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Special Paper No. 06 of 2004 on Security Risks and Private Sector Growth in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)
Crime is one of the major factors that define the investment climate or the enabling environment
for private businesses to thrive. A favorable investment climate is crucial for private sector
growth, as it reduces the ...
Working Paper No.11 of 2004 on a Review of the Health Sector in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)
Since independence in 1963, Kenya has continued to design and implement policies
aimed at promoting coverage of and access to modern healthcare in an attempt to
attain the long-term objectives of health for all. On ...
Discussion Paper No. 46 of 2004 on Achieving Universal Primary School Education in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)
The Kenya government has given education a high priority as a vehicle of
national development. As a result, the national education system has expanded
rapidly since independence. Before the implementation offr ee primary ...
Discussion Paper No. 45 of 2004 on Fiscal Architecture and Revenue Capacity in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)
The objective of this study is to assess the impact of economic, demographic,
institutional and technological changes on fiscal policy in Kenya. The study
concentrates on the side of public finances of fiscal policies ...
Discussion Paper No.43 of 2004 on Health and Growth in Africa
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)
The paper examines the relationship between health status and economic growth
in Africa over the period 1960-2000. Between 1960 and 1970s, health status in
many African countries expanded rapidly, slowed down in the ...
Discussion Paper No. 32 of 2004 on User Charges and Utilization of Health Services in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)
This paper uses data from Kenya to examine the role of user charges and quality
of health services in determining the choice of healthcare providers. We find
that an increase in the price of public health services diverts ...
Discussion Paper No. 33 of 2004 on Poverty and Employment in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)
At the time of independence in 1963, the Government of Kenya identified
illiteracy, disease, ignorance and poverty as the main problems to be addressed
in the post-independence era. In spite of the antipoverty measures ...
Policy Monitor, Issue 1 No. 2, October-December 2003 on Building and Construction Yet to Provide Impetus to Economic Recovery
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2003)
One of the Government of
Kenya's policy objectives is
to put in place sound
macroeconomic policies to achieve
economic and social targets. Fiscal
and monetary policies are two
instruments, among others, whose
design ...
Policy Monitor, Issue 1 No. 1, July-September 2003 on Improving Public Policymaking for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2003)
The much expected economic recovery has started to pick up albeit at
a slower pace than foreseen in the Government's Economic Recovery
Strategy for Wealth and Employment creation for this year. Economic
indicators ...
Working Paper No. 09 of 2003 on Regional Integration Study of East Africa: The Case of Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2003)
This study evaluates the costs and benefits of the East African Community Customs Union to Kenya. In particular, the study assesses the potential impact (to Kenya) of removing tariffs on intra-EAC trade and establishing a ...