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Governmental constraints: A framework for analysis
(Kenyatta University, 2007)Thenotion that a national government could face constraints in its operations - apart from resourcelimitations - has received littleformal theoretical treatment, especially in thefield of public administration. And yet ... -
Factors affecting the management of women groups’ micro and small enterprises in Kakamega District, Kenya
(Emerald, 2009-07)Purpose – The purpose of this study is to highlight the main factors that affect the management of the WGs’ Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in Kakamega District and Africa in general. Design/methodology/approach – The ... -
Factors Affecting the Management of Women Groups' Micro and Small Enterprises in Kakamega District, Kenya.
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2010)Purpose – The purpose of this study is to highlight the main factors that affect the management of the WGs' Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in Kakamega District and Africa in general. Design/methodology/approach – ... -
Growth, productivity and diversification in Africa
(2010)The purpose of this article is to investigate the relationship among economic growth, productivity and diversification. Our results have shown that deepening diversification leads to improvements in total factor ... -
Do Clinical Guidelines Reduce Clinician Dependent Costs?
(Health Research Policy and Systems, 2011)Clinician dependent costs are the costs of care that are under the discretion of the healthcare provider. These costs include the costs of drugs, tests and investigations, and discretionary outpatient visits and impatient ... -
Efficiency of Financial Market Intermediation in Kenya: A comparative Analysis
(Elsevier, 2011)Wide interest margins as witnessed in Kenya are a sign of a repressed and inefficient financial sector. This paper carries out a cross-country analysis of the determinants of financial market efficiency using panel ... -
Emiprical Analysis of Determinants of Demand for Family Planning Services in Kenya’s City Slums
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2011)The purpose of the study was to empirically examine the determinants of demand for family planning services in Kenya’s slums using a binomial logit model. The study revealed low usage of family planning services due to ... -
Exploration of food security situation in the Nile basin region
(Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, 2011-07)The top economic development challenges in the Nile Basin region are food insecurity, poor infrastructure, chronic poverty and political instability. While these issues are interrelated, food security assumes a greater ... -
The Influence of News Media on Optimism about Retrospective and Prospective Economic Issues as Sources of Social Capital: Tracing the Effects by a Path Model
(International Journal of Humanities & Social Science, 2012)This study helps understand media's conditional effects by investigating the role of mediating attitudinal factors in explaining the relationships between media, and civic attitudes and behaviors. This study attempts to ... -
Firm Efficiency Differences and Distribution in the Kenyan Manufacturing Sector
(African developmnet review, 2012)This article provides empirical evidence on technical efficiency differences and efficiency distribution for three Kenyan manufacturing subsectors, namely food, metal and textile, using an unbalanced panel data covering ... -
The Relationship Between Commercial Energy Consumption and Gross Domestic Income in Kenya
(The Journal of Developing Areas, 2012)The causal relationship between economic growth and energy consumption represents a widely studied topic in energy economics literature. Although it is well known that there is a strong correlation between energy consumption ... -
Why do pupils dropout when education is ‘free’? Explaining school dropout among the urban poor in Nairobi
(2012-07)The introduction of universal primary education in sub-Sahara African countries in the 1990s increased enrolment rates and provided opportunities to children who were previously not in school. Research demonstrates that ... -
Impact of Civil Service Reforms on Labour Inspectorate in Kenya
(2012-07-08)The civil service is the machinery that governments rely on to design, formulate and implement their policies and programmes. Civil service reforms have been a common phenomenon around the globe, especially in developing ... -
Consequences of Organic-Mineral N Soil Fertility Amendments on Nitrogen Uptake and Maize Grain Yield in the Smallholder Farms of Meru South District, Kenya
(Sky Journal of Soil Science and Environmental Management, 2012-11-06)The central highlands of Kenya is generally densely populated and declining land productivity with reduced crop yields has been a major problem facing the smallholder farmers in the region. Land sizes are small and this ... -
Regional Financial integration and economic growth in the East African community
(World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET), 2013)This paper aimed at establishing effects of regional financial integration on economic growth in East African Community (EAC). Conflicting views on the effects of financial integration on economic growth prompted the study. ... -
The impact of population change on economic growth in Kenya
(World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET), 2013)The debate on the relationship between population growth and economic growth has been undergoing and varies across countries. The first theory states that population growth stimulates economic growth. The second theory ... -
The response of maize production in Kenya to economic incentives
(International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS), 2013)Agricultural development policy in Kenya has emphasized the use of incentives towards increased production and therefore self-sufficiency in maize which is a basic staple for most households. The channels used to provide ... -
Community-Based Conservation, Income Governance, and Poverty Alleviation in Tanzania: The Case of Serengeti Ecosystem
(SAGE, 2013)Protected areas occupy about 27% of Tanzania’s land of 945,000 sq km and contribute 17.5% of its GDP. But who benefits from and pays for the cost of conservation? This study provides insights into these issues based on ... -
Rate and Trends of Academic Performance Index and Level of Subject Satisfactory Outcomes
(www.iiste.org, 2013)The acquisition of numeracy and literacy skills is a condition for better life and an important indicator to human development index. However where society academic performance outcomes becomes unsatisfactory, parents ...
