This Special Paper examines the constraints that limit access to finance and to develop specific recommendations for the removal of legal constraints and further actions to address problems of non-legal nature. The structure ...

This study relates to one of the components of a three-year USAID-supported project on "Enhanced Policy Formulation and Implementation for Micro and Small Enterprises - MSEs" as proposed and implemented by KIPPRA (2003). ...

The review of the Government of Kenya 2005/06 budget sought to ascertain how the annual budget allocations traced the broad fiscal and macroeconomic targets set out in the Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and ...

Government legislation and regulations, while necessary in any modern society, impose a considerable cost burden on businesses. The regulatory framework of a country affects all businesses in that it imposes costs ...

The International Labour Organization approximates that about 250 million children worldwide are involved in child labour, with most children working under harmful conditions; that is in circumstances that are detrimental ...

Counties all over the world have reformed or are attempting to reform their tax systems, with the main impetus being the increasing complexity of tax codes, narrow tax bases, and concerns with horizontal equity. Kenya's ...

This study analyses the status, determinants and strategies for expanding access to secondary education in Kenya. A logit model is used to analyse the factors influencing access to secondary education schooling in Kenya. ...

This paper provides estimates of technical efficiency in Kenya sugar factories. It examines factors that affect technical efficiency by applying a stochastic production frontier approach over the period 1996-2005 using ...

The trend of urbanization and population growth has exerted excessive pressure on natural capital, with scientific evidence showing an overshoot beyond sustainable limits. Ensuring ecologically sustainable cities and ...

Petroleum products are a key source of commercial energy in Kenya. The economic impacts offi rst and second oil shocks of the 1970s and current volatile crude oil prices have pushed supply vulnerability to the top ...