To what extent do budgetary processes and institutions hamper infrastructural development in Africa? To answer that question, this report analyses the answers of budget officials to questionnaires administered in 22 African countries: Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Chad,...

In Finland, passenger transport services funded from public resources are not the responsibility of a single authority. Instead, a number of different authorities manage the administration, procurement and planning of a range of passenger transport services. In 2012, the Ministry of Transport...

The share of bus transport of total passenger transport (as a percentage of total inland passenger-kilometres) is slightly above EU average in Finland. Buses account for around 10% of total passenger transport, compared with the EU average of 9% in 2011. The share of rail in total passenger...

After three decades as North Africa's instable neighbor, Algeria has acquired a status as a potent regional superpower in the wake of the Arab Revolts of 2011. In a new DIIS report authors Rasmus Alenius Boserup, Luis Martinez and Ulla Holm critically assesses this claim of regime stability. The...