Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Identity politics in the twenty-first century: a Kenyan perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Over the past four decades, ethnic and religious minorities, organisations of persons with disabilities, and feminist organisations among others have contributed significantly to the growth of identity politics, that is, ... -
Management Accounting changes and Practices adopted by Large Manufacturing Companies in Nairobi, Kenya
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The Relationship between Agency Banking and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014) -
Community participation in development projects in Kenya: analytical review of factors influencing sustainable water projects in Shianda division, Kakamega county
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Project Sustainability is a desire of every community, private agency or Government as a means of ensuring that positive gains are delivered to the target communities in long term. This phenomenon is brought to focus in ... -
Managing Risk and Insurance for Small Business Entrepreneurs: (Published by Stellagraphics)
(University of Nairobi, 2008) -
Currently developing a manual for distance learning undergraduate students, " Principles of Management
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The implications of Motor vehicle thefts on the underwriting processes in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008) -
Flow of funds for sustainable road maintenance in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Kenya established the Road Maintenance Levy Fund in 1993 to finance road maintenance. The Kenya Roads Board is at the centre of the Fund’s administration and accomplishes this by working in collaboration with various ... -
Scaling-up what works: experimental evidence on external validity in Kenyan education
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Health maintenance by workers in rural and urban production structures
(University of Nairobi, 2001)The paper explores some interactions between production environment and health maintenance by workers in developing countries. We argue that rural occupations, being less highly specialized than occupations in urban ... -
Does abolishing fees reduce school quality? Evidence from Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010-12-30)In2003Kenyaabolisheduserfeesinallgovernmentprimaryschools. We find that this Free Primary Education (FPE) policy resulted in a decline in public school quality and increased demand for private schooling. However,the ... -
Examining “Electronic Fraud” in Kenya and the Impact on Commercial Justice
(2014)Postmodern time has transformed the world status of affairs in doing business, perceiving and conceiving law in society today. One of the key challenges is the strategic shift from the use of analogue to digital means ... -
Kenya in transition
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Maize and beans in Kenya: the interaction and effectiveness of the informal and formal marketing systems.
(University of Nairobi,, 1979)The structure and conduct of the marketing systems (for maize and beans in Kenya), both formal (controlled) and informal (uncontrolled) are described and analyzed. The analysis includes an examination of the extent to which ... -
Development policy and educational opportunity: the experience of Kenya and Tanzania.
(University of Nairobi,, 1980)This paper analyzes the extent to which equalization of educational opportunity is possible and the conditions which influence levels of policy achievement, taking Kenyan and Tanzanian experiences as examples. The dimensions ... -
Population growth and agricultural development in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 1981)This study has five parts: (1) a description of the Kenyan agriculture sector, (2) an examination of the effects of rapid population growth on the sector, (3) an analysis of how the agricultural sector - its current and ... -
An overall evaluation of the Special Rural Development Programme
(University of Nairobi,, 1972)This report was prepared as a result of a request by the Ministry of Finance and Planning to the Institute of Development Studies that the University of Nairobi should undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the Special ... -
Credit Systems In Rural Kenya: An Example From Kisii.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)Credit savings in rural Kenya are analysed using the case of Kisii District as an example. The established notion of state or donor-funded lending is questioned both in principle and overall impact. The literature is ... -
Community based development: potential and obstacles to implementation in Western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1987)This paper describes two examples of primary health care programmes implemented in Mbita Division, South Nyanza, Kenya: the community based health care (CBHC) programme and income generating projects for women's groups. ... -
Some Aspects Of Mortality Levels And Differentials In The City Of Nairobi Kenya
(Universty of Nairobi, 1992)The paper first looks at mortality studies in Kenya in general and urban areas in particular in light of the available data.... [It then] focuses on the mortality levels and differentials using the 1979 population census.