Like most of Africa, Kenya is also characterised by rapid urbanisation and urban growth. This article discusses and analyses current trends in Kenyan urbanisation, the factors that have contributed to urbanisation and urban growth, and the resultant consequences and development implications of...

The non-linear Inverse Almost Ideal Demand System is used in estimating the impact of exchange rates on source-differentiated import demand for beef in the USA. We estimate scale, own and cross-price flexibilities for six major beef suppliers and the rest of the world, incorporating exchange...

The authors examine the pluralism of Barone (1991) through the lens of subsequent developments in the pluralist economics literature, particularly the shift from teacher-centred to student-centred conceptions of education and the growing demands for evidence to demonstrate student achievement of...

Today's turbulent global environment is having a huge influence on the performance of businesses, and there is a growing interest not only from those active in the economy, but also from society as a whole in finding forecasts which may give more solid foundations for future activities. This...

Competitive strategy is an important determinant of firm survival and success. The strategy that a firm employs reflects the specific competitive methods that its managers emphasise as well as the broad pattern showing how these methods are combined for use in the firm. In an extensive study of...