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Economic and social transformation in rural Kenya 1980 (English)Book (Other academic)

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages

Uppsala ; Copenhagen: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet ; Centre for Development Research , 1980. , p. 230

Series

Publications from the Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen, ISSN 0348-5676 ; 4

Keywords [en]

Kenya, East Africa, Rural areas, Rural employment, Agricultural productivity, Land reform, Land tenure, Economic conditions

National Category

Economics and Business

Identifiers

URN: urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-688ISBN: 91-7106-170-3 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:nai-688DiVA, id: diva2:277803

Note

Contents: I. Introduction -- Pre-colonial accumulation -- Kisumu District and Kisii District -- Taita Hills -- Kwale District -- Development of underdevelopment -- The emergence of African capital accumulation -- II. Agricultural development in Kisumu, Kisii, Taita Hills and Kwale Districts -- Agricultural potential and population -- Agricultural production and regional inequalities -- Development of the productive forces and the creation of a landless proletariat -- III. The development of non-farming activities in Kisumu, Kisii, Kwale and Taita Hills -- Important characteristics of the non-farm sector -- Rural non-farming activities in Kenya - with specific reference to Kisumu, Kisii, Taita Hills and Kwale District -- Kisumu District -- Kisii District -- Taita Hills -- Kwale District -- IV. The Agricultural sample surveys -- Sample area and methods -- The population and household siza -- The landbase -- Agricultural production. Land use -- Agricultural production. Gross value of production -- Agricultural production. Pruchased inputs -- Agricultural Production. Net values of crops -- Income from animal husbandy – Remittances – Non-agricultural incomes -- Income and income distribution -- Household consumer expenditure -- Savings in samples -- Investment and accumulation of capital -- Capitalist development, differentiation and polarization -- V. The non-farm sector survey -- the development of small scale rural industries in Kenya -- Do small scale industries accumulate capital -- The competitiveness of small scale rural industries Kenya -- The development perspective of the rural non-farm sector -- Summary and conclusion -- VI. Summary and conclusions 

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