Constriction of a Livelihood System
The Peasants of Tharaka Division, Meru District, Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4042068 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ben Wisner (University of Sheffield, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 353 |
| Publication date | 1977-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0095 • E-ISSN: 1944-8287 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/142972 |
| OpenAlex | W1972029944 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Fertile, well-watered highlands rise slowly from Kenya's corner of Lake Victoria and fill out a fifth of the Republic's territory, nearly the whole of the southwest of the country, with what is called high potential agricultural land. This fifth includes the former White Highlands and produces much beef and dairy produce, wheat, coffee, and pyrethrum. Nearly all the rest of Kenya, spreading north, northeast, and east from these highlands in a wide arc, are lower, drier, and poorer than the national
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1978 - 2016 (39) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |