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Policy Brief No. 08 of 2006 on Enhancing Growth of the Nairobi Stock Exchange Primary Market
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
Stock market development is crucial in financing economic growth. In the financial sector
reform process, the government has prioritized the reform of the stock market with the aim of
enhancing its activities and making ...
Policy Brief No. 12 of 2006 on Reducing Implicit Taxation of the Agricultural Sector in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
Agriculture is the dominant sector in terms of its contribution to Gross Domestic Product in
Kenya (27% of GDP), employment (66% of labourforce), and exports (70% of export
earnings, excluding refined petroleum exports). ...
Policy Brief No. 01 of 2006 on Negotiating Trade in Services Under an Economic Partnership Agreement: A Proposal for Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2006)
Kenya and other African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries have enjoyed non-reciprocal preferential trade arrangements with the European Union (EU) since the 1970s under the successive Lomé Conventions.For ACP countries ...
Discussion Brief Issue No. 02 of 2004 on Impact of Tourism on the Environment in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004)
Tourism is a leading
economic activity in
Kenya, being the third
largest foreign exchange earner
after tea and horticulture. Since
1990, particularly since the
second half of the 1990s,
Kenya's tourism industry ...
Policy Brief No. 18 of 2006 on Organizing Urban Road Public Transport in Nairobi City
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2006)
The prevailing transport system in Nairobi has
been largely shaped by population pressure
and urban structure. The current profile of
urbanization has in turn been shaped by
influences of geographical, historical ...
Policy Brief No. 12 of 2007 on Subsidizing Secondary Education in Kenya:Costs,Financing Sources and Implications
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2007)
Public intervention in the provision of secondary
education is sometimes necessary to safeguard
against inequalities in access given the
relatively high household poverty incidence in
Kenya. Furthermore, educating ...
Policy Brief No. 08 of 2007 on Strategies for Securing Energy Supply in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2007)
There is a close relationship between economic growth and quality of life, on one hand, and
demand for energy, on the other. Acountry cannot experience high levels of economic growth if
energy supplies are constrained. ...
Policy Brief No. 02 of 2006 on Enhancing the Role of Development Finance Institutions in Kenya’s Development Process
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2006)
Development finance is vital in the
implementation of government
development strategy. For example,
when me government earmarks the private sector
as the engine of economic growth in the Economic
Recovery Strategy for ...
Policy Brief No. 01 of 2007 on Options for Sustaining Kenya’s Economic Growth Pattern
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2007)
Achieving sustainable economic growth in Kenya has continued to be elusive. Economic growth has
been characterized by episodes of both high growth rates (1960s, 1970s and after 2003 to present)
and recession (around 2000 ...
Policy Brief No. 02 of Sept.2004 on Fiscal Strategies and Poverty in Kenya: Agenda for Reform
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004-09)
This policy brief is based on a study: Fiscal strategies
and poverty in Kenya: Agenda for reform. The study
examines how the government spends and finances its
expenditure, and how this has impacted on poverty
and ...