Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya: Recent submissions
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Kenya's coal/fuel oil substitution potential: implications to dependence on imported oil and to the economy's adjustment capability
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1984-07)This study seeks to investigate coal/fuel oil substitution potential in Kenya and to assess the implications of the potential both to the dependence on imported crude oil and to the capability of the economy to adjust ... -
Renewable energy technologies in Kenya: a place in the sun for the private sector?: the framework for a market study of renewable energy technologies for small-scale irrigation in Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1984-03)The high expectations development planners have had for the widespread use of renewable energy technologies in developing countries have seldom been met. The failure of these technologies to provide their expected developmental ... -
Some factors which influence the performance of pupils in the certificate of primary education
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1984-05)A sample of 49 primary schools, stratified and randomly selected were visited for data collected, in Nakuru District. The information required was related to teaching resources, teachers' quality, teaching methods, type ... -
Tanzania's retreat from statism in the countryside
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1983-08)The paper is a product of a recent brief trip to Tanzania and discusses the circumstances and implications of the revival of district councils and cooperatives. The change is viewed against a background of long-term economic ... -
Converting crisis to boom for Kenyan foundries and metal engineering industries: technical possibilities versus political and bureaucratic obstacles
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1983-08)The present foreign exchange crisis in Kenya could occasion a boom in our foundries and metal engineering workshops if the government adopts policies to vigorously encourage - instead of hampering - these key industries. ... -
Household energy use and tree planting in Kirinyaca
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1983-07)This paper examines household energy use, particularly aspects related to wood fuels, and tree planting activities in Kirinyaga District, Central Province. After a brief introduction, the first section reviews general ... -
The market of highland Samburu cattle: a community study of pastoralist capabilities and options in the subsistence and commercial sectors
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1982-10)This paper addresses the premise that the traditional use of livestock, whether for purposes of ritual, subsistence, or economic savings and investment, adversely affects the flow of beef from the pastoral sector to the ... -
Seasonal aspects of education in eastern and southern Africa
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1982-11)Historically education in Europe, through its timing, was linked to rural labour needs. In Africa the child and youth contribution to the sedentary and pastoral modes of production are significant. Because education in ... -
Market integration in Elgeyo Marakwet and west Pokot: comparing households and locations
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1982-06)Within Kenya, Elgeyo Marakwet and west Pokot are two peripheral districts. Recently they are experiencing rapid changes and most probably they are heading towards a radical transformation in the 1980's. Not only in the ... -
Social and economic impacts of land reform in Mbeere
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1982-06)In this paper I look, first, in general at the tenure reform programme and its social and economic effects in Mbeere, and then pay particular attention to the increasing shift in emphasis from the agro-pastoral production ... -
Public investment for private enterprise: a study of the role of parastatals as an actor and indicator of social change in Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1981-05)Public enterprise is a common feature of many economies throughout the world. It is a formula that has been applied in both socialist and capitalist states and is pervasive in Africa. The study of the phenomenon in Africa ... -
The Rendille economy: some preliminary findings on trading activities
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1981-03)In this paper sales of camels, cattle, sheep and goats by Rendille, a nomadic pastoral tribe occupying the Laisamis Division of Marsabit District in Eastern Province, between August 1979 and July 1980 are presented. Prices ... -
Famine, famine relief and public policy in Kitui district
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1982-02)It is generally known that famine is both a biological and social phenomenon that can be man or naturally caused. As such, it has both physiological and interpersonal implications. In Kitui district of Kenya, famine is ... -
The village polytechnic and the family life training programme: purpose, progress and problems
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1981-12)This paper is intended to review the goals, progress and problems of both village polytechnic and family life training programmes as instruments of rural development in Kenya. Village polytechnics aim at bridging the gap ... -
The effects of increased crop production on livestock investments in a semi-arid area: some examples from Baringo district, Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1981-08)The paper addresses the major premise of the arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) program in Kenya which states that increased crop production in the semi-arid areas will lead to a reduction in livestock numbers since dependence ... -
Livestock marketing in Samburuland, Kenya: an investigation of the sociocultural context of marketing behavior
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1981-08)The proposed research is an anthropological study of the factors affecting the marketing of live stock among the pastoral, semi-nomadic Samburu, with particular emphasis on the social and cultural factors which inhibit or ... -
Pyrolysis of wood in the supply and conservation of fuel in Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1981-08)Wood and its charcoal derivative occupy top position in the order of major fuels consumed by the Nation, It is estimated that it constitutes 72 percent of total energy consumed as fuel. In terms of useful energy recovered ... -
Economic differentiation among peasant households: a comparison of Embu coffee and cotton zones
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1981-07)This paper examines economic differentiation among peasant households in two adjacent eco-zones of Embu District. One is a high potential, high density coffee growing area and the other a medium potential, lower density ... -
Development and household economy in two eco-zones of Embu district
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1981-07)This paper addresses the relationship between household economy and processes of development in two eco-zones of Embu District. It examines three principal types of rural household economic investment: l) land purchases; ... -
A quantitative assessment of the utilisation of engineering manpower in Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1981-05)This paper outlines the main empirical results of which have emerged from a preliminary analysis of date concerned with the pattern of utilization of engineering manpower in Kenya. It forms part of a wider research study ...