Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Absorbing social shocks, protecting children and reducing poverty
(Univesity of NairobiInstitute of Development Studies, 2000) -
Rotating Saving and Credit Associations in Rural East Africa
(1999)Theoretical arguments suggest that rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCAs) improve welfare by reducing the utility cost of saving for a consumer durable. Data from two communities in East Africa reveal major ... -
Emerging Production Systems in Conventional Development: Experience of the jua kali Economy in Kenya
(Institute for Development Studies (IDS), 2007)This paper is focused on emergent production systems and how they are viewed by conventional development theory (CDT). The literature reveals that conventional development theory disregards the innovativeness, creativity, ... -
The “education vaccine” against HIV
(Univesity of NairobiInstitute of Development Studies, 2000) -
Improving women
(Institute for Development Studies, 2004) -
Land Tenure Reform in East Africa: Good, Bad or Unimportant
(1994)Theoretical arguments lead to the conclusion that there should be more land-secured credit, more investment, a more active land market, and more inequality of land in a community under freehold tenure compared with one in ... -
The British massacre of the Gusii freedom defenders
(Department of Arts in Philosophy and Religious Studies, 1984) -
New drivers of rural economies: University graduates in business formation in central province, Kenya
(2010)University graduates from rural central province in Kenya are providing vast entrepreneurial spirit. This article uses field data to illustrate that graduates are fuelling economic growth in rural central Kenya as they ... -
Malaria In Pregnancy: Changing Service Providers Practices For Better Outcomes(Submitted To The American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene).
(Institute for Development Studies, 2004) -
The setting of a minimum wage and its consequences on employment and earning in the modern sector in Kenya
(Univesity of NairobiInstitute of Development Studies, 1982) -
The Equity Objective in the Kenyan Health Policy: An Interpretation.
(School of Business, 1998)The main ethical basis for equity concerns in Kenya's health sector is the view that health care is an individual's right. Analysis of policy pronouncements for their equity content reveals four possible implicit interpretations ... -
Child care in Kenya
(Univesity of NairobiInstitute of Development Studies, 1983)Kenya—East African nation of big game, tourism, thorn trees, and white sand beaches—is facing a new challenge in preschool education. With nearly 20 percent of the children under five in some type of child care situation, ... -
Computers In Education at the Aga Khan Academy Nairobi, Kenya: A Study of the Impact of the Innovation
(Univesity of NairobiInstitute of Development Studies, 1986) -
The experiences of young children: A contextualized case study of early childhood care and education in Kenya
(Univesity of NairobiInstitute of Development Studies, 1995) -
Rural sociology in Mau Narok.
(Univesity of NairobiInstitute of Development Studies, 1989)Grupos etnicos; Conservation des sols; Proteccion ambiental; Recursos forestales; Reconstitution forestiere; Structure sociale; Groupe ethnique; Kenia; Tenencia; Kenya; Rural communities; Desarrollo forestal; Environmental ... -
logo Informal Credit and Rural Small Enterprises Growth
(Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1988)The broad question addressed in this analysis is the role of small enterprises in rural sustainable development. The focus is on the contributions of informal credit in light of the dismal performance of formal credit to ... -
Specialisation Within Secondary and Higher Education: The Loss of Trained Manpower and Other Implications
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Sociology, 1975) -
Globalisation of-Social Structure and Politico-economic Development in Kenya
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Sociology, 2002)This paper focuses on globalisation and its influence on the shared life experiences and preoccupations of the Kenyan society. Globalisation is looked at as a multidimensional concept incorporating the economic, cultural ... -
From home to jua kali enterprise spaces: entrepreneurship and female gender identity
(Institute for Development Studies (IDS), 2008)This paper shows women entrepreneurs juggling their gender identity while moving from home to jua kali enterprise spaces. The women start businesses to realise their entrepreneurial desires. These women diligently apply ...
