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Implementation of the right to free movement of workers in the East African Community: Examination of the law and practice
(Mzumbe University, 2019) Makoko, Charles Elirehema
This study examined the implementation of the right to free movement of workers in the East African Community guaranteed by the Protocol on the Establishment of the EAC common market. The study was prompted by the fact that although the protocol on the establishment of the EAC common market guarantees the right to free movement of workers in East Africa, literature seem to suggest that the municipal labour laws and policies of the EAC partner states are unfavorable to facilitate the implementation of the said right. The general introduction is provided under chapter one while chapter two presents conceptual framework of the study. Chapter three gives the legal framework for free movement of workers in East Africa. Free movement of workers in other economic communities is provided in chapter four. Research findings are covered under chapter five while chapter six gives summary, conclusion and recommendations. The study involved the three EAC founding partner states: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Data from all the three states was collected mainly through documentary review. However, face to face interviews were also conducted in order to get practical experiences to complement documentary data. Interviews involved a sample of 61 persons selected through purposive sampling. The data obtained from both documentary review and face to face interviews were analysed through qualitative methods. The study found that there is partial implementation of the right to free movement of workers in East Africa. The impediments to full implementation of the right to free movement of workers is caused by diversity in labour laws and policies, conflicting immigration laws and policies and lack of political will due desire to protect domestic labour markets by partner states. Best practices in this view point can be drawn from the European Union. The study recommends for fulfillment of partner states obligations in good faith, formulation of EAC harmonization policy and other policies, enforcement of the EAC Law, harmonisation of Annex II and Article 10 of the Protocol, maintenance of institutionalism approach by the EAC partner states and adherence to the EAC directives and recommendations.
Non-parametric statistics
(Mzumbe University, 2009) Ndunguru Philibert, C.
The book is structured as follows: Chapter one introduces the basic concepts of a statistical inference problem. Chapter two focuses on inference techniques that are appropriate for nominal data. Chapters three and four dwell on inference techniques using ordinal data; with chapter three focusing on sample median test techniques and chapter four on rank-sum techniques. Both techniques typically rely on data that are capable of being ranked. Chapter five is exclusively presenting material on testing randomness of a set of sample observations, which is a universal premise for all inference methods. The technique adopted in this book is based on Wald-Wolfowitz one-sample runs test procedure. The final chapter dwells on correlational inference techniques that are appropriate for nominal and/or ordinal data.
The author has streamlined the material to be reader-friendly. The solved examples, exercises, and review questions that are drawn from real and contextualized business, economics, management, and social life situations enable readers to understand the topical concepts covered. The optional exercises on parametric techniques enable readers to reflect on the link between parametric and non-parametric statistical techniques as applied in social science research. Chapters two through six each contain a section on SPSS tutorial, in which the use of SPSS software in solving non- Parametric inference problems is demonstrated. In this way, readers get to know and/or exercise their skills in the application of the statistical package.
Topics in mathematics for economists
(Research and Publications Department, 2006) Wiketye Enock J.M
The book is divided into four parts a sixteen chapters. Part I consists of chapters one to four. Chapter one deals with the Set Theory. This is followed by chapter two which deals with Functions and models. Chapter three is about Exponential and Logarithmic Functions. The last chapter in part one deals with Progressions.
Part II of the book is about Linear Algebra. It consists of chapters five through eight. Chapter five deals with Matrix Algebra. This is followed by chapter six which is about Systems of Linear equations. Chapter seven looks at some Applications of Matrix Algebra while chapter eight is on Characteristic Values a Vectors.
Part Ill of the book is about calculus. It consists of chapters nine through thirteen. Chapter nine gives an introduction on Differential Calculus. This is followed by chapter ten which looks at Partial Differentiation. Chapter eleven is about Optimization whereas chapter twelve is on Constrained Optimization. The last chapter of this part, chapter thirteen, is about Integral Calculus.
Part IV is about Programming. This consists of chapters fourteen, fifteen and sixteen. Chapter Fourteen introduces the concept of Linear Programming. This is followed by chapter fifteen which is about the Simplex Method of solving linear programs. The last chapter of this part (and of this book) is chapter sixteen. This chapter deals with Duality and Sensitivity Analysis.
Basic concepts of probability theory
(Research, Information and Publication Department, 2001) Ndunguru Philibert, C.
This book is organized into four parts which are logically and systematically presented. Part one, sets the fundamental aspects of probability theory in which apart from introducing the reader to the basic vocabulary of the subject, it also answers three fundamental questions for learning probability theory. These are: What basic outcomes are possible; How many such possibilities exist and what basic outcome is likely to happen, for a given random experiment or phenomenon. The algebra of probability is discussed in part two, while part three focuses on building probability models based on simple statistical random experiments. The last part deals with the application of probability theory in decision making. Moreover there are problems at the end of each chapter which the reader can test the understanding of the material covered. Besides, each chapter begins with a clear statement about the silent features of the issues discussed in it. This is meant to guide the reader to have a sense of direction while reading the chapter.
Fundamentals of human resource management
(2011) Itika J
This book is not just one of the many introductions to Human Resource Management that are published, year after year, for use in HRM classes. Authors of those introductions face many challenges, such as the need to produce something that is both theoretically sound and practically valuable, or to find a way to integrate discussions on a variety of topics into one comprehensible teaching tool. The author of this book took up those challenges by, on the one hand, closely following the conventions that HRM scholars all over the world adhere to with regards to the demarcation of subfields within the HRM discipline, and on the other hand, including a multitude of Tanzanian and other African cases that put each of these subfields in a vivid context.
The result is a book that serves to initiate African students in the world-wide HRM community, while simultaneously enabling them to create their own HRM policies in accordance with circumstances in their countries. As such, it is definitely a unique book.
It brings the global and regional perspective together, to the benefit of both. The author and his colleagues of the School of Public Administration and Management of Mzumbe University deserve respect for this accomplishment. Their reward will be in the educational outcomes that the book will certainly bring about in their own classes and in hopefully many other ones.