Browsing by Author "Kassaye, Kalkidan"

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    Center - state Relations in the Ethiopian Federal Setup: Towards Coercive Federalism?
    (Addis Ababa University, 2010-12) Kassaye, Kalkidan; Negussie, Solomon (PhD)
    A comprehensive understanding of the operational part of a federal system calls for the study of the comportment on which the center-state relationship is based. Keeping this line, the Ethiopian federal setup which is suspected of being coercive as regards the rapport between the orders of government, is an interesting area of academic as well as political significance. The paper aims at exploring whether such suspicion is valid or not by scrutinizing the prevailing politico-economic as well as constitutional stratum in which the federal experiment is functioning
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    Center –State Relations in the Ethiopian Federal Setup: Towards Coercive Federalism?
    (Addis Ababa University, 2010-12) Kassaye, Kalkidan; NEGUSSIE,SOLOMON (DR)
    A comprehensive understanding of the operational part of a federal system calls for the study of the comportment on which the center-state relationship is based. Keeping this line, the Ethiopian federal setup which is suspected of being coercive as regards the rapport between the orders of government, is an interesting area of academic as well as political significance. The paper aims at exploring whether such suspicion is valid or not by scrutinizing the prevailing politico-economic as well as constitutional stratum in which the federal experiment is functioning
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    The Impact of Young Minibus Taxi Drivers' Life Style and Situational Determinants on the Road Traffic Accident Risk: A Case Study of Kirkos sub city, Addis Ababa City Administration
    (Addis Ababa University, 2015-07) Kassaye, Kalkidan; Kassaye, Demelash (PhD)
    By taking commercial mini bus taxi drivers in kirkos sub city as a subject, this study explores to understand the human and situational risk determ inants of road traffic accidents that foc us on these drivers at stake. The study is undertaken in Addis Ababa city administration at kirkos sub city. Primary data has been co llected by utilizing qualitative data generation techniques such as interview guide line and an in-depth interv iewi ng. Field observations were also employed as a supp lementary method. Related research studies, policies, j ourna ls, published and unpublished books and report papers have been reviewed and ana lyzed. The inte nded ethi cal consideration of which mainl y a research concerned with humans are respected well. The finding of this study indi cates that some elements of the commercial min ibus taxi dri vers' life style and situational determinants of aberrant dri ving have increased the ir risks towards road traffic accident. Some of the elements and situations are challenging working conditions, Job and social insecuri ty, inadequate driver training; low self esteem, passenger d istractions, ri sk-taki ng propensity, job di ssatisfaction and ineffect ive traffic law enforcement were among the reasons depicted for aberrant driving and the risks that make them vu ln erab le to the accidents causation in Add is Ababa city administration. Their risk perception was also assessed. The study also hi ghl ights and further indicates the need for comprehensive intervention for considerable stake holders towards minimizing traffic accident risks which are caused by cOlllmercia l mini bus taxi drivers.