Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya: Recent submissions
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SRDP in Kenya: can experiments in development succeed?
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Ideology in development theory: the new orthodoxy
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1975-07)In recent years much attention has been given to the potential role of the informal sector in the economic development of Kenya. In part this emphasis has followed the observation that the informal sector uses an appropriate ... -
Equipment and tillage innovations for small-scale farms in Kenya: some unanswered questions with special emphasis on dryland i.e. medium potential areas
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1974-11)This paper has been prepared for the purpose of eliciting factual information and well informed judgements concerning some specific questions related to the potential contribution of equipment and tillage innovations to ... -
Chayanov's model of peasant household resource allocation and its relevance to Mbere division, eastern Kenya
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A study of the missing middle in Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1996-11)This paper outlines a proposed study of the so-called "missing-middle" in Kenya's industrial structure. It has been argued that there is a relative under-development of enterprises of a middle-scale in Kenya. This ... -
Drought and famine in Kenya: magnitude and attempted solutions
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1972-07)The report presented in this paper forms a baseline for further reports on drought and its impact on rural development in Kenya. It is therefore deliberately wide ranging and data is presented to highlight the major areas ... -
Property theory and land use analysis: an approach to the study of the function and limitations of law in peasant land use in Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1974-05)This paper is concerned with three issues. First it argues that there is need for systematic and empirical investigation of the function and limitations of law in socioeconomic and political development in Kenya. This, it ... -
A policy review for nutritional goals
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1974-05)This paper presents a resume of the current nutrition activities and problems. Furthermore an outline is given on the impact of policies directly related to Nutrition. Two definite goals are indicated. One, the continued ... -
Nonlinear transformations and the treatment of strictly nonpositive values of variables
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Trend surface analysis (MX23)
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Description of two fortran programmes for Spearman's rank correlation coefficient
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On the use of the COMPUCORP statistician 344
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Description of a programme which projects employment and output for Nairobi and Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1975-07)This paper is a description of some important aspects of a computer programme which produced the simulation results presented in Discussion Paper 172. It is written for someone who intends to use the programme either in ... -
Law and the status of women in Kenya: the example of Laikipia district
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1992-01)This paper explores the question: how does law affect women's participation in development in Kenya generally and Laikipia District in particular within the framework of economic, social, cultural and related factors. Thus ... -
The effects of trade, price and macroeconomic policies on returns to wheat research in Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1991-07)Kenya, which has been traditionally near self-sufficiency in most foodstuffs, faces the imminent danger that rapid population growth may overtake increases in food production capacity. In a situation where the international ... -
"Hometown" voluntary associations, local development and the emergence of civil society in Western Nigeria
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1991-06)This paper examines the membership and activities of one type of intermediary organization, the "hometown" voluntary association in the context of Western Nigeria, with the purpose of extending our understanding of the ... -
Women's small - scale enterprises in rural Kenya: influences of spatial isolation on economic linkages
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1991-05)This paper investigates the impact of spatial isolation on Kenyan women's small-scale rural, enterprises. Rural women are increasingly engaging in small-scale enterprises. This is a function of intra-household income ... -
Communication support strategies and community participation in the non-governmental space of development efforts: a research proposal
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1991-03)The research proposal outlined in this working paper is concerned with the communication activities that occur during the planning and implementation of socio-economic development projects. The proposal seeks to specifically ... -
Co-operative credit: the Kenyan SACCOs in a historical and development perspective
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1990-12)SACCOs in Kenya are currently a leading source of the co-operative credit for socio-economic development. The phenomenal fast growth of the SACCOs in the last two decades to become a major co-operative type, particularly ... -
Institutionalising rural development in Kenya: smallholder credit origins and perspectives
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1990-10)The broad concern of the paper is the nature and extent of institution building as a critical factor in realising the apparently elusive goal of sustainable rural development. The evolution of official smallholder credit ...