Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Determinants of domestic demand for locally manufactured goods in Kenya: 1970 - 2003
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts in Economics, 2005-09)Manufacturing is the comer stone of Kenya's industrial sector. The sector has been inward - oriented, with limited technological progress. Historical experience shows that there is positive correlation between industrial ... -
Short Term Effects of Integration: a Case Study of Kenya in the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 1990)Kenya's external trade is significant in its economic and political development. From its exports, Kenya gets the foreign exchange required to import the goods necessary for its development, but which it has not been ... -
The role and determinants of money supply: the case for Zambia (1970-1998)
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 2001-08)This study is an attempt to evaluate the role and determinants of money supply in Zambia using the money multiplier approach over a period of 28 years (1970-1998). Various factors were analysed and from the results it ... -
Media impact on the Great Lakes conflict 1993-1998
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts International Studies, 2006-09)In the past media used to playa crucial role in relaying information to the public. The mandate to give unbiased information made it possible for governments to providesecurity for people living in various regions of the ... -
The role of NGO's in Kenya development: the case of Isiolo district in eastern province.(1990-2002)
(University of NairobiInstitute of Deplomacy nd International Studies, 2004)The study assesses the role ofNGOs in Kenya's development using Isiolo as a case study from the period 1990 - 2002. The study examines major issues arising as NGOs interact with the government in the development process. ... -
An Assessment of Government Credit in Poverty Reduction: a Case Study of Vihiga District
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts in Economic Policy Management, 2002)This study assessed the Government of Kenya micro-credit programme in poverty reduction. The focus was on the Government revolving loan fund administered by the Poverty Eradication Commission. Vihiga District was considered ... -
The determinants of fiscal deficit and fiscal adjustment in Kenya, 1972 -1999
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 2002)Government policies are not only critical in determining the rate of economic growth, but also with regard to levels of private investment and the magnitude of credit to the private sector. The Kenya government has faced ... -
Exchange rate pass-through to domestic prices in Kenya: 1972-2004
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 2005)This study assesses the extent to which exchange rates affect consumer prices in Kenya i.e. the exchange rate pass-through to consumer prices. The analysis covers the period 1972-2004. The study uses two different approaches ... -
Determinants of Capacity Utilization Among Kenyan Manufacturing Firms
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 2005-09)The growth in the manufacturing sector is a very important propelling force in the economic growth of any nation because manufacturing enterprises have strong forward and backward linkages with other sectors of the ... -
Willingness to Pay for Air Pollution Control: Case Study of Webuye Town and Its Environs in Kenya
(Department of Arts-Economics, 2002)Environmental science research has established adverse effects of air pollution on human health, economic property and the environment. The Pulp and Paper Mills located in Webuye Township emits ... -
Drug abuse and media campaigns: A study of knowledge, attitudes and practices among youth in Nairobi south b estate
(University of NairobiSchool of journalism, 2007)Over 2.5 billion persons, or 53 per cent of the world population, are under the age or 25 and they are particularly susceptible to illicit drugs (World Drug Report 2007). This is because their age represents a period or ... -
"Socio-economic determinants of child survival in Upper Matasia Sub-location, Kajiado District,Kenya"
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts Population Studies, 1993-11)The study covers Kajiado District with a special focus on Upper Matasia Sub-location of Ngong Division. It investigates the impact of socio-cultural, socio-economic, health and environmental factors on child survival. ... -
Some aspects of economic change in Kano,Kenya,1850-19631
(Department of Arts, 1992)This M.A. Thesis is a study of economic change in Kano between 1850 and 1963. The integration of the colonial economy with the indigenous economy is used as the theoretical framework. During the colonial period,there was ... -
A survey of social responsiveness of pharmaceutical firms to the hiv/aids pandemic: a case of selected firms in Nairobi.
(Department of Business Administration, 2001)The concept of social responsiveness has gathered momentum and is becoming an increasingly potential force in both developed and third world economies for all those businesses that seek growth, survival and ... -
A history of African women traders in Nairobi, 1899-19521
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Claims and realities of inter-state relations: the case of Kenya-Norway aid relations
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts, 1992-10)This study aims at analyzing the claims by official records and scholarly observations to the effect that Norwegian aid, unlike aid from the major industrial powers, is objectively functional in recipient terms as observed ... -
Female Participation in Labour Force in Greater Nairobi.
(Department of Arts-Economics, 2001)There are several factors that affect the participation of females in the labour force. The paper focused on identification and analysis of factors thet determine female labour force participation in Greater Nairobi. A ... -
Marketing of urban residential real estate developments in Kenya. case studies of public real estate developers
(University of NairobiFaculty of Architecture, Design and Development, 2000)The marketing of real estate developments in Kenya has tended to focus on promotion and advertising or selling rather than marketing. Current marketing practice and research, however, indicates that to market effectively ... -
Energy use by rural households In Kenya: a case study of welfare
(Department of Arts-Economics, 1990)Rural electrification can, potentially, enhance the welfare of households if the scarcity of inefficient traditional fuels and/or a rise in income facilitate interfuel substitution towards more electricity use. The aim of ... -
The Impact of Regulatory Frameworks on Business in Kenya: a Survey of Rural Smes in Kesses Division, Uasin Gishu District
(University of NairobiDepartment of Sociology, 2005-02)This research dwelt on the regulatory frameworks in the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector in Kesses Division, Uasin Gishu District. It looked at the effects of government regulations and procedures on the ...
