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Kenya --- Economic policy --- Tanzania --- Politics and government --- From 1978 --- 1964 --- -Kenya - Politics and government - 1978 --- -Tanzania - Politics and government - 1964 --- -Kenya --- -Tanzania - Politics and government - 1964-
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On December 12, 1963, people across Kenya joyfully celebrated independence from British colonial rule, anticipating a bright future of prosperity and social justice. As the nation approaches the fiftieth anniversary of its independence, however, the people's dream remains elusive. During its first five decades Kenya has experienced assassinations, riots, coup attempts, ethnic violence, and political corruption. The ranks of the disaffected, the unemployed, and the poor have multiplied. In this authoritative and insightful account of Kenya's history from 1963 to the present day, Daniel Branch sheds new light on the nation's struggles and the complicated causes behind them.Branch describes how Kenya constructed itself as a state and how ethnicity has proved a powerful force in national politics from the start, as have disorder and violence. He explores such divisive political issues as the needs of the landless poor, international relations with Britain and with the Cold War superpowers, and the direction of economic development. Tracing an escalation of government corruption over time, the author brings his discussion to the present, paying particular attention to the rigged election of 2007, the subsequent compromise government, and Kenya's prospects as a still-evolving independent state.
Kenya --- Politics and government --- Social conditions --- Politique et gouvernement --- Conditions sociales --- #SBIB:328H419 --- #SBIB:96G --- Instellingen en beleid: andere Afrikaanse landen --- Geschiedenis van Afrika --- Social history. --- Descriptive sociology --- Social history --- History --- Sociology --- Social history.. --- Kenya -- Politics and government -- 1963-1978.. --- Kenya -- Politics and government -- 1978-2002.. --- Kenya -- Politics and government -- 2002-. --- Kenya -- Social conditions -- 1963-.
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The 1980s and 1990s posed great challenges to governments in Latin America and Africa. Deep economic crises and significantly heightened pressure for political reform severely taxed their capacity to manage economic and political tasks. These crises pointed to an intense need to reform the state and redefine its relationship to the market and civic society. This book examines the paradox of states that have been weakened by crisis just as their capacity to encourage economic development and provide for effective governance most needs to be strengthened. Case studies of Mexico and Kenya allow the author to analyse the opportunities available for political leadership in moments of crisis, and the constraints on action provided by leadership goals and existing political and economic structures. She argues that while leaders and political structures are often part of the problem, they can also be part of the solution in building more efficient, effective, and responsive states.
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