African successes : four public managers of Kenyan rural development / / David K. Leonard
| African successes : four public managers of Kenyan rural development / / David K. Leonard |
| Autore | Leonard David K. <1941-> |
| Edizione | [Reprint 2020] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, [1991] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxxi, 375 pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 338.96762 |
| Soggetto topico |
Rural development - Kenya
Management - Kenya |
| ISBN |
9780520343115
0520343115 9780520910294 052091029X 9780585289267 0585289263 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Map 1 -- Map 2 -- Abbreviations and Glossary -- Abbreviated Chronology of Political Events in Kenya -- List of Principal Persons in the Book -- Simplified Family Trees of the Administrators Studied -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: Individuals, Institutions, and Interests -- 2. The Foundation -- 3. Growing Up and Out of Colonialism -- 4. Independence and the Emerging Class Structure -- 5. Nyachae and Administrative Power in the Kenyatta State -- 6. Karanja and the Kenya Tea Development Authority -- 7. Muriithi and the Dairy Industry -- 8. The Moi Presidencies and Their Impact on Karanja and Muriithi -- 9. Rural Development, Decentralization, and Mule's Apprenticeship -- 10. Nyachae, Mule, District Focus, and Agriculture -- 11. The Unofficial Lives -- 12. African Managerial Success: Conclusions about Individuals -- 13. The State and Administrative Development: Conclusions about Institutions and Interests -- Appendix A. Ethnic Determinants of Civil Service Promotions -- Appendix B. Bureaucratic Influences and the Regional Allocation of Government Services -- Appendix C. Persons Interviewed -- Notes -- Index of Persons -- Index of Subjects |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910495890103321 |
Leonard David K. <1941->
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, [1991] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Decentralization and the social economics of development [Risorsa elettronica] : lessons from Kenya / edited by Christopher B. Barrett, Andrew G. Mude, John M. Omiti
| Decentralization and the social economics of development [Risorsa elettronica] : lessons from Kenya / edited by Christopher B. Barrett, Andrew G. Mude, John M. Omiti |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass. : CABI : Ovid [distributor], 2007 |
| Disciplina | 338.96762 |
| ISBN | 9781845932695 |
| Formato | Risorse elettroniche |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-990009877430403321 |
| Cambridge, Mass. : CABI : Ovid [distributor], 2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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
| Decentralization and the social economics of development : lessons from Kenya / / edited by Christopher B. Barrett, Andrew G. Mude, John M. Omiti |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, : CABI, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.96762 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BarrettChristopher B (Christopher Brendan)
MudeAndrew G OmitiJohn |
| Soggetto topico |
Rural development - Kenya
Decentralization in government - Kenya |
| ISBN |
1-280-95304-7
9786610953042 1-84593-270-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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; |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910446340603321 |
| Wallingford, : CABI, 2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Planning African development / / edited by Glen Norcliffe and Tom Pinfold
| Planning African development / / edited by Glen Norcliffe and Tom Pinfold |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (205 p.) |
| Disciplina |
338.96
338.96762 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
NorcliffeG. B
PinfoldTom |
| Collana | Routledge library editions: development |
| Soggetto topico | Rural development - Kenya |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-54856-9
1-136-86211-0 9786613861016 0-203-83623-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
PLANNING AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT; Copyright; Planning African Development; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; 1. Raising Nutritional Levels and Rural Development in Kenya; 2. Land-use Competition at the Margins of the Rangelands: An Issue in Development Strategies for Semi-arid Areas; 3. The Rural Nonfarm Sector and the Development Process in Kenya; 4. Towards a Locational Policy for Manufacturing Industry in Kenya; 5. Coordinating Operating and Investment Expenditures: The Need for Balance in Planning and Budgeting
6. Intra-programme Resource Allocation: The Case of Hospitals in Kenya7. Accounting Prices for Project Appraisal in Kenya; 8. Planning and Evaluation of Rural Electrification in Kenya; Maps; Notes on Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465206503321 |
| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Planning African development / / edited by Glen Norcliffe and Tom Pinfold
| Planning African development / / edited by Glen Norcliffe and Tom Pinfold |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (205 p.) |
| Disciplina |
338.96
338.96762 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
NorcliffeG. B
PinfoldTom |
| Collana | Routledge library editions: development |
| Soggetto topico | Rural development - Kenya |
| ISBN |
1-136-86210-2
1-283-54856-9 1-136-86211-0 9786613861016 0-203-83623-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
PLANNING AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT; Copyright; Planning African Development; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; 1. Raising Nutritional Levels and Rural Development in Kenya; 2. Land-use Competition at the Margins of the Rangelands: An Issue in Development Strategies for Semi-arid Areas; 3. The Rural Nonfarm Sector and the Development Process in Kenya; 4. Towards a Locational Policy for Manufacturing Industry in Kenya; 5. Coordinating Operating and Investment Expenditures: The Need for Balance in Planning and Budgeting
6. Intra-programme Resource Allocation: The Case of Hospitals in Kenya7. Accounting Prices for Project Appraisal in Kenya; 8. Planning and Evaluation of Rural Electrification in Kenya; Maps; Notes on Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791929303321 |
| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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