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Environment challenges in Africa: further dimensions to the trade, MNCs and energy debate
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Purpose
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the linkage between environmental challenges,
multinational corporations (MNCs) activities, trade and energy in Africa; and further elaborate on the
role of institutions, ...
Tariffs and Rules of origin Options for Kenya Horticulture in EPA Negotiations
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Private Sector Investment in Education and Training: A Case of Tertiary Education in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2005-12)
This paper assesses the current status of private sector
participation in education investment and
makes
policy recommendations. A cross-sectional research d
esign was used in this
study.
An
in-depth
descriptive ...
Kenya's Agricultural Policy And Sector Performance: 1964 To1996
(1998-10)
T
his paper reviews agricultural policy and the performance of the sector in
Kenya for the period 1964 to 1996. The purpose is to provide an opportunity to learn from
history: to identify the weak and strong points of ...
Large-scale irrigation development in Kenya: past performance and future prospects
(1988)
This paper examines policy issues relating to large-scale public irrigation schemes (the National Irrigation Board (NIB) schemes and the Bura scheme) in Kenya. First, it considers the need for intensified agricultural ...
A strategic framework for using Japanese official for using Japanese official development assistance development assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Foreign aid in Africa is at a crisis stage. The economic literature is divided
on usefulness of aid in Africa, and some research in this area has argued for its
curtailment, falling short of recommending cancellation. ...
Private Sector Investment in Primary and Secondary Education in Kenya: Issues, Challenges and Recommendations
(University of Nairobi,, 2007-12)
Although many governments are committed to implementing
education goals, including Education for All (EFA) and Universal
Primary Education (UPE), they are constrained by availability of
resources. Private sector involvement ...
Family Background, Education and Earnings in Kenya
(GUPEA, 2002)
This paper uses data collected in 2000 to first estimate OLS and ordered probit models to measure correlation between family background and workers' education. Then, human capital earnings functions are estimated to examine ...
Trade Union membership and earnings in Kenyan manufacturing firms
(2001-05)
This paper analyses the effect of trade unions on earnings in Kenyan manufacturing using a switching regression model, which takes into account endogeneity of union status of workers. In contrast to earlier studies of the ...