There have been notable joint efforts from the private and public sectors in promoting households’ access to clean and efficient energy sources. Despite the noteworthy progress realized over the years, the consumption and ...

This paper investigates the relationship between international trade liberalization and economic growth with a focus on the role of regulatory policies in a selected sample of sixteen sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries. ...

Reducing poverty is a primary focus of public policy in most developing countries, a fact that is underscored by the recent emphasis on the formulation of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) by African governments, ...

This paper highlights some of the key issues concerning the role of interest groups in policy formulation, with particular reference to the private sector. It shows that economic interest groups, as opposed to other groups ...

In Section 1, I introduce the subject matter of research, with a theoretical discussion of characters in a research enterprise. I do a thought experiment that expels some characters and retains others. I introduce (also ...

The World Trade Organization agreements on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) and Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) present various challenges and opportunities for sub-Saharan African countries to expand ...

The 2019/2020 Budget Estimates have been Prepared based on the approved County Fiscal Strategy Paper 2019 which took into consideration the equitable share from the national government, Grants from the national government ...

The Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) sets out broad development priorities and policy interventions that will guide the county government in budgeting for the coming year and in the medium term. The preparation of this paper ...

This is the third budget estimate prepared by the county Government of Nyamira. However, it is the first under Programme Based Budgeting (PBB) format in line with the provisions of Section 12(1) of the Second Schedule ...

The 2021 County Budget Review and Outlook Paper has been prepared in accordance with the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, 2012 and its Regulations. The document provides the fiscal outturn for the FY 2021/22, the ...