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Policy Brief 6: Fiscal Decentralization in Kenya: Priority Issues for Consideration
This brief discusses fiscal dissentralization in kenya and the components of effective and efficient fiscal decentralization. It looks at the issues of consideration and the current situation in Kenya. It mentions the various funds that have been introduced to kenya between 2003 and 2007. For more see brief
| Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA Kenya) | English | Policy Briefs |
Policy Brief 5. Trade Policy Reforms and Poverty in the Cotton Sub-Sector: Challenges and Policy Issues. September 2006
The Institute of Economic Affairs has been involved in a multi-country project: Linking Trade, Development and Poverty. In partnership with Consumer Unity Trust Society. One of the main objectives of the TDP project is to facilitate cross fertilization of experiences and lessons learnt on the linkages between trade development and poverty reduction in developing countries to develop appropriate policy responses. More is discussed in the publication
| Institute of Economic Affairs | English | Policy Briefs |
Policy Brief 4: Post Hong Kong - Outcomes and Challeges
The Doha Development Agenda (Doha round), which was launched in 2001, was meant to correct the imbalances associated with the Uruguay round. The Doha round was to end in 2004, however this deadline was not achieved. One of the reasons for this was the failure of the 2003 5th WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancun which ended abruptly without consensus on any of the items on its agenda. After long and arduous negotiations, WTO Members on 31 July 2004 agreed on a framework package to keep the Doha round of trade negotiations alive.
| Institute of Economic Affairs | English | Policy Briefs |
Policy Brief 3: Annual Lecture Outcome of the 6th WTO Ministerial Conference
The Ministerial Conference is the topmost body of the WTO under the governance structure set up by the “Agreement establishing the WTO”. This body has to meet at least every two years. It brings together all members of the WTO, all of which are countries or customs unions. The Ministerial Conference can take decisions on all matters under any of the multilateral trade agreements.
| Institute of Economic Affairs | English | Policy Briefs |
Policy Brief 2: The Report on Effective and Co-ordinated Participation of Civil Society Organisations towards the Sixth W.T.O Ministerial Conference
The 6th World Trade Organisation Ministerial meeting was held in Hong Kong between the 13th and 18th December 2005. In the run up to this meeting the Institute of economic Affairs held a workshop to ensure that civil society participated and informed the Kenyan position on this meeting. The workshop covered the following areas: a recapitulation of the deliberations of the Mombasa workshop on National
Trade Policy and the state of play in the following areas: agriculture, non-agricultural market access, trade facilitation and trade in services, with specific reference to Kenya.
| Institute of Economic Affairs | English | Policy Briefs |
Policy Briefs 1: The Prospects of Kenya Increasing its Export Under Agoa Initiative: Some Policy Recomendations
A discussion on the prospects of Kenya increasing its trade to USA under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) initiative with an impact of reducing the levels of poverty in the country is presented. Policy recommendations suggested towards this will aim to achieve; elimination of technical/non-tariff barriers, product diversification, capacity building, technical assistance and Institutional strengthening, reducing production costs, market liberalization of the pyrethrum, coffee and cotton sub-sectors, strategies to increase producers trade gains, value in international business transactions.
| Institute of Economic Affairs | English | Policy Briefs |
