| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 253 pages) : maps |
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New political economy |
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New political economy (New York, N.Y.)
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| Contents |
Institutional theory, Africa and ethnic business communities -- Institutional diversity prior to 1900 -- Discrete and evolutionary change during colonialism -- Land, agriculture and urban business following independence -- Metal manufacturing: location and technology -- Legal and financial institutions for enterprises -- Inter-firm, inter-mediated and informal credit |
| Summary |
Why have Africans not gained a more dominant position in urban manufacturing in Kenya? This question is explored through an analysis of the institutions, both formal and informal, that have affected patterns of capital accumulation in Kenya by the African and Asian (Indian) communities. Using a new institutional economics approach, this book explores the history of economic activity through the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial periods, including the transformative period of British rule. During the colonial period, Asians were brought in to build the railways and subsequently focused o |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-243) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Industries -- Kenya
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Foreign workers, Asian -- Kenya
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Corporations, Asian -- Kenya
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Investments, Asian -- Kenya
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Corporations, Asian
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Foreign workers, Asian
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Industries
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Investments, Asian
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Industrie
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Asiatischer Arbeitnehmer
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Ausländisches Unternehmen
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Kenya
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Kenia
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Asien
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Asiaten.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781135527365 |
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1135527369 |
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9780203960660 |
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0203960661 |
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9781135527433 |
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1135527431 |
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9781135527501 |
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1135527504 |
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