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Discussion Paper No. 159 of 2013 on Poverty, Growth and Inequality Decomposition: A Household Survey Analysis
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
This study mainly attempts to quantify the relative contribution of economic
growth and redistribution to poverty changes in Kenya. This is important for
policy since a prudent poverty reduction strategy needs to focus ...
Conference Proceeding No. 03 of 2005 on Urban and Regional Planning as an Instrument for Wealth and Employment Creation
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2005)
According to estimates by the UN-Habitat, nearly 50% of the population in developing
countries will be urban by the year 2020 as more people abandon traditional rural areas
to live and work in cities. In Kenya, as in ...
Agricultural market access and dietary diversity in Kenya: Gender considerations towards improved household nutritional outcomes
(ScienceDirect.com, 2019)
Achieving food and nutritional security by all people at all times is a key development goal at the global, regional and national levels. To achieve access to sufficient safe food of acceptable quality at all times, gender ...
Conference Proceeding No. 02 of 2002 on the Report of the Proceedings of the International Conference on Finance and Development: Evidence and Policy Issues
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2002)
A lot of research has been done in finance and development with the aim
of establishing the direction of causality. This effort has been necessitated
by the fact that important links exist between finance and ...
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. ...
Spatial Variation of Household Energy Consumption Across Counties in Kenya
(African Geographical Review, 2020)
Kenya has reported a trajectory of success towards universal access to sustainable and modern energy sources over the past years. However, the discussion on the spatial variations of energy consumption is limited especially, ...
Review of Food and Agricultural Policies in Kenya 2005-2011
(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2013)
This report constitutes the first agricultural policy review undertaken by the MAFAP project in Kenya. The report reviews the main developments of the economy and the agricultural sector as well as the main policy decisions ...
Conference Proceeding No. 09 of 2019 on A Gendered Approach to Unlocking the Potential for Sustainable Development
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)
Gender equality is part of a wider struggle for overall equality for all. The struggle for gender equality can be traced to the first United Nations (UN) Women Conference held in Mexico in 1975 solely focused on women ...
Discussion Paper No. 243 of 2020 on Effects of Drought and Floods on Infrastructure in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020)
Reliable and efficient infrastructure underpins sustainable economic and social
development. However, events associated with climate change, such as droughts
and floods, affect the provision of infrastructure. In the ...
Discussion Paper No. 238 of 2020 on Effects of Forest Co-management on Adoption of On-Farm Tree Planting: Evidence from Selected Sites in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020)
This paper investigates the effect of participation in forest co-management on adoption of on-farm tree planting in four forest sites in Kenya. In all sites, Aberdares, Cherangany, Kakamega and Arabuko-Sokoke, devolution ...