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Corporate accountability to the poor? Assessingthe effectiveness of community-based strategies
(University of Nairobi,, 2004-10)
This paper investigates how, when and why community-based strategies are effective in promoting corporate
accountability to the poor. It argues that mainstream approaches to corporate social responsibility (CSR)
underestimate ...
The Politics of Seed in Africa's Green Revolution
(University of Nairobi,, 2011)
As calls for a 'Uniquely African Green Revolution' gain momentum, a focus on seeds and seed
systems is rising up the agricultural policy agenda. Much of the debate stresses the technological or market
dimensions, with ...
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 ...
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 ...
Analysis of non-motorised travel conditions on the Jogoo Road corridor in Nairobi
(2013)
This paper details the prevailing conditions under which pedestrians and bicyclists operate
with regard to safety, security, comfort, and convenience with a view to evaluating NMT
corridor experience in a holistic manner. ...
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. ...
The Politics of Revitalising Agriculture in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
In March 2004 the Kenyan government set out its
radical Strategy for Revitalising Agriculture (SRA). Almost
a decade on, remarkably little progress has been made
on its priority areas. Beyond bureaucratic resistance ...
Integration of nutrition into agricultural and rural development projects
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 12-11-12)
Reflections on management of drainage basins in Africa: proceedings of a Workshop on Development and the Environment in the Management of International Drainage Basins in Africa
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 12-11-12)