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The measurement of relative economic efficiency in manufacturing in Kenya
(1979)
In this study a Cobb-Douglas profit function
is developed and used to measure relative economic
efficiency in manufacturing in Kenya.
A substantive finding is that industries
dominated by large firms are relatively ...
Cotton production in Busia district in the 1970’s : a case study of economics factors limiting production in south Teso locations
(1979)
Busia district is one of the leading cotton producing
districts in Kenya. Since independence over 30% of Kenya's total
cotton production has come from this district. Cotton production
in Busia increased at a record ...
The influence of agronomic factors on maize yieldsi in western Kenya with special reference to the time of planting
(University of Nairobi, 1971)
An evaluation of a public enterprise: the pyrethrum board of Kenya
(1979)
Public enterprises in developing countries have often been criticised for inefficiency. This study attempts to analyse the efficiency with which the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya, one of the most important public enterprise in ...
The Problems Facing Machakos Township Authority in the Preparation and Implementation of Physical Development Plans
(University of Nairobi, 1979)
Land use development poses a formidable challenge to
the local authorities which are inadequately equipped
politically, administratively, technically and
financially to perform their planning obligations
efficiently ...
The Giriama rising, 1913-1914 focus for Political development in the Kenya Hinterland, 1850-1963
(1973)
This dissertation seeks to examine the development of Giriama
society during a period of transition after the mid-nineteenth century
and to examine the Giriama rising of 1913-1914 as a microcosm of
Giriama politics - ...
Forecasting political system futures use of anticipations data from two elite groups (Turkish and Japanese University Students and Legislators) for forecasting system futures
(1975)
The principal hypothesis of the present study is that anticipations of
the future of critically placed social actors determine political behavior
and political system outcomes. In this study, the anticipations of samples
of ...
Land use: impact of a new road in Kikuyu Division
(University of Nairobi, 1976)
The expansion of urban areas into the
countryside and, therefore, consequent
consumption of rich agricultural hinterlands
is an issue that is more and more beginning to
attract the attention of physical planners as
well ...
The image of local Counillors a partial e-interpretation of the reasons for the decline of Local Government in Kenya.
(1978)
A Partial e-Interpretation of the Reasons for
the Decline of Local Government in,Kegya
This thesis attempts to evaluate the image of local
government councillors in Kenya which, it contends, has
been greatly misrepresented ...
An experiment with African coffee growing in Kenya: the Gusii, 1933-1950
(1976)
This study analyzes the factors within and without Gusii
society which directly influenced the introduction and expansion
of coffee production. It also describes the assumptions of the
colonial administrators in regard ...