Author: Anne ThurstonPublisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Smallholder Agriculture in Colonial Kenya
Author: Anne ThurstonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Agricultural Land Redistribution
Author: Hans P. Binswanger-MkhizePublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821379623
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Despite 250 years of land reform all over the World, important land inequalities remain, especially in Latin America and Southern Africa.While in these countries, there is near consensus on the need for redistribution, much controversy persists around how to redistribute land peacefully and legally, often blocking progress on implementation.This book focuses on the "how" of land redistribution in order to forge greater consensus among land reform practitioners and enable them to make better choices on the mechanisms of land reform. Reviews and case studies describe and analyze the al.
Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization: A Framework for Africa
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251308713
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
This framework presents ten interrelated principles/elements to guide Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Africa (SAMA). Further, it presents the technical issues to be considered under SAMA and the options to be analysed at the country and sub regional levels. The ten key elements required in a framework for SAMA are as follows: The analysis in the framework calls for a specific approach, involving learning from other parts of the world where significant transformation of the agricultural mechanization sector has already occurred within a three-to-four decade time frame, and developing policies and programmes to realize Africa’s aspirations of Zero Hunger by 2025. This approach entails the identification and prioritization of relevant and interrelated elements to help countries develop strategies and practical development plans that create synergies in line with their agricultural transformation plans. Given the unique characteristics of each country and the diverse needs of Africa due to the ecological heterogeneity and the wide range of farm sizes, the framework avoids being prescriptive.
Taxing Colonial Africa
Author: Leigh GardnerPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199661529
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Taxation was one of the most contentious aspects of British colonial rule in Africa, shaping relationships between Africans, colonial governments, and European settlers. This is the first detailed comparative study of both taxation and public spending in British colonies in Africa.
Land Tenure and Investment in African Agriculture
Author: Richard L. BarrowsPublisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 38
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Rural Development in Tropical Africa
Author: Judith HeyerPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 134905318X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The Contested Lands of Laikipia
Author: Marie Ladekjær GravesenPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004435204
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Explore the violence and conflict that lead up to the land invasions prior to Kenya's 2017 general election. The Contested Lands of Laikipia tells how, and why, land claims and ethnic categories became increasingly politicized here over the past century.
African Successes
Author: David K. LeonardPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520070769
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
"For the past twenty-five years Kenya has progressed while much of Africa has stagnated. Instead of the economic disasters, underdevelopment, and serious food shortages that have plagued its neighbors, Kenya has enjoyed an expanding economy and agriculture. And instead of a corrupt and incompetent public administration, Kenya has established several successful rural development programs run by public servants with integrity and professional commitment. What accounts for these Kenyan successes? In this innovative study, David Leonard illustrates the way public policy is made and implemented in Kenya by focusing on four public officials who have had a great impact on rural development. He skillfully weaves his analyses of Kenya's political, economic, and administrative systems into evocative biographical portraits of Charles Karanja, General Manager of the Kenya Tea Development Authority, Harris Mule, administrative head of Finance and Planning, Ishmael Muriithi, head of the Veterinary Department, and Simeon Nyachae, Cabinet Secretary and chief of the Civil Service. The result is a fascinating glimpse of Kenyan political life from the inside, set in the context of the historical and social forces that have shaped that country's government"--Publisher's description.
Ethnic Politics and State Power in Africa
Author: Philip RoesslerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107176077
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
This book models the trade-off that rulers of weak, ethnically-divided states face between coups and civil war. Drawing evidence from extensive field research in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo combined with statistical analysis of most African countries, it develops a framework to understand the causes of state failure.
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