An Inquiry into Kenyan Small Town Development Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5127700 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Blane D Lewis (0000-0002-0758-0998, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 147 |
| Publication date | 1991-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0095 • E-ISSN: 1944-8287 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/143543 |
| OpenAlex | W2318009124 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 5 |
This paper examines issues important for small town development policy in Kenya. In particular, it tests the Kenya government's assumption that regional and development can be led by the agricultural sector and evaluates nonagricultural production activities vis-a-vis their potential to stimulate agricultural production and regional employment. The analysis is based on a set of output, income, and employment multipliers derived from a social accounting matrix that has been constructed for Kutus region, Kenya. Kutus town's selection as a target of the government's current small town development program makes it a useful case study. Kenyan decision-makers have, since the early 1970s, stressed the importance of balanced growth in the formulation of the country's development strategies [6]. In the Kenyan context, the term balance implies the promotion of economic
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| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1995 - 2024 (30) |
| Highly cited | No |