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Policy Brief No. 01 of 2004 on Vision and Long Term Development Strategy for Kenya's Tourism Industry
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)
The capacity of the
country to offer luxury
tourism has been largely
compromised
crowding, over-development
of facilities, competition for
tourists, insecurity, poor infrastructure in general, and
environmental ...
Policy Monitor, Issue 1 No. 3, January-March 2004 on Kenya's Domestic Debt: Risks and the Challenge of Sustaining Recent Economic Gains
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)
One of the fundamental public goods that a government can
provide to its citizens is a stable macroeconomic environment
supported by prudent fiscal policies. Prudent fiscal policies
enable the government to, among other ...
Policy Monitor, Issue 2 No. 4, April 2004-June 2005 on Kenya's Participation in International Trade Negotiations
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)
Trade negotiations play a key role in increasing international market access
for exports. Kenya has pursued global integration through trade with other
countries at regional and international level. The main aim in ...
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. 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 ...
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 ...
Discussion Paper No. 36 of 2004 on Capital Requirements and Bank Behaviour in Kenya: Empirical Evidence
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004)
This study analyses the impact of risk-based capital requirements on bank risk and capital levels. In the past, regulators placed much attention on increase in bank capital without much consideration of the corresponding ...
Discussion Paper No. 31 of 2004 on Globalisation and the Labour Market in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004)
This paper analyses the effect of globalisation on the labour market outcomes
in Kenya using micro datasets complemented with secondary data. The analysis
shows that during the economic reform period (1970s to 1990s), ...
Discussion Paper No. 34 of 2004 on Sources and Determinants of Agricultural Growth and Productivity in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004)
Agriculture is the most important sector in the Kenyan economy given its contribution to employment, foreign exchange, food, and its linkages with other sectors of the economy. Indeed, the sector’s performance directly ...