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Book Book Leiden University catalogue Leiden University catalogue
Title:Business in Kenya: institutions and interactions
Author:McCormick, DorothyISNI
Year:2007
Pages:341
Language:English
City of publisher:Nairobi
Publisher:University of Nairobi Press
ISBN:9966846956; 9789966846952
Geographic term:Kenya
Subjects:industry
business
enterprises
infrastructure
Abstract:This collective volume originates in research carried out between 2000 and 2003 by a team from the Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, with the aim to describe and analyse Kenya's business system in order to characterize it and assess its prospects for further development. The volume is in three parts. Part 1, Kenya business context, provides an overview of business systems, explores the theoretical underpinnings of the business systems approach and examines government policies and the current state of Kenya's power, water and sanitation infrastructure. It further considers Kenya's growth performance and some of the institutions believed to facilitate trade and production, as well as the key role of a well-functioning financial sector for business development. Part 2 takes a sectoral perspective. Successive chapters focus on manufacturing (the metal products subsector and the textile industry), agroprocessing (tea and coffee), and trade and transport. Part 3 reflects on what the findings have to say about doing business in Kenya. Analysis of interactions between business and government, business and society, and businesses with each other leads to an examination of the incentive structure and investment patterns within the business system, which suggest the elements of a strategy for building a more competitive business system. Contributors: Patrick O. Alila, Rosemary Atieno, Paul Kamau, Karuti Kanyinga, Meleckidzedeck Khayesi, Mary Njeri Kinyanjui, Peter Kimuyu, Dorothy McCormick, Winnie V. Mitullah, Walter Odhiambo, Benjamin Okech, Mary Omosa, Joseph Onjala, Poul Ove Pedersen. [ASC Leiden abstract]
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