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Risk Aversion By Small Farmers- Can It Be Measured ?results Of A Survey Of 69 Small Farmers In Kabare Location, Kirinyaga District, March 1977
(University of Nairobi,, 1977-06)
Small farmers in developing countries have to contend
with many risks. One of the most important is the risk of less
than adequate rainfall. Risk aversion by farmers can be a
constraint on the transition from a subsistence. ...
Self-determination and the use of armed force in Southern Africa
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1977)
Southern Africa is a region of important economic and strategic interests to most countries of the world. Little surprise therefore that its political situation, namely,_racial domination and its various manifestations ...
Law, credit and housing: the problem of inequality in urban Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1977)
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Estimation of the social price of investment and the shadow wage rate of unskilled labour for the Kenyan economy
(University of Nairobi, 1977-02)
The topic of this thesis is the ''Estimation of the social price of investment and the shadow wage rate of unskilled labour for the Kenyan economy''. Thus
the main objective was to estimate the social price
of investment, ...
A history of the Kenya People's Union - 1966 - 1969
(1977)
The primary purpose of this study is to describe
the formation of the KPU,its major policies and
organization and its struggle with Kanu for political
influence. Although it is desirable to keep fairly close to
the ...
Funds flow statement and user needs in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 1977)
With the increasing technology there have been
attacks on the present financial reports as to
whether they really try to satisfy the needs of the
users. This study tries first to establish, theoretical
the objectives ...
The political economy of farm credit in kenya
(1977)
Farmer access and financial performance are used as
criteria to evaluate major farm credit schemes and lenders
within the formal sector in Kenya. A non-mathematical model
is constructed to demonstrate the interaction ...
The impact of settlements on the development of Nakuru District
(University of Nairobi, 1977)
This study examines the impact of settlements in Nakuru District an area which prior to independence was reserved for white settlement. With independencet the District was opened for settlement of all Kenyans. This action ...
Planning for Meru town, Kenya:A case study of land use Conflicts in urban development
(1977)
The main points that emerge during the course
of the thesis and the conclusions are summarized here.
The thesis sets out with the general objective of
.estimating the urban growth of Meru Town, the impact
on land use ...
The impact of Nairobi - Thika highway on land values land use settlement: and its implications in land use planning
(University of Nairobi, 1977)
This study has been taken as a result of the recognition
of the significance of problems of rapid urbanization taking
place in different areas in Kenya.