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Contesting the commons : privatizing pastoral lands in Kenya /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lesorogol, Carolyn K., 1965-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Commons > Kenya > Samburu District.
Land tenure > Social aspects > Kenya > Samburu District.
Privatization > Social aspects > Kenya > Samburu District.
Samburu District (Kenya) > Social conditions.
Samburu District (Kenya) > Economic conditions.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Ethnographic setting, field sites, and research methods
  • Colonial and postcolonial contexts for land tenure in Kenya
  • Land adjudication in Siambu: the struggle over privatization
  • The political dynamics of privatization
  • Experiences in education, the military, and employment
  • The impact of privatization of land on livelihoods
  • Privatization and behavior: evidence from experimental games
  • Conclusion.