| Political and economic liberalisation in Zambia 1991-2001 L Rakner Nordic Africa Institute, 2003 | 339 | 2003 |
| Democratization by elections? Opposition weakness in Africa L Rakner, N Van de Walle Journal of democracy 20 (3), 108-121, 2009 | 248 | 2009 |
| Business associations and growth coalitions in Sub-Saharan Africa D Bräutigam, L Rakner, S Taylor The Journal of Modern African Studies 40 (4), 519-547, 2002 | 200 | 2002 |
| Taxation and tax reforms in developing countries: Illustrations from sub-Saharan Africa OH Fjeldstad, L Rakner Chr. Michelsen Institute, 2003 | 176 | 2003 |
| Hybrid regimes and the challenges of deepening and sustaining democracy in developing countries A Rocha Menocal, V Fritz, L Rakner South African Journal of International Affairs 15 (1), 29-40, 2008 | 133 | 2008 |
| Turnaround: The national resistance movement and the reintroduction of a multiparty system in Uganda S Makara, L Rakner, L Svåsand International political science review 30 (2), 185-204, 2009 | 129 | 2009 |
| Democratisation's Third Wave and the Challenges of Democratic Deepening: assessing international democracy assistance and lessons learned L Rakner, AR Menocal, V Fritz ODI Working Papers, 2007 | 125 | 2007 |
| The Budget as Theatre-the Formal and Informal Institutional Makings of the Budget Process in Malawi: Final Report July 2004 L Rakner Chr. Michelsens institutt, 2004 | 119 | 2004 |
| From dominant to competitive party system: The Zambian experience 1991–2001 L Rakner, L Svasand Party Politics 10 (1), 49-68, 2004 | 105 | 2004 |
| Understanding patterns of accountability in Tanzania A Lawson, L Rakner Final Synthesis Report commissioned by the Governance Working Group of the …, 2005 | 70 | 2005 |
| Oxford research encyclopedia of politics EA Stein | 64 | 2016 |
| Stuck in transition: electoral processes in Zambia 1991–2001 L Rakner, L Svåsand Democratization 12 (1), 85-105, 2005 | 64 | 2005 |
| Trade Unions in Processes of Democratisation. A Study of Party Labour Relations in Zambia L Rakner Chr. Michelsen Institute. Department of Social Science and Development, 1992 | 64 | 1992 |
| Fissions and fusions, foes and friends: Party system restructuring in Malawi in the 2004 general elections L Rakner, L Svåsand, NS Khembo Comparative Political Studies 40 (9), 1112-1137, 2007 | 63 | 2007 |
| Tax reform and democratic accountability in sub-Saharan Africa L Rakner, S Gloppen Beyond Structural Adjustment The Institutional Context of African …, 2003 | 62 | 2003 |
| ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH TAX REFORM? REFLECTIONS FROM SUB‐SAHARAN AFRICA1 S Gloppen, L Rakner IDS bulletin 33 (3), 1-17, 2002 | 61 | 2002 |
| Assessing the impact of health rights litigation: a comparative analysis of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, India and South Africa O Mæstad, L Rakner, OLM Ferraz Litigating health rights: Can courts bring more justice to health, 273-303, 2011 | 60 | 2011 |
| Opposition parties and incumbent presidents: The new dynamics of electoral competition in Africa L Rakner, N van de Walle Democratization by elections: A new mode of transition, 202-225, 2009 | 54 | 2009 |
| The accountability funtion of supreme audit institutions in Malawi, Uganda and Tanzania V Wang, L Rakner Chr. Michelsen Institute, 2005 | 53 | 2005 |
| Introduction: The new politics of taxation and accountability in developing countries M Moore, L Rakner IDS Bulletin 33 (3), 1-9, 2002 | 51 | 2002 |