Notat, 2006)
      Last ned gratis The study examines experiences of rural producer organisations in four countries - Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania and Uganda - from the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) processes. It synsthesises and ...
    • Decentralisation in Laos 

      Braathen, Einar; Pär Sköld (NIBR-notat 2006:121, Notat, 2006)
      Last ned gratis The study contains the appraisal of the decentralisation project in the Luang Prabang province, phase II. The political-social context of the reform is critically assessed. THe appraisal found the underlying ...
    • Northern Uganda: Local Actors Preparing for Peaace 

      Agnes Ojera; Braathen, Einar (NIBR-notat 2008:117, Notat, 2008)
      Last ned gratis The paper illuminates the role of local actors and institutions in the peace process in Northern Uganda. In particular it presents the viewpoints of key actors in the political life, public administration ...
    • Participatory planning and management 

      Braathen, Einar (NIBR-notat 2006:123, Notat, 2006)
      Last ned gratis The aim of this study was to examine the new policy for rural water supply in Tanzania, where a drafting process started in 2002. The new policy is highlighting the local level, and its main tenet is a ...
    • Parties, citizens and local elections in Mozambique 2003 

      Braathen, Einar (NIBR-notat 2004:129, Notat, 2004)
      Last ned gratis The paper is based on a study before, during and after the second local elections held in Mozambique, November 19, 2003. Field work was carried out in four municipalities and a citizen survey conducted in ...
    • Social funds 

      Braathen, Einar (NIBR-notat 2003:118, Notat, 2003)
      This working paper deals with the Tanzanian Social Action Fund. Research on similar 'social funds', funded and designed by the World Bank, in other countries conclude that they (i) weaken the existing local government ...
    • Social funds in Africa 

      Braathen, Einar (NIBR-notat 2004:130, Notat, 2004)
      This is a draft contribution to a book on poverty reduction and the state.
    • The role of decentralisation on peace making and conflict 

      Braathen, Einar; Siri Bjerkreim Hellevik (NIBR-notat 2006:125, Notat, 2006)
      Last ned gratis This working paper is a literature review of the role that decentralisation may play in peace and conflict management processes. Having reviewed the literature, we argue that interdependency between central ...