Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya: Recent submissions
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Development and the environment in East Africa
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1975) -
The stock of fixed capital in Kenya: in the monetary economy
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1973) -
An overall evaluation of the special rural development programme
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1973) -
In search of a system: for the dissemination of research findings and technology in Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1973) -
Small scale enterprise: Proceedings of a conference organized by the Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, and held at Masai Lodge, Nairobi, 26 and 27 February, 1973
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1973) -
The economics of small-scale farming in lowland Machakos
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1967) -
Summary report of a workshop on a food and nutrition strategy for Kenya
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The women's group programme in the S.R.D.P.
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1975)This paper is based primarily on research carried out as part of the Second Overall Evaluation of the Special Rural Development Programme conducted by the Institute for Development Studies in 1975. The paper begins with ... -
Second overall evaluation of the special rural development programme
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Introductory research methodology: East African applications
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1975)This is a textbook in introductory social science methodology, with an emphasis on East African illustrations and applications, It covers standard topics in social data collection: sampling theory, survey questionnaires and ... -
Food security trends: a situational analysis of food supply differentials in rural Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1999)This paper looks at food security trends at three different levels; national, district and household. The paper aims to go beyond the conventionalist view of food security by focusing on the dynamics that characterise ... -
Impact assessment of micro-enterprise projects
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Inter-firm dynamics in the construction sector
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1997) -
Enterprise clusters in Africa: on the way to industrialisation?
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Growth and the organization of production: case studies from Nairobi's garment industry
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1993)Most enterprises in Nairobi's garment industry begin small and stay that way. Owners of businesses selected for intensive study consider weak demand to be the major barrier to growth. Current theories of industrial ... -
Vocationalising Kenya's secondary school curriculum: career and educational aspirations of boys and girls
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1993)This paper investigates the effects of the 8-4-4 curriculum, with its emphasis on vocational education, on secondary school students' career and educational aspirations. Specifically, the study examines the extent to ... -
The building of an industrial society: change and development in Kenya's informal (jua kali) sector 1972 to 1991
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Risk and firm growth: the dilemma of Nairobi's small - scale manufacturers
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1993-01)In Nairobi, where the economic and social consequences of business failure are high, entrepreneurs' risk-management strategies work separately and together to discourage firm growth. Many manage risk through flexibility. ... -
Coal supply situation: availability for substitution in the Kenyan economy
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1988)This paper analyses the coal/supply situation as it pertains to the availability for coal/fuel oil substitution in Kenya. Two developments are envisaged as possible precipitants of coal/fuel oil substitution. The first ... -
Some equity and efficiency implications of the expansion of higher education in Kenya: the results of a tracer study of University of Nairobi graduates
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1988)This paper synthesizes the results of a study of a sample of 1970, 1975, 1979, and 1983 sociology, chemistry, maths, and commerce graduates from the University of Nairobi. Once traced, participants either completed a ...