The social cost of small families and land reform : a case study of the Wataita of Kenya /
A convincing argument against the widespread belief that rapid population growth is an obstacle to socio-economic development, while individual land ownership is a prerequisite. The author presents an in-depth study of traditional land tenure in Taita, Kenya, where the implementation of birth contro...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York :
Pergamon Press,
1983.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | International population series ;
v. 2. Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | A convincing argument against the widespread belief that rapid population growth is an obstacle to socio-economic development, while individual land ownership is a prerequisite. The author presents an in-depth study of traditional land tenure in Taita, Kenya, where the implementation of birth control programmes and the individualization of land tenure have failed to eradicate rural poverty and have brought about other sociopsychological problems. This book is of vital importance to development personnel to help them place the problem of population growth in its proper perspective. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 162 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-158) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0080289525 9780080289526 9781483286020 1483286029 |