Entrepreneurship in times of post-election riots
A case study of small business owners in Kisumu, Western Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6030324 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maike Voigt (Anthropology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 313-328 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Identities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1472-5843 • E-ISSN: 1472-5851 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14725843.2020.1779025 |
| OpenAlex | W3035769967 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
Kenya is often referred to as one of the most stable African economies with a comparatively advanced small business policy. However, it was befallen by an electoral crisis in late 2007 centring on disputed presidential election results, a crisis which many feared might return during the presidential election in 2017. This article demonstrates how small-scale entrepreneurs in the Western Kenyan city of Kisumu prepared for and fared in a difficult election period in 2017, as they drew on their experiences from ten years prior. It highlights the measures these entrepreneurs took to create security for themselves and their businesses as well as their involvement in the development of the political violence insurance, which was designed for entrepreneurs after the 2007/8 riots. These strategies point to a larger trend of stabilization in the small-scale enterprise sector in Kenya and the protection that goes along with it not only through personal but also increasingly through formal and institutionalized channels
Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Entrepreneurship · Geography · Kenya · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential election · Presidential system · Small business · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Global and Cross-Cultural Management · Law
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