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Decentralization and the social economics of development : lessons from Kenya / edited by Christopher B. Barrett, Andrew G. Mude, John M. Omiti.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rural development--Kenya.
- Rural development.
- Decentralization in government--Kenya.
- Decentralization in government.
- Kenya--Economic conditions.
- Kenya.
- Kenya--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Wallingford : CABI, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Examining the successes, failures, possibilities and limitations of efforts across rural Kenya, this book analyses the socioeconomic and institutional prerequisites for decentralization, and the role of community groups and producer organizations in reducing poverty and promoting empowerment.
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Decentralization and the Social Economics of Development: An Overview of Concepts and Evidence from Kenya; Part I: Successes And Failures of Decentralization in Rural Kenya; 2 A Qualitative Analysis of Success and Failure Factors of Agricultural Cooperatives in Central Kenya; 3 Institutional Incompatibility and Deregulation: Explaining the Dismal Performance of Kenya's Coffee Cooperatives; 4 Decentralization, Community-based Organizations and Access to Agricultural Extension Services in Eastern Kenya
- 5 Access to, and Willingness to Pay for, Agricultural Extension in Western Kenya 6 Decentralization of Pastoral Resources Management and Its Effects on Environmental Degradation and Poverty: Experience from Northern Kenya; Part II: Socioeconomic And Institutional Preconditions for Successful Decentralization; 7 Linkages between Community, Environment and Conflict Management: Experiences from Northern Kenya; 8 The Unfulfilled Promise of Microfinance in Kenya: The KDA Experience; 9 The Effects of Farmer Community Group Participation on Rural Livelihood in Kenya
- 10 On Economic Transfers Through Social Networks in Kenya's Smallholder Sector Index;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-95304-7
- 9786610953042
- 1-84593-270-6
- OCLC:
- 181158599
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