Table of contents for Is minimum wage policy effective in Kenya? / Jacob Omolo, John Omiti.

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Acknowledgments     .................................................iii
Abbreviations and Acronyms      .................................................vi
Summary     ..   ..................................................ii

1 Introduction.........................................1
1 Introduction .............................................................
   1.1   Context of Study........................................................................
   1.2   Emerging Policy Issues..............................................................2
   1.3   Objectives.................................................................................3
   1.4   Scope of Study..........................................................................3
   1.5   Organization of the  Paper.........................................................3
2 Literature Review     ..................................4
   2.1   Minimum Wages and the Fight Against Poverty..........................4
   2.2   Minimum Wages and Employment Promotion..............................5
   2.3   Institutional Environment for Minimum Wage Fixing.....................7
   2.4   Conceptual Framework............................................................11
   2.5    Data Collection and  Analysis...................................................12
3 Results and Discussion     ...........................................13
   3.1   Minimum Wages and Poverty Reduction     ...................................13
   3.2   Minimum Wages and Employment Growth................................19
   3.3   Institutional Environment  ..............     .............................21
4 Policy Recommendation..       ......................................... ...32
   4.1    Main Conclusions   ...........................................32
   4.2    Review and Implement the New Labour Laws  ..........................34
   4.3    Improve the Institutional Framework .........................................35
   4.4    Streamline the Minimum Wage Setting Processes ......................36
 References...............................................................37
 Appendices...............................................................43
 Appendix I: Regulation of Wages and Conditions of Employment Act.........43
 Appendix 2: Established Wage Councils in Kenya ......................................44
 Appendix 3: Key Informants  ................................................45