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following sound monetary and fiscal policies. Finally, the report's third message focuses on the poverty situation in Kenya …
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About half of Kenya's rural population (approximately 9 million people) was the poverty line in 1992, a proportion … poverty line. In the early 1980s, Kenya's social indicators were distinctly more favorable than those of most countries in the … differences between rural and urban areas and between the poor and the non-poor. These are the findings of the Kenya poverty …
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A Participatory Poverty Assessment (PPA) was undertaken by the World Bank in collaboration with the Government of Kenya … to complement previous statistical studies of poverty in Kenya. While the PPA confirmed many findings of the Welfare …
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This assessment of poverty and inequality comes at an important juncture for Kenya. The December 2007 elections and … in Kenya as well as designing policies to minimize the impact of the current global crisis. …
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Kenya withstood another difficult year in 2012 as policy tightening and weaker global demand slowed economic activity …. With decisive fiscal and monetary policies, the government managed to restore confidence in Kenya's medium term prospects …. Kenya's growth rate is still below its potential and its peers, external imbalances remain which threaten its future growth …
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approach in Kenya, to increase formal linkages, downward accountability of service delivery mechanisms, and social …
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The objective of this study is to contribute to the ongoing dialogue on police reform in Kenya, where poor police … police performance, the government of Kenya concluded that the reform program achieved only limited success: the country is … governance problems facing Kenya, namely, large-scale corruption, high levels of crime, and interethnic violence. This study …
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to starting and running businesses than do their male counterparts. Gender and Economic Growth in Kenya examines the …
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Kenya may be at a "tipping point," the theme of the third Kenya economic update which has a special focus on the … sectors, and have contributed to the conditions for Kenya to reach this tipping point. Kenya has entered the new decade with … favorable regional environment have created a new positive economic momentum. Kenya may again be positioned to experience high …
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