State-Administered Rural Change

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State-Administered Rural Change

Agricultural Cooperatives in Rural Kenya

Development studies Rural communities Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries

Author: Bjorn Gyllstrom

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Collection: Routledge Library Editions: Agribusiness and Land Use

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 26th July 2023

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781000868852


Introduction

Originally published in 1991, this book includes a detailed case study of Kenya’s co-operative movement – one of the largest in sub-Saharan Africa. Co-operatives have been given a major role in rural development strategies in both socialist and capitalist states. However in both context the results they have achieved have fallen short of expectations. The book focuses on specific elements of the institutional setting within which agricultural marketing co-operatives operate. Factors like land tenure, market regulations, co-operative legislation and direct development support are discussed and shown to have had dire effects on the managerial behaviour and social impact of the co-operative sector.

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