Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya: Recent submissions
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Organisation input and economic development
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1972-11)In this paper we develop a framework in which organisation is treated as an input in a production firm. The determination of an equilibrium organisation input is described. Corresponding to the equilibrium a quasi-rent is ... -
Estimating the efficiency of exports by means of brief, feasible business interviews
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1972-10)In this paper I propose, through, brief business interviews, an approach to assessing the efficiency of Kenya's exports of processed agricultural products to advanced-country markets. In the paper, I explain 1) why I am ... -
Economic wealth, social cohesion, and health as factors in accelerating rural development
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1972-11)The paper reports on a sociological cross-community study of rural development in South Imenti Division, Meru District, Kenya. Tests are made which indicate that cohesive (Community Development) and medical factors should ... -
The effect of the diffusion of new agricultural and related technologies on income distribution among rural people in Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1972-10)Equitable development is one of Kenya's current objectives, and will increasingly be emphasized in the next plan period. Yet, there is considerable evidence to suggest that development is far equitable at present, partly ... -
A comparative analysis of development planning
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Labour in small scale agriculture: an analysis of the 1970/71 farm enterprise cost survey labour and wage data
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1972-09)The purpose of the paper is to present labour/land coefficients for small farms by enterprise computed from the Ministry of Finance and Planning Farm Enterprise Cost Survey for 1970/71 and to demonstrate the usefulness of ... -
Financial institutions in Kenya 1964-1971: a preliminary analysis
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1972-09)This is a working paper intended merely to provide background for the seminar discussion and to make available some of the basic data which I have collected. It consists mainly of twenty pages of balance sheets for the ... -
A note on protection and the processing of primary commodities
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1972-08)It is well known that "escalated" tariff structures in more developed countries (MDCs) serve to inhibit the ability of less developed countries (LDCs) to process their own primary commodities for export. What has not ... -
The dynamics of rural income distribution: a research proposal
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Development in practice: some reflections on Kenya's experience
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1972-06)This paper does not aim at being a comprehensive analysis of Kenya's economic performance. Rather it singles out some aspects of Kenya's development and examines to what extent those aspects are reflected in the plan, how ... -
Marketing farm supplies in rural areas: a study of farm inputs availability in Totu division
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1972-07)The present study presents the results and recommendations stemming from a baseline survey on the nature of marketing farm supplies in Totu Division, Nyori District. The survey was conducted among retail traders in the ... -
Ethnicity in Kenyan rural-urban migration: a test of the information hypothesis
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1973-08)The paper examines the importance of information flows in determining the pattern of rural-urban migration in Kenya. The similarity between the ethnic compositions of the rural and urban areas is used to approximate the ... -
Training problems in community development: a proposal for research
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1973-07)The I.D.S. SRDP evaluation concludes that not enough attention has yet been paid to the promotion and guidance of participation in self-help activities. In particular, it was felt that more effort was required for “training” ... -
The role of Harambee schools in education for development
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The social impact of population growth: a study of social change in Marakwet Division
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1973-04)This will be a brief paper. In the first part we give an outline of Marakwet society as a background to a discussion of social change and development in the area, which we would like to introduce at the seminar on May 10th. ... -
The effects of Kenyanization on personal saving: preliminary report on data collection and some tentative conclusions
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1973-04)The replacement of foreigners by Kenyans in the Kenya economy (Kenyanization) is expected to affect personal saving. This paper is a preliminary report on the collection of data and on changes in personal saving. -
Venereal disease and society
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1973-04)The history of venereal diseases in Kenya and East Africa is reviewed. Charts and figures for venereal diseases in Kenya and Nairobi up to 1971 are presented. The argument has tried to show that besides being medical ... -
Content inventory of development programmes and projects in Kenya: daily newspaper articles 1970 and 1971
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Source of family planning information in Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1973-01)In diffusion of innovation process, adoption generally depends on what is being adopted. Its adoption or non-adoption will depend on how it is being introduced, to whom and by whom. Thus, if the source of information is ... -
The use of sample household expenditure surveys in economic planning in East Africa
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1965)