Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya: Recent submissions
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Coping with drought in Kenya Maasailand: pastoralists and farmers of the Loitokitok area, Kajiado District
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1978-06)This paper examines the effects of the 1972-1976 period of drought upon the people of the Loitokitok area of Kajiado District. The relationship between changing land use patterns, social systems, resource availability and ... -
Trends on the distribution of income in Kenya, 1966-76
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1978-05)This workshop paper, part of a large study on ownership of economic enterprise in Kenya, summarises the evidence available on increase distribution in Kenya between 1966 and 1976. A number of different indicators such as ... -
Inappropriate products and techniques in UDC's: the case of breakfast foods in Kenya
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Survey of land use problems in Kajiado district: a review of methodology
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1978-04)The paper outlines the methodology used in a land, use and socioeconomic survey in Loitokitok and Ngong Divisions of Kajiado District. The preparation arid implementation of the survey is described and the focus of the ... -
Kenya's economic policy with respect to the world coffee market
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1978-04)Export earnings from coffee accounted for 22 to 55 per cent of total export earnings for the period 1964-1977 in Kenya. Hence coffee prices determine Kenya's terms of trade and available domestic resources to a very large ... -
National interest in international stabilization schemes
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1978-02)The present paper tries to show the limitations of the traditional approach to evaluating commodity stabilization schemes. It is asserted that no definite answer can be given concerning the global welfare aspects of such ... -
Socioeconomic constraints to the adoption and diffusion of chemical fertilizers among small-scale farmers: a Kenyan case-study
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1978-01)Many developing countries are today actively searching for ways and means of raising the level of agricultural output (particularly of food), productivity, farm employment and incomes especially within their rural small-scale ... -
Regional inequality in Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1977-11)The purpose of this paper is primarily to present some basic facts about regional inequality in Kenya. After some introductory observations on regional policy in Kenya since independence, estimates of the production levels ... -
Trade policy as a determinant of industrial structure: the case of the Kenyan pharmaceutical industry
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1977-11)This paper argues that pharmaceutical manufacturing in Kenya did not establish itself behind a protectionist barrier. At the same time, the industry displays most of the features associated with the kind of manufacturing ... -
The economic rights of Nandi women
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1977-11)The traditional economic rights of Nandi women are outlined, together with changes these are undergoing in the modern setting. Briefly, women traditionally have absolute rights of ownership of chickens, vegetables and the ... -
Kenyan agricultural policy: the colonial roots of African smallholder agricultural policy and services
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1977-11)In their attempts to find ways and means of achieving growth and equity objective in national development a major problem which has confronted both intellectuals and practitioners alike is that of unequal regional growth. ... -
The role of public bureaucracy in agricultural development:a theoretical perspective
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1977-10)The effectiveness of agricultural extension bureaucracy can only be meaningfully understood in the context of the objectives of agricultural development which is an integral part of the overall developmental process. The ... -
Socio-economic determinants of repetition and early school withdrawal at the primary level and their implications for educational planning in Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1977-09)This paper attempts to provide a theoretical framework to explain the causes of the high primary school repetition and dropouts in representative regions of Kenya. Theoretical and methodological weaknesses of previous ... -
Work and leisure in modern Nandi: preliminary results of a study of time allocation
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1977-09)This paper reports the preliminary results of a study of time allocation conducted among the members of eleven typical rural households in Nandi District. The study used the method of random visits pioneered by Barker and ... -
Personal savings in Africa: strengthening the institutional framework (commercial banks, post office savings banks, thrift and credit co-operatives, and savings banks proper)
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1975-08)The United Nations is expressing increasing concern about personal savings mobilisation in underdeveloped countries. Currently attention is focussed on Africa. The purpose of this paper is to try to analyse this concern ... -
Regional inequality and development
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1977-09)In this paper the causes of persistent or increasing regional inequality are discussed. Two main types of influences are identified. First, there are endogenous economic forces. It is pointed out that internal economies ... -
Pre-school education and access to educational opportunities in Nairobi
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1977-09)This is a study of the structural links between pre-primary and primary education in Nairobi. The paper observes that there are a large number of nursery schools in Nairobi. These institutions fall into two main categories: ... -
Some consequences of land adjudication in Mbere division, Embu
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1977-09)Land adjudication has been completed in 5 of the 21 sub-locations here considered; and is proceeding in the others. In this transitional phase, most local Mbere stress negative consequences - the decline of family and clan; ... -
Vegetation changes in Mbere division, Embu
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1977-09)We emphasise several points: Vegetation (especially the major trees) is an important part of the resource base in areas such as Mbere; the local Mbere people have built up a highly detailed knowledge of their plants; Mbere ... -
Non-formal education and levels of living: a study of factors affecting the quality of life for rural families in Mbooni- a research proposal
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1977-07)Critiques of formal education in society have reached a consensus that formal education has failed to provide training sufficient for living. Non-formal education has been strongly suggested as one of the major alternatives ...