Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya: Recent submissions
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Ethnicity and rural self-help initiative: a proposal for field research
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1974-07)I propose to investigate the association between ethnic identity and rural self-help activity, especially that related to educational innovations, in a rural settlement area in Kenya. The rapidly expanding commitment to ... -
African farmers response to price: a survey of empirical evidence
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1974-08)Believe it or not, there has been prolonged controversy among Anglo Saxon Economists regarding whether or not Africans are rational Economic beings. Several man years and huge sums of money have been spent on studies and ... -
Pricing policy and the disappearing farmers' income in Uganda's cotton industry
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1974-07)This paper examines the effect pricing policies pursued by the Lint Marketing Board have had on the level and stability of cotton farmers' income over time. First, an accounting of the disbursement of total realised export ... -
Socio-economic effects of rural electrification: an interim report
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1974-07)This paper presents some preliminary results in a rather descriptive way: the little result of an unsuccessful general survey, a presentation of consumption patterns in ten selected places and three surveys (business-household- ... -
Aggregate supply in Kenya: production functions for 4 major sectors
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1974-07)This paper reports production functions for Kenya's Traditional, Agricultures Industry and Service sectors, estimated from annual time series data over the period 1954 to 1972. -
The urban image -stereotypes of urban life in Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1974-04)This paper argues the importance of the interplay of image and social reality in urban development in Kenya. The main body of the paper discusses one significant source of urban stereotypes — contemporary Kenyan fiction ... -
A design for an econometric model of the Kenyani economy
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1974-07)This paper describes the structure, equations and data sources for a medium-sized econometric model of the Kenyan Economy to be estimated from annual data for the period 1947-1972. -
Regional supply elasticities in Uganda's cotton industry and the disappearing cotton bales
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1974-06)The "Double Production" campaign in Uganda's cotton sector is a well known slogan in the Second Republic. Actual production however is declining instead. In this paper, we use time series acreage and price data disaggregated ... -
Increasing the number of Buniputro entrepreneurs
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1974-05)Increasing the supply of entrepreneurs and expanding the pool of entrepreneurial talent has become a key ingredient in promoting economic development, because without the entrepreneur a developing region or country stands ... -
Concentration of sales and assets: dairy cattle and tea in Magutu, 1964-1971
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1974-03)Section 2 [pp2-21] shows a reduction in measured inequality of production and the holdings of assets over the period 1964-1971. There is some tendency for the proportionate rate of growth of sales and assets to decline ... -
An analysis of the information on inter-district migration provided in the 1969 Kenya census
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1974-03)The primary intent of this paper is to make available to others an extensive set of calculations based on the Information on inter district movement provided in the 1969 Census. The calculations indicate the extent of ... -
The popular sector: a framework for the analysis of urban employment problems in Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1974-01)The paper begins with a very short summary of the growing employment problem in urban areas of Kenya, in particular Nairobi, and an equally short description of some of the current approaches to analyzing this problem. The ... -
Rapid development for Kenya's small farms
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1973-10)The proposed research aims at developing more efficient replicable extension strategies for income generating innovations. The basic concept, theoretically founded, is to change the target groups for the extension service. ... -
An empirical study of small-scale rural industry in Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1973-11)This is a report of an empirical study of eighty-seven small scale rural firms, clients of Kenya's four Rural Industrial Development Centers. Its purpose is to measure profitability and social performance of firms representing ... -
Increasing the number of Buniputro entrepreneurs
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The rural informal sector in Kenya: report of a survey in Nyeri, Meru, Uasin Gishu and Siaya Districts
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The determination of individual hourly earnings in urban Kenya
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Cross-tabulation of Means: description of computer program 'SO4B'
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Ritual and social conflict: circumcision and oath-taking in Mbeere
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1970) -
Methodological notes on quantification, productivity and groups in administrative research
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1971)