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Policy Brief No. 03 of 2007 on Strategies for Expanding Access to Secondary Education in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)
Policy Brief No. 05 of 2006 on Multiplicity of Taxes and Licenses in the Trucking Industry in Kenya. Is there a Case for Deregulation?
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
The trucking industry comprises of heavy commercial vehicles (lorries and trailers), which
transport commercial products within the domestic market and on transit to the
neighbouring countries within the region. The ...
Policy Brief No. 10 of 2007 on Improving the Technology Competitiveness of Small Enterprises in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)
The Sessional Paper No. 2 of 2005 on Development of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs)
for Wealth and Employment Creation for Poverty Reduction singles out restricted levels
of technology as one of the major constraints ...
Policy Brief No. 11 of 2006 on Improving the Enabling Environment for Business in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
An enabling environment for business improves investment climate and competitiveness of
a country, thereby enhancing economic performance for eventual poverty reduction. In this
regard, the Government of Kenya in its ...
Policy Brief No. 10 of 2006 on Lessons From Kenya's Tax Reform Experience
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
Kenya, like many developing nations, has attempted to reform its tax system over time, with the
impetus coming from the increasing complexity of the tax codes, narrow tax base and concerns with
fair distribution of tax ...
Policy Brief No. 11 of 2007 on Effectiveness of Financial Sector Reforms in Promoting Domestic Private Investment in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)
The Kenyan government has over the last decade been implementing financial
sector reforms aimed at promoting private investment. The main focus of the
reforms was liberalization of interest rate and exchange rate, ...
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 ...
Discussion Paper No. 24 of 2003 on Prospects of Kenya's Clothing Exports under AGOA after 2004
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2003)
After unprecedented decline in Kenya’s cotton-textile-apparel industry since
the early 1990s, substantial interest in its revival has emerged. This interest
has largely been stimulated by the market opportunity presented ...
Discussion Paper No. 25 of 2003 on Agricultural Trade Reforms in Kenya Under the World Trade Organization Framework
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2003)
The agricultural sector in Kenya has shown mixed performance with the onset
of liberalization of the Kenyan economy. Under liberalization policies of the
structural adjustment programs (SAPS), agricultural monopolies ...
Conference Proceeding No. 01 of 2000 on Report of the Proceedings of the AERC-KIPPRA World Trade Organization (WTO) Workshop
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2000)
The Uruguay Round of the multilateral trade negotiations led to the establishment of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) in 1994, with the mandate of fostering progressive liberalization of world trade in
goods and services. ...