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Building a conservative welfare state in Botswana

Seekings, Jeremy - 2017

Botswana's welfare state is both a parsimonious laggard in comparison with some other middle-income countries in Africa (such as Mauritius and South Africa) and extensive (in comparison with its low-income neighbours to the north and east). Coverage is broad but cash transfers are modest. This...

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Options for suitable biofuel farming : experience from Southern Africa

Von Maltitz, Graham - 2017

Southern African countries' interest in biofuel is due of its rural development potential. Finding models to optimize this benefit is therefore paramount. High-energy-density crops with low perishability allow farmers to grow small quantities on existing lands. Highly perishable, low-density...

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The political economy of food price policy : the case of Kenya

Nzuma, Jonathan Makau - 2013

This paper evaluates Kenya's food price crisis over 2002 - 11 using a political economy approach. Kenya's food prices … about 30 per cent of the changes in world market prices are transmitted to domestic markets in Kenya. The study finds a … relatively slow speed of adjustment of domestic food prices in Kenya of between three to five months. In response, the government …

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Using evidence and operational responses to accelerate gender equality in Kenya

Torkelsson, Åsa - 2014

Government of Kenya (GoK) integrated gender in a pronounced way in the design and implementation of the Kenya Agricultural …

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Targeting social transfer programmes : comparing design and implementation errors across alternative mechanisms

Sabates-Wheeler, Rachel; Hurrell, Alex; Devereux, Stephen - 2014

implementers. An innovative cash transfer programme in northern Kenya trialled three targeting mechanisms to learn lessons about …

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Does the African middle class defend democracy? : evidence from Kenya

Cheeseman, Nic - 2014

. But has the rise of the African middle class promoted democratic consolidation? This paper uses the case of Kenya to …

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Prospects for grid-connected solar photovoltaic in Kenya : a systems approach

Rose, Amy; Stoner, Robert J.; Pérez-Arriaga, Ignacio - 2014

sources such as solar and wind. We use a system-level model for Kenya to evaluate the potential of using grid-connected solar … unit commitment model whereby Kenya's extensive reservoir hydro-system compensates for solar intermittency. Results show …

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Scoping paper on Kenyan manufacturing

Chege, Jacob; Muchai, Dianah Ngui; Kimuyu, Peter Kiko - 2014

Three major policy regimes, namely import substitution, market liberalization and export promotion have greatly influenced Kenyan industrialization since independence in 1963. Overall, import substitution strategy was successful in establishing some primary industries but led to reduced domestic...

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Utility-consistent Poverty in Madagascar, 2001 - 10 : snapshots in the presence of multiple economy-wide shocks

Stifel, David; Razafimanantena, Tiaray; Rakotomanana, Faly - 2014

We use Arndt and Simler's (2010) utility-consistent approach to calculating poverty lines to analyse poverty in Madagascar in 2001, 2005 and 2010. Because two major political crises occurred between the survey periods, the snapshots of national poverty rising from 56.3 per cent in 2001 to 59.6...

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Incomes, inequality, and poverty in Kenya : a long-term perspective

Bigsten, Arne; Manda, Damiano Kulundu; Mwabu, Germano M.; … - 2014

This paper seeks to measure and explain changes in incomes, inequality, and poverty in Kenya. It starts from a very …

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