Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya: Recent submissions
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An analysis of the variation in modern sector earnings among the districst and major urban centres in Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1975-11)The paper analyses a large body of unpublished data collected by the Annual Enumeration of Employees. Occupational and industrial wage differentials are examined at the national level and then the technique of standardization ... -
Discussion of a food and nutrition policy for Kenya : (paper prepared for the United Nations World Food Conference- Rome, 5-16 November, 1974; Kenya delegation; item 9 (B) )
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1975-09)The paper was produced on request of the Head of the Kenya Delegation to the 1974 World Food Conference in Rome. It reflects the authors’ views on basic policies to improve the nutritional status of vulnerable groups in ... -
A non-individualist note on traditional motivation theories in the context of African organizations
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1975-10)The physiological, psychological and sociological bases of motivation provide fundamental insight into the mechanisms used in the West to provide workers with a sense of belongingness and inducement for increased productivity. ... -
A description of a survey taken in the area surrounding Kariobangi market
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1975-09)This paper is a description of a survey of households taken in an area surrounding the Kariobangi market in Nairobi, Kenya. The paper has been divided into several parts. The first part is a very short description of the ... -
A summary of the survey methodology employed in the Mbere study of the distribution of economic status and farm innovation amongst Mbere households
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The women's group programme in Migori/Kuria
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The women's group programme in Mbere
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The women's group programme in Kapenguria
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Technical change and the multinational corporation: some British multinationals in Kenya
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Improvements in Kenya's livestock economy: lessons from the S.R.D.P.
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Realising optimal growth in Kenya's informal manufacturing subsector through training and educational paths
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1992)Education and training policy in Kenya has emphasised self-employment as a remedy for unemployment. Currently self-employment for the Kenyan majority is viewed as synonymous with entrepreneurship in the informal sector ... -
Why small firms stay small: risk and growth in Nairobi's small - scale manufacturing
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1992)Despite abundant literature on the social and economic benefits of encouraging tiny "informal" firms, scholars generally agree that somewhat larger enterprises create more unskilled jobs, use resources more efficiently, ... -
HIV / AIDS and the law in Kenya: preliminary observations
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State policy and urban housing in Kenya: the case of low income housing in Nairobi
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1992)Those interested in urban development recognise that building "low income" housing need not benefit poor or low income groups. Kenya, like many other developing countries often fails to attain the goals and objectives ... -
The politics of development space: the state and NGOs in the delivery of basic services in Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1992)The centrality of the state in the development space of many Less Developed Countries (LDCs) has come under critical scrutiny because of its limited success in fostering adequate social, economic and political changes ... -
Rural roads and poverty reduction in Baringo district
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1992)Before independence Baringo was a closed district with lagging development. During the 1980s, the pace of development increased tremendously due, perhaps, to the opening-up of the district by way of investments in ... -
The effects of structural adjustment policies on women's access to employment opportunities
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1992)This paper addresses the effects of structural adjustment policies on women's access to employment opportunities. Structural adjustment policies affect women differently in their various roles :n development. Women ... -
Structural adjustment and the structure of the economy of small towns in Zimbabwe
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1992)This paper focuses on the small rural towns as intermediaries between the rural economies.,on the one hand, and the formal, mainly urban based, national industry on the other. Theoretically, the paper rests on a ... -
NGOs as pluralizing agents in civil society in Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1993)Much of the literature on the impact of NGOs on politics and democratization in Africa relates to their potential for 'pluralizing civil society' as suggested by Michael Bratton (1989b). However, this assertion has not ... -
The informal African city and the development of Jua Kali associations: whither way?
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1993)This paper analyses the concept of Informality using the case of the Third World City or what has been referred to in the paper as the "African City" so as to bring this concept closer to home by using local examples ...