An Economic History of Kenya
Author: William Robert Ochieng'
Publisher: East African Publishers
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9789966469632
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: William Robert Ochieng'
Publisher: East African Publishers
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9789966469632
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Anne King
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1975-01-01
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 1349024422
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Paul Mosley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009-03-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780521102452
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The economic history of developing countries, particularly the former colonies, has become polarized between two ideologies. The apologists for colonialism have emphasized the stimulus given to the indigenous economy by the introduction of foreign capital; the 'underdevelopment theorists' have turned this interpretation on its head and represented the relationship as being, particularly in 'settler colonies' such as Kenya and Zimbabwe, one not of stimulus but of rape and plunder. In this study, Dr Mosley considers the economies of colonial Kenya and Southern Rhodesia and argues, in the light of recently assembled statistical data, that the truth is more complex than either of these simple interpretations allows. At the level of policy, most white producers acknowledged that they could not afford to let 'white mate black in a very few moves': they needed his cheap labour, cattle and maize too much to wish to damage seriously the peasant economy that sustained them.
Author: Charles Hornsby
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2013-03-01
Total Pages: 1102
ISBN-13: 0755627741
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Since independence from Great Britain in 1963, Kenya has survived five decades as a functioning nation-state, holding regular elections; its borders and political system intact and avoiding open war with its neighbours and military rule internally. It has been a favoured site for Western aid, trade, investment and tourism and has remained a close security partner for Western governments. However, Kenya's successive governments have failed to achieve adequate living conditions for most of its citizens; violence, corruption and tribalism have been ever-present, and its politics have failed to transcend its history. The decisions of the early years of independence and the acts of its leaders in the decades since have changed the country's path in unpredictable ways, but key themes of conflicts remain: over land, money, power, economic policy, national autonomy and the distribution of resources between classes and communities.While the country's political institutions have remained stable, the nation has changed, its population increasing nearly five-fold in five decades. But the economic and political elite's struggle for state resources and the exploitation of ethnicity for political purposes still threaten the country's existence. Today, Kenyans are arguing over many of the issues that divided them 50 years ago. The new constitution promulgated in 2010 provides an opportunity for national renewal, but it must confront a heavy legacy of history. This book reveals that history.
Author: R.M.A.Van Zwanenberg
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 362
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Monograph comprising a historical account of economic development and social change in Kenya and Uganda from 1800 to 1970 - includes a bibliography pp. 305 to 322, graphs, maps and statistical tables.
Author: Arthur Hazlewood
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 252
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Monograph reviewing economic development trends (1963-1978) in Kenya - describes the population situation, economic structure, the agricultural sector, manufacturing industrial sector, the informal sector and service sector, trade, balance of payments, poverty and income distribution, etc., And deals with economic policy measures, and the role of ILO in certain development issues. Bibliography pp. 226 and 227, map, references and statistical tables.
Author: Daniel Branch
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2011-11-15
Total Pages: 497
ISBN-13: 0300180640
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →On December 12, 1963, people across Kenya joyfully celebrated independence from British colonial rule, anticipating a bright future of prosperity and social justice. As the nation approaches the fiftieth anniversary of its independence, however, the people's dream remains elusive. During its first five decades Kenya has experienced assassinations, riots, coup attempts, ethnic violence, and political corruption. The ranks of the disaffected, the unemployed, and the poor have multiplied. In this authoritative and insightful account of Kenya's history from 1963 to the present day, Daniel Branch sheds new light on the nation's struggles and the complicated causes behind them.Branch describes how Kenya constructed itself as a state and how ethnicity has proved a powerful force in national politics from the start, as have disorder and violence. He explores such divisive political issues as the needs of the landless poor, international relations with Britain and with the Cold War superpowers, and the direction of economic development. Tracing an escalation of government corruption over time, the author brings his discussion to the present, paying particular attention to the rigged election of 2007, the subsequent compromise government, and Kenya's prospects as a still-evolving independent state.
Author: William Robert Ochieng'
Publisher:
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 188
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Jacob Oser
Publisher:
Published: 1967
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Case study of economic development in Kenya as an example of economic growth in developing countries - surveys the achievements and shortcomings of the African regime in kenya, covers the role of government and national planning, economic relations between rich and poor countries, government policies, etc., and includes trade and fiscal policy, capital movements, industrialization, agrarian reform and historical and political aspects. References and statistical tables.