Kenya : : The Politics of Participation and Control / / Henry Bienen.
Kenya has been the object of much controversy among students of African politics. Some view it as one of the greatest "successes" of the post-independence period; others see it as an example of all that is wrong with African development. Henry Bienen approaches this controversy by asking w...
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Bienen, Henry, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Kenya : The Politics of Participation and Control / Henry Bienen. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015] ©1974 1 online resource (234 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Center for International Affairs, Harvard University ; 1542 Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Abbreviations -- I. Introduction: Kenya and the Problem of Political Participation -- II. Describing Kenya: Administrative and Political Control -- III. Describing Kenya: Party Politics -- IV. Ethnicity and Class -- V. Conclusion: Support for the Regime -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Kenya has been the object of much controversy among students of African politics. Some view it as one of the greatest "successes" of the post-independence period; others see it as an example of all that is wrong with African development. Henry Bienen approaches this controversy by asking whether the concept of political participation has been properly understood in the African context. His case study of political participation in Kenya discusses administration, party politics, ethnicity, and class. He suggests that in a system dominated by elites, individuals and groups exert influence primarily through patron-client networks and local administrative and party organs. Local politics is the most important arena for most people, it is argued. As long as the regime adopts policies which maximize economic growth and take account of peasant middle and small holders, and as long as individual representatives can be replaced even though no change of regime occurs, limited political participation leads to political stability.Originally published in 1974.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Economic policy. Political participation Kenya. Political participation. Political parties Kenya. Political parties. Social conditions. HISTORY / Africa / East. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979 9783110426847 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Library eBook Package World History 9783110413663 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 9783110665925 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999 9783110442496 print 9780691608310 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400867349 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400867349 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400867349.jpg |
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