actually be used to produce goods and services. 3 Explain the difference between macroeconomics and microeconomics. Give example of the areas of concern to each branch of economics. Micro: individual unit. Eg household‚ market‚ industry Macro: economic behavior of aggregate (national level) Eg national output‚ unemployment rates‚ etc. page 6 4 Explain why it is important for an economic model to be an abstraction from the real world. TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE REAL WORLD
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this respect‚ the course will address the question‚ What is property and why does it matter? The students will be introduced to an appreciation of the idea of land as property and the rights attached thereto as well as the evolution of Land Law in Kenya. The study also seeks to look at the relationship that exists between the state and the individual with regard to land rights. The objectives of the course is thus to equip one with the knowledge of the various categories of property rights in land
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MICROFINANCE AWARENESS AND IMPACT IN KENYA: A CASE OF NAIROBI COUNTY Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The need for development that saw the Kenya develop several strategies and plans such as the vision 2030 and the millennium development goals has led to development of the finance sector. The need for financing of the development projects has developed microfinance institutions in the country. Microfinance has received a lot of attention
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TOURISM IN KENYA INTRODUCTION Tourism is the world’s largest industry. According to World Tourism Organization (WTO)‚ tourism accounts for more than 10% of the world total employment‚ 11% of the Global Domestic Product (GDP) and the total tourist trips are predicted to increase to 1.6 billion by 2020. In Kenya tourism is an important sector of the economy‚ in 2006 tourism was the leading foreign exchange earners contributing Ksh 56.2 billion while attracting 1.8 million tourists (Source :Kenya Tourism
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ACCESS AND EQUITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN KENYA A paper presented for The KIM SOM CONFERENCE 2009 Theme: Transforming Higher Education: Opportunities and Challenges Sub Theme: Access and Equity in Higher Education By NAME : OWINO ROSE ATIENO DESIGNATION: TEACHER IN SECONDARY SCHOOL & EMBA STUDENT – KIM NAKURU HD334-033-0234/ 2008 Email address: atienowino @ yahoo.com Postal address: P.o.box 13091‚ Nakuru. Mobile no. : 0720203200 ABSTRACT In the last decade‚ a great
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Background Information Kenya & Poverty • 55.4% (17.1 mil people) lived below extreme poverty line (US$1 /day) 55 4% (17 1 in 2001 • Large Income Disparities: b/w richest & poorest‚ b/w urban & rural (Year of 2001) Life expectancy at birth Adult literacy rate GDP / head UN Human Develop. Index (‘02) KENYA 45 years 84% US$1‚020 148th CANADA % of Kenya’s Total Inco s ome 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% More than 79 years 99% US$29‚480 4th Urban Rural Poorest 20% Middle 60%
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SECTION 2-1 REVIEW AND REINFORCE •Understanding Main Ideas Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper. 1. What factors determine whether water soaks into the ground or flows over the ground as runoff? The nature of the ground‚ the rate of the rainfall‚ and the slope of the land. 2. Draw a simple sketch of a river system. Include and label the following: headwaters. Tributary‚ oxbow lake‚ meander‚ flood plain‚ delta‚ and mouth
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MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY OF KENYA FACULTY OF BUSINESS BACHELOR OF COMMERCE YEAR 2 UNIT: INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN NAME: MARYANN WAMBUI REG NO: BUS-241-088/2012 ASSIGNMENT 1 TITLE: HOW COMPANIES USE BUSINESS SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: KENYA AIRWAYS CASE STUDY DUE DATE: 26th MAY 2013 LECTURER: PIUS WALELA Introduction: An information system refers to an arrangement of people‚ data processes and interfaces interacting to support and improve day-to-day
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History Russell McGillivray Kenya The British colonization of Kenya destroyed the culture and economy of the native people‚ but it established a democratic government and left Kenya a more modernized country.[1] During the 1880’s through 1914‚ the start of WWI‚ was an age of imperialism. One place that felt victim to this imperialism was Africa. At this time Africa was a wholly unmodernized continent. The reason the Europeans went after Africa was the introduction of the idea of
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“Economics has never been a science - and it is even less now than a few years ago.”…Paul Samuelson INTRODUCTION Economics is the social science that analyzes the production‚ distribution‚ and consumption of goods and services. A focus of the subject is how economic agents behave or interact and how economies work. A given economy is the result of a process that involves its technological evolution‚ history and social organization‚ as well as its geography‚ natural resource endowment‚ and ecology
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