Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Explaining Kenya’s economic growth performance:An econometric study
(Department of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2003-09)The development economy that Kenya inherited at independence gradually gave way to negative growth and high inflationary rates reaching its peak of 46 per cent in 1993. The growth problem became so critical that the ... -
Post election violence in Kenya: a case study of Uasin Gishu District, Rift Valley Province, 2007-8
(Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies, University of Nairobi, 2009)Multiparty elections in most cases have been associated with violence that takes various forms depending on the number of actors, the root causes, and the embedded interconnectivity with other forms of conflicts. In most ... -
Environmental exploitation and our obligations to future generations
(University of NairobiDepartment of Philosophy and Religious Studies, 2001)In the face of the many pressing problems experienced on a global scale, one encouraging development is the increasing number of serious efforts to cope with them so as to find the means to build the sort of a society ... -
Structural adjustment, the state and education in Kenya with some illustrative examples from Kisii district
(Department of Political Science & Public Administration, University of Nairobi, 1996)Structural adjustment policies have now been widely embraced in several African countries in an effort to enhance growth and development. Among other things, they were meant to improve economic performance as well as the ... -
The impact of the cold war on the Sudanese civil war, 1956- 1989
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 2004)This research is a historical analysis of the relationship between the Cold War and the Sudanese civil war for the period 1956-1989. The study seeks to demonstrate that the external events did affect the nature of the ... -
Soren kierkegaard and the subject ivization of faith
(University of NairobiDepartment of Philosophy and Religious Studies, 2007)Faith and reason has been a perennial epistemic problem to scholars, philosophers, theologians and lay people. In the history of philosophy, the debate on faith and reason as the source of knowledge of truth and God has ... -
The effect of structural adjustment programmes on the university education sector in Kenya
(Institute of Diplomacy & International Studies (IDIS), 2005)Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) as propagated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in the 1980s in Kenya occurred against a background of the country's declining economic performance, which ... -
Effects of the marketing management philosophies on student satisfaction in public universities and non-evangelical private universities in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2000)The study is concerned with the effects of marketing management philosophies practised by the Public and the non-Evangelical private universities on student satisfaction . .The study was motivated by the fact that private ... -
Participation of women in income-generating activities: a case study of Dandora, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1992)The study aims at finding out factors which determine women's participation in income-generating activities, the amount of income women gain in a month and problems which face women participating in income-generating ... -
Empirical investigation on the economic impact of terrorism and civil unrest on tourism industry in Kenya
(Department of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2006-04)Tourism is one of the largest industries in which many open economies heavily rely on as a major revenue source. It is a delicate industry that is vulnerable to existing economic conditions, political violence/ unrest ... -
Employee perceptions of leadership and management styles:A case study of Nile Breweries Limited
(Department of Commerce, 2003)Management practices have attracted much attention over the years. Organizations require many things in order to be effective: a method for producing a product or service (i.e. plant and equipment), financial resources, ... -
The extent to which bookshops use direct marketing tools: the case of bookshops in Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2002)The study was aimed at studying the direct marketing tools used by bookshops, the extent to which they use direct marketing tools and the problems if any experienced when using these tools. The rationale of the study ... -
Determinants of Nuptiality Patterns in Kenya
(Department of Population Studies & Research Institute, University of Nairobi, 1999-02)The focus of this study is to establish the patterns of nuptiality and to examine the factors which determine the patterns. The analysis is conducted at various levels, first at national level in which the general trend ... -
An investigation into stone structures and earthworks of Bondo division, lake Victoria basin
(Department of history, 1998)This study is an investigation into Bondo stone structures and earth works in Northern Kavirondo. The objectives of this research include detailed description of the structures, their location and possible builders to ... -
The Challenges of Implementing Economic Reform Programmes in Developing Countries: a Case Study of the Bretton Woods Institutions Policies in Kenya1983-2005
(University of NairobiInstitute of Diplomacy and International Studies, 2006)Economic development IS not a phenomenon. The policies of governments and the international economic environment are decisive influences. It is worth identifying the factors that can create a climate conducive to economic ... -
An analysis of the socio-political effects of the Somalia conflict on Somali women (1991-2005)
(University of NairobiInstitute of diplomacy and international studies., 2008)Conflicts are endemic in the human society. Since they are endemic in the society, they should be accepted as a reality and managed in such a way that their dysfunctional effects are minimized and their positive aspects ... -
A typological analysis of the late pastoral neolithic assemblages from Ndabibi and Marula estate, central Rift Valley, Kenya
(Department of Arts, 1994)This study presents a comparative typological analysis of late Pastoral Neolithic un standardised assemblages of stone tools from the Central Rift Valley. It is based on assemblages from the Ndabibi ... -
Control of corruption in Kenya: Legal and Political Dimensions
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The influence of selected demographic factors on fertility in kenya: evidence from the kenya demographic And health survey data of 1989".
(Department of Arts-institute of population studies and research, 1990)Low ages at first intercourse, first birth and first marriage pose a problem which is highly prevalent in Kenya. This is one of the contributing factors to the persistent high fertility prevailing in Kenya. Ages at first ... -
Public expenditure and health status: a case study of Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Economics, 2002)This Research Paper investigates the impact of public expenditure and health status in Kenya over the period 1972-2000.The study estimates an aggregate and disaggregates health production function. The variables used are ...
