Kenya : The Politics of Participation and Control / Henry Bienen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bienen, Henry, author.

Contributor:

Harvard University. Center for International Affairs.

Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Center of International Studies.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Center for International Affairs, Harvard University

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--Kenya.

Political parties.

Political participation--Kenya.

Political participation.

Kenya--Social conditions--1963-.

Kenya.

Kenya--Economic policy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Kenya has been the object of much controversy among students of African politics. Some view it as one of the greatest "successes" of the post-independence period; others see it as an example of all that is wrong with African development. Henry Bienen approaches this controversy by asking whether the concept of political participation has been properly understood in the African context. His case study of political participation in Kenya discusses administration, party politics, ethnicity, and class. He suggests that in a system dominated by elites, individuals and groups exert influence primarily through patron-client networks and local administrative and party organs. Local politics is the most important arena for most people, it is argued. As long as the regime adopts policies which maximize economic growth and take account of peasant middle and small holders, and as long as individual representatives can be replaced even though no change of regime occurs, limited political participation leads to political stability.Originally published in 1974.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

List of Tables

Abbreviations

I. Introduction: Kenya and the Problem of Political Participation

II. Describing Kenya: Administrative and Political Control

III. Describing Kenya: Party Politics

IV. Ethnicity and Class

V. Conclusion: Support for the Regime

Selected Bibliography

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

"Written under the auspices of the Center of International Studies, Princeton University, and the Center of International Affairs, Harvard University."

Bibliography: p. 197-212.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780691608310

0691608318

9780691636788

0691636788

9780691000220

0691000220

9781400867349

1400867347

OCLC:

905862837