LEADER 04619nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910959961403321 005 20251117005435.0 010 $a9966-792-06-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000033886 035 $a(EBL)3001547 035 $a(OCoLC)923563275 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000431879 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11303195 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000431879 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10475690 035 $a(PQKB)11318863 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3001547 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3001547 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10394822 035 $a(BIP)35277527 035 $a(BIP)18050092 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000033886 100 $a20080311d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aBusiness in Kenya $einstitutions and interactions /$fedited by Dorothy McCormick, Patrick O. Alila, Mary Omosa 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNairobi $cUniversity of Nairobi Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (362 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9966-846-95-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Boxes; List of Contributors; Preface; Part I. Kenya Business Context; Chapter 1. Business Systems: An Overview; Chapter 2. Business Systems Theory: An African Perspective; Chapter 3. Policies and Regulations for Business Development in Kenya; Chapter 4. Kenya's Socio-Economic Environment; Chapter 5. Essential Services - Electricity and Water; Chapter 6. Production and Trade; Chapter 7. The Financial System; Part II. Sectoral Perspectives 327 $aChapter 8. Linkages and Business Competitionin Kenya's Metal Products SubsectorChapter 9. Textiles and Clothing; Chapter 10. The Smallholder Tea Industry in Kenya; Chapter 11. Steaming Cups! Policy Reforms and Problems in the Coffee Trade in Kenya; Chapter 12. Trade and Transport: Business Linkages and Networks; Part III. Conclusions; Chapter 13. Business in Kenya: Institutions, Interactions, and Strategies; Index; Back Cover 330 $aThis book is about business in Kenya. Starting from theories of institutions as formal and informal rules that shape human behaviour, it examines the institutional context for business and the ways in which firms and other organisations are formed, operate, and interact. Some of the institutions are internal to Kenya, but others are regional, continental or global in their origins and impact. The book examines how these institutions interact to create incentives for certain types of investment, and disincentives for others. It also discusses the strategies that government can adopt to strengthen the Kenyan business system and make it more competitive.The book originated in a three-year research project on Business Systems in Africa carried out as part of a collaboration between the Institute for Development Studies of the University of Nairobi, and the Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen. The studies involved more than a dozen researchers in an examination of the influence of political, economic and social institutions on Kenyan firms of all sizes. Its approach, which uses sectors of the economy as lenses through which to view the business system, has provided a rich tapestry of information useful for policymakers, students and scholars.The editors are based at the Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi. Dorothy McCormick is Associate Research Professor and Director of the Institute. She specialises in industrial development with particular emphasis on micro and small enterprises. Patrick O. Alila is Research Professor and was the Institute's Director from 1995 to 2001. Trained in political science and development administration, he specialises in rural development and local level institutions. Mary Omosa is Senior Research Fellow and University of Nairobi UNESCO/UNITWIN Chair. Her major research focus is on development sociology and rural livelihoods. 606 $aBusiness enterprises$zKenya 606 $aCorporate culture$zKenya 607 $aKenya$xCommerce 615 0$aBusiness enterprises 615 0$aCorporate culture 701 $aMcCormick$b Dorothy$f1941-$0122155 701 $aAlila$b Patrick O$01867433 701 $aOmosa$b Mary$01867434 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910959961403321 996 $aBusiness in Kenya$94474980 997 $aUNINA