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The security-development nexus: a structural violence and human needs approach
The security-development nexus is increasingly vital because of the realization
that there can be no long-term security without development and vice versa. The
linkages between the two concepts have evolved over the last ...
Empirical aspects of capital flight in Kenya, 1970-2009
Capital flight remains a fundamental academic and policy issue for developing countries. During the early 1990s the debt crisis appeared to have been contained and attention to the capital flight phenomenon waned. However, ...
Emerging trends and concerns in the economic diplomacy of African states
(Inderscience Publishers, 2012-10-10)
Increased globalisation has played a key role in shaping recent trends and concerns in the economic diplomacy of African states. African states are increasingly interested in becoming more relevant actors in the global ...
The Philosophy of non-violence and its application in the management of Kenya's constitutional conflicts
(Academica Press, 2014)
The author proceeds on the basis that peace is more than the absence of war. The philosophy of non-violence as a way to achieve vital social change is evaluated.The application of non-violence in addressing Kenya’s ...
Shocks affecting electricity prices in Kenya, a fractional integration study
(ScienceDirect, 2017-02)
We conduct a fractional integration and cointegration study of several Kenyan electricity price series in order to determine whether signs of persistence or mean reversion can eventually be discovered. Such features can ...
Testing the marshall-lerner condition in Kenya
In this paper we examine the Marshall-Lerner (ML) condition for the Kenyan economy. In particular, we use quarterly data on the log of real exchange rates, export-import ratio and relative (US) income for the time period ...
The philosophy of non-violence and its application in the management of Kenya’s constitutional conflicts
On August 5, 2010 Kenyans adopted a new constitution by the approval of almost 70% of voters. This was the culmination of almost two decades of mainly non-violent struggle for constitutional reform. Kenya’s previous ...
Strategic options of economic integration and global trade for Africa in the 21st century
Despite huge strides in economic development made in many parts of the world over the last few decades, many people in Africa still remain in dire poverty. According to the 2007/2008 United Nations Human Development Report, ...
Intervento umanitario: un approccio strutturale
L'intervento umanitario si riferisce alIa minaccia dell'uso della forza fuori dalle frontiere della Stato da parte di uno Stato 0 di un gruppo di Stati che aspira a prevenire o a mettere fine a gravi e diffuse violazioni ...
Persistence, long memory and seasonality in Kenyan tourism series
This article investigates the statistical properties of the total number of arrivals and departures in Kenya for the time period 1975Q1–2011Q4 by looking at the degree of persistence of the series. We use long range ...