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  A comparison of two survey methods on pastoral Turkana migration patterns and their implications for development planning

  Pastoral Development Network, ODI, 1986

  This article indicates that most development programmes that involve pastoralists are failures becaue they are premised on a flawed understanding of how pastoralist systems function.The article indicates that:development projects in arid and semi-arid regions are usually based on the premise that pastoralists behave as a group.
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  Extension and livestock development: experience from among the Turkana pastoralists of Kenya

  Pastoral Development Network, ODI, 1992

  This paper discusses some of the reasons for decades of development failures in the pastoral area of Turkana District, Kenya. In the final analysis, the lack of local participation in development intervention, due to poor extension services, is identified as the main reason for failure.
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  External Debt Histories of Ten Low-Income Developing Countries - Lessons from Their Experience

  International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 1998

  The external debt burden of many low-income developing countries has increased significantly since the 1970s.
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  Struggles of Access to land. The 'Squatter Question' in Coastal Kenya

  Danish Institute for International Studies, 1998

  In Kenya and the sub-Saharan Africa generally, there have been little systematic discussions on the post-colonial struggles over control and ownership of land. Studies ignore that the "land question" is not about production alone and consequently have failed to assess its wider consequences on the society.
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  Ecological factors in land use conflicts, land administration and food security in Turkana, Kenya

  Pastoral Development Network, ODI, 1992

  This paper employs an historical analysis to consider some of the consequences of conflicting resource use and political friction on resource exploitation within and outside Turkana District during this century.
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  Contestation over Political Space: The State and Demobilisation of Party Politics in Kenya

  Danish Institute for International Studies, 1998

  Appraises political liberalization and subsequent contestation over political space in Kenya. The discussion centres on how, from the colonial period, elite politics have precluded organization and crystallization of popular democracy.The paper specifically examines the historicity of political factionalism and attendant decline of multi-partyism.
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  Aid and Reform in Africa

  Aid Effectiveness Research, World Bank, 1999

  Since the early 1980s, virtually every African country has received large amounts of aid aimed at stimulating policy reform. The results have varied enormously. Ghana and Uganda were successful reformers that grew rapidly and reduced poverty. In other countries policies changed little or even got worse.
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  Agricultural biotechnology and the poor: conference proceedings

  Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, 1999

  Proceedings of conference held in October 1999 and convened by CGIAR and the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS)Topic of papers includeCountry studies: China, India, Philippines, Thailand, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Egypt, Iran Jordan, Kenya, South Africa, ZimbabweControlling Environmental RisksMinimizing Health RisksMinimizing Social RisksEthics and Biotechnology
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  Biotechnology in African Agricultural Research: Opportunities for Donor Organizations

  International Service for National Agricultural Research, 2000

  Based on survey in 9 countries Looks at the development of agricultural biotechnology in Africa, and this constrains donor agencies in strategically directing their funding. This survey is based on assessment studies in 9 countries of regions and crops that may be considered for increased support.
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  Rural water tenure in East Africa: a comparative study of legal regimes and community responses to changing tenure patterns in Tanzania and Kenya

  Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000

  This paper looks at the water policy of Tanzania, and makes comparisons with the situation in Kenya. It focuses especially on recent attempts to move towards a participatory, demand-management approach to rural water supply.

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