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Nation-Building and Conflict in Modern Africa
Bandyopadhyay, Sanghamitra; Green, Elliott - In: World Development 45 (2013) C, pp. 108-118
Nation-building has long been seen as an important focus of post-colonial African governments. However, up until now there has been no empirical analysis of the consequences of nation-building policies. Here we compile an original dataset measuring nine different types of nation-building...
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Prisoner’s Dilemmas, Cooperative Norms, and Codes of Business Ethics
Scalet, Steven - In: Journal of Business Ethics 65 (2006) 4, pp. 309-323
Prisoner's dilemmas can lead rational people to interact in ways that lead to persistent inefficiencies. These dilemmas create a problem for institutional designers to solve: devise institutions that realign individual incentives to achieve collectively rational outcomes. I will argue that we do...
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Eliciting Survey Cooperation
Kropf, Martha E.; Blair, Johnny - In: Evaluation Review 29 (2005) 6, pp. 559-575
Given the weaker ties to community as noted by scholars such as Robert Putnam, survey researchers should not be surprised by a decline in survey participation over the past 10 years. This research analyzes the use of incentives coupled with introductory themes emphasizing cooperation and...
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La taxation aux marchés à l’est de la RDC: acteurs et enjeux
Kambale Mirembe, Omer - Instituut voor Ontwikkelingsbeleid en -beheer (IOB), … - 2012
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Governance of road infrastructure in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Kambale Mirembe, Omer - Instituut voor Ontwikkelingsbeleid en -beheer (IOB), … - 2012
During the 1960s and 1970s, many African states chose a means of infrastructure development that was focused largely on the public sector. However, the debt crisis, the substandard performance of public enterprises and poor governance caused many of them to experience socio-economic failure....
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Civil War, Sexual Violence and HIV Infections: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kalonda-Kanyama, Isaac - In: Journal of African Development 12 (2010) 2
Republic of the Congo. We find that HIV prevalence rates are higher in conflict-affected regions than in non-conflict regions … civil war and sexual violence is positive and strongly significant. However, conflict-related economic vulnerability does …
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RD Congo : une croissance sans développement?
Kambale Mirembe, Omer - Instituut voor Ontwikkelingsbeleid en -beheer (IOB), … - 2013
According to the Congolese government, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) realized good macroeconomic performance … optimism? Does economic growth contribute to poverty reduction in the DRC? We find that notwithstanding significant … achievements with regard to the macroeconomic framework, there has not been poverty reduction in the DRC. Explanatory factors …
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Customs reforms in eastern Congo (DRC): Between norms and practices
Kambale Mirembe, Omer - Instituut voor Ontwikkelingsbeleid en -beheer (IOB), … - 2013
administration reforms in the DRC. Customs reforms include computerization, single desk system and pre-shipment inspection. The DRC …
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Renforcer les capabilités des enfants de la rue. Une manière de lutter durablement contre le sida en république démocratique du congo
Leyka, Mukandu Basua Babintu; Baum, Mylène Botbol; … - In: Revue Tiers-Monde n°207 (2011) 3, pp. 189-206
The francophone bioethics center (CIBAF) in Kinshasa initiated in 2007 a research-action on the basis of reinforcement of capabilities in the struggle against HIV for street children in Kinshasa. We have adopted an alternative model of prevention allowing to better fight sexually transmissible...
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How can public–private partnerships contribute to security and human rights policy and practice in the extractive industries? A case study of The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...
Perks, Rachel - In: Resources Policy 37 (2012) 2, pp. 251-260
around the potential role and function of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the sector. In post-conflict and …/or fragile states, CSR has further implications for conflict and risk mitigation strategies to ensure the protection of human …, and development agencies leverage their relationships for mutual benefit. There is merit in exploring its function in post-conflict …
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