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Working Paper No. 12 of 2005 on Kenya's Reform Experience: What Have We Learnt?
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2005)
Kenya has since independence from Britain in 1963 undergone a number of political and economic phases. Like most African countries, Kenya's economy in the 1960s and 1970s was characterised by controls and a protective, ...
Working Paper No. 15 of 2007 on Development of Bonds Market: Kenya's Experience
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2007)
Development of bonds market widens the financing options for firms
and enables the government to shift its domestic debt to longer-term
securities. However, development of bonds market requires that
certain conditions ...
Working Paper No. 04 of 2001 on Education Indicators in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2001)
This paper looks at the education indicators and their trends, paying special
attention to variations across gender and regions. Although Kenya has made
an impressive achievement in the development of education since ...
Working Paper No. 01 of 2001 on Road Infrastructure Policies in Kenya: Historical Trends and Current Challenges
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2001)
Development and maintenance of physical infrastructure are prerequisites for economic growth and poverty reduction, as they influence production costs, employment creation, access to markets, and investment. This paper ...
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 ...
Working Paper No. 05 of 2001 on Estimation Procedure and Estimated Results of the KIPPRA-Treasury Macro Model
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2001)
This Working Paper specifies and estimates the theoretical equations behind the KIPPRA-Treasury Macro Model (KTMM). The review heavily draws on previous macro models of Kenya, such as the Chakrabarti--or the macro economic ...
Working Paper No. 03 of 2000 on a Review of Poverty and Anti-poverty Initiatives in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2000)
Poverty in Kenya is caused by a number of factors, which include a high degree of inequality of income and production resources, inequality in the access to economic and social goods and services and in the participation ...
Working Paper No. 10 of 2003 on Costs and Benefits of Eliminating Child Labour in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2003)
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 ...
Working Paper No. 11 of 2004 on a Review of the Health Sector in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 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 ...
Working Paper No. 16 of 2009 on Inequality, Poverty and the Environment in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2009)
There is a growing body of theory and empirical evidence on the role of
inequality in economic and social development. Inequality plays a role in
poverty, growth and social stability. Following the post-election violence ...