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Avoiding the Resource Curse: Spotlight on Oil in Uganda
Written by Mario Wiedemann
This working paper examines whether new rules from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could help bring transparency to Uganda’s oil industry. [issuu layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml showflipbtn=true documentid=110509115157-6d2d275e3ff14f47a5f1995a0599003d docname=veit_avoiding_the_resource_curse_spotlight_on_oil_ username=FutureChallenges loadinginfotext=Avoiding%20the%20Resource%3A%20Spotlight%20on%20Oil%20in%20Uganda showhtmllink=true tag=oil width=420 height=272 unit=px]
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Open Budgets. Transform Lives. The Open Budget Survey
Written by Mario Wiedemann
The International Budget Partnership has just released the Open Budget Survey 2010, the only independent, comparative, regular measure of budget transparency and accountability around the world. Produced every two years by independent experts not beholden to national governments, the report reveals that 74 of the 94 countries assessed fail to […]
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How the UN and Member States Must Do More to End Natural Resource Fuelled Conflicts
Written by Mario Wiedemann
Drawing on Global Witness’ experience in Angola, Cambodia, DRC, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Sudan, this report aims to promote understanding of, and a strategy for dealing with, the problem of natural resource wealth incentivising, financing, and preventing resolution of conflicts. [issuu layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml showflipbtn=true documentid=110509114006-fb0285e0e3584aff8a9b6ca94fbf16a7 docname=global_witness_lessons_unlearned username=FutureChallenges loadinginfotext=Lessons%20UNlearned showhtmllink=true tag=angola width=420 […]
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Corruptions Perception Index 2010
Written by Mario Wiedemann
Transparency International(TI) defines corruption as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. This definition encompasses corrupt practices in both the public and private sectors. The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks countries according to the perception of corruption in the public sector. The CPI is an aggregate indicator that combines […]
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Does Oil Hinder Democracy?
Written by Mario Wiedemann
Some scholars suggest that the Middle East’s oil wealth helps explain its failure to democratize. This article examines three aspects of this “oil impedes democracy” claim. First, is it true? Does oil have a consistently antidemocratic effect on states, once other factors are accounted for? Second, can this claim be […]
