Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Technical Efficiency of Cotton Production in Uzbekistan
(College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2007) -
The Role of Varietal Attributes on Adoption of Improved Seed Varieties. The Case of Sorghum in Kenya
(College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2012)This paper examines the effect of variety attributes on adoption of improved sorghum varieties in Kenya. Using data from 140 farmers, the paper uses a multivariate probit to identify variety-specific drivers of adoption. ... -
Factors Which Bank Executives Perceive As Hindering The Career Progress Of Women And Their Attitudes Towards Female Managers: The Case Of Commercial Banks In Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Business Administration, 1997-07)The survey of the study reported hen: was carried out between April and July 1997 T he study sought to determine the factors perceived by bank executives as hindering the career progress of women in commercial banks, It ... -
24-Hour Economy
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The strange economics of class society
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 15-05-12) -
Linking Taxation to the Realisation of the Millenium Development Goals in Africa
(2011)The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a critical step towards the progressive achievement of the most crucial human, social and economic rights. Many countries have made progress towards their achievement, but ... -
Making higher education relevant to economic growth in Rwanda
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012) -
An analysis into Africa's Economic and Social Prospects. AIBUMA conference hosted by University of Nairobi School of Business. , Nairobi
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012) -
Economic implications of peaceful and fair elections in Kenya. a presentation to Youth Conference, hosted by AHADI and sponsored by Rockefeller Foundation at Laico Regency
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Sufii al-Busiri
(Faculty of Arts, 2002)Katika makala hii nitazungumzia tarehe na kazi za al-Busiri mshairi wa kisufii maarufu katika fasihi ya kiislamu na ambaye baadhi ya kazi zake zimetarjumiwa kwa Kiswahili. Mojawapo ya kazi hizi ni Kasida ya Hamziyyah, ... -
Kasida ya Hamziyyah (part 1)
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Al-Busiri and Muhammad Mshela: Two Great Sufi Poets
(Faculty of Arts, 2004) -
Reference assignment in pronominal argument languages: a relevance-theoretical perspective
(Faculty of Arts, 2012)Reference assignment in pronominal argument languages – a relevance-theoretical perspective My aim in this chapter is to discuss reference assignment in pronominal argument languages. Pronominal reference assignment is ... -
Reports on AAWORD workshops
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Environmental Impact Of Refugees And Internally Displaced Persons In Sub-Saharan Africa
(University of NairobiInstitute For Development Studies, 2007-11)This workshop on “Climate Change, Environment and Migration” addresses a trio in the development debate that social scientists, not least students of migration, rarely pay attention to. There are three plausible scenarios ... -
Irrigation policy in Kenya and Zimbabwe: Proceedings Second Intermediate Seminar on Irrigation Farming in Kenya and Zimbabwe, Harare 26-30 th May 1987
(1990)This book contains 27 papers which were presented at a series of workshops on irrigation farming in Kenya and Zimbabwe. The papers emphasize the role of smallholder irrigation projects and discuss the ways of increasing ... -
Socio-economic and Environmental Concerns of Water Resources Management in the Tana Basin, Kenya
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Experiences with irrigation farming in Kenya: The National Irrigation Board schemes
(1990)Examines some policy issues relating to large-scale irrigation schemes in Kenya by considering the need to intensified agricultural production given a declining land base and a rapidly growing population. Irrigation ... -
Capacity Building and Training for Peace Operations and Conflict Resolution in East Africa
(Department of Political Science and Public Administration, 2010)Conflicts in Africa bear certain unique characteristics predominantly embedded in their root causes, intensity, duration (often too long), escalation and their propensity to spill over to neighboring states. Although the ... -
Stopping a Conflagration: The Response of Kenyan Civil Society to the Post-2007 Election Violence
(Taylor & FrancisInstitute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 2011)Kenya experienced unprecedented political violence following the flawed and disputed presidential election result in December 2007. Over 1,100 people were killed and another 600,000 displaced. The violence spread rapidly ...