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Discussion Paper No. 09 of 2001 on Determinants of Poverty in Kenya: Household-Level Analysis
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2001)
Strategies aimed at reducing poverty need to identify factors that are strongly associated with poverty and that are amenable to modification by policy. This paper uses household-level data collected in 1994 to examine ...
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. ...
Occasional Paper No. 03 of 2002 on Agriculture, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)
Reducing poverty is a primary focus of public policy in most developing countries, a fact that is underscored by the recent emphasis on the formulation of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) by African governments, ...
Special Paper No. 01 of 2002 on Thinking About Regulating? The Better Regulation Guide
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)
Government legislation and regulations, while necessary in any modern
society, impose a considerable cost burden on businesses. The regulatory
framework of a country affects all businesses in that it imposes costs ...
Working Paper No. 06 of 2002 on a Situational Analysis of Poverty in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2001)
Poverty is a major social and economic concern in Kenya. According to the 1997 welfare monitoring survey, more than half of Kenya’s population is poor. The government, together with donors, the private sector, the civil ...
Special paper No. 08 of 2006 on Policy Advocacy Needs of MSE Associations in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2006)
This study relates to one of the components of a three-year USAID-supported project
on "Enhanced Policy Formulation and Implementation for Micro and Small
Enterprises - MSEs" as proposed and implemented by KIPPRA (2003). ...
Special Paper No.10 of 2006 on Review of the Government of Kenya 2005/06 Budget
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2006)
The review of the Government of Kenya 2005/06 budget sought to ascertain how
the annual budget allocations traced the broad fiscal and macroeconomic targets set
out in the Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and ...
Working Paper No. 13 of 2005 on Tax Reform Experience in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2005)
Counties all over the world have reformed or are attempting to reform their tax
systems, with the main impetus being the increasing complexity of tax codes,
narrow tax bases, and concerns with horizontal equity. Kenya's ...
Working Paper No. 14 of 2006 on Development Finance Institutions in Kenya: Issues and Policy Concerns
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2006)
Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in Kenya were set up to provide longterm
finance to prioritized sectors as part of the industrialization strategy. Despite
the existence of DFIs since the 1960s and 1970s, there ...