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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790094103321

Autore

Holtham Gerald

Titolo

Aid and inequality in Kenya : British development assistance to Kenya / / Gerald Holtham and Arthur Hazlewood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2011, c1976

ISBN

1-136-88970-1

1-136-88971-X

1-283-10558-6

9786613105585

0-203-84016-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Development ; ; v. 9

Altri autori (Persone)

HazlewoodArthur

Disciplina

338.91/676/2041

338.916762041

Soggetti

Economic assistance, British - Kenya

Income distribution - Kenya

Kenya Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1976.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE01; COPYRIGHT01; TITLE02; COPYRIGHT02; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE BACKGROUND; 2 AIMS AND ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE INDEPENDENCE; 3 THE FACTS OF AID; 4 BRITISH AID POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION IN KENYA; 5 AID IN ACTION; 6 THE INFLUENCE OF AID; 7 POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR BRITISH AID; 8 CONTROVERSIES OVER AID; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This reissue, first published in 1976, considers the rapid rate of economic growth in Kenya, combined with its apparent political stability, to determine whether or not this is indeed a case of 'growth without development' and, if so, where the responsibility for aid lies in this situation.The book concludes that while Kenyan growth has not been to an ideal pattern, accompanied by an increase in inequality, there is little or no reason to believe that living standards have not improved. It examines the impact of aid on Kenya's progress at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic leve