Governance Society And Development In Kenya
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Governance Society And Development In Kenya
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Author : Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern Africa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Governance Society And Development In Kenya written by Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern Africa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Education categories.
Governing Kenya
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Author : Gedion Onyango
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-04-15
Governing Kenya written by Gedion Onyango and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-15 with Political Science categories.
This book is authored by some of the renowned scholars in Africa who take on the task to understand how Kenya is governed in this century from a public policy perspective. The book’s public policy approach addresses three general and pertinent questions: (1) how are policies made in a political context where change is called for, but institutional legacies tend to stand in the way? (2) how are power and authority shared among institutional actors in government and society? and, (3) how effective is policymaking at a time when policy problems are becoming increasingly complex and involving multiple stakeholders in Africa? This book provides an updated and relevant foundation for teaching policy, politics and administration in Kenya. It is also a useful guide for politicians, the civil society, and businesses with an interest in how Kenya is governed. Furthermore, it addresses issues of comparability: how does the Kenyan case fit into a wider African context of policymaking? ‘This volume is a major contribution to comparative policy analysis by focusing on the policy processes in Kenya, a country undergoing modernization of its economic and political institutions. Written by experts with a keen eye for the commonalities and differences the country shares with other nations, it covers a range of topics like the role of experts and politicians in policymaking, the nature of public accountability, the impact of social media on policy actors, and the challenges of teaching policy studies in the country. As a first comprehensive study of an African nation, Governing Kenya will remain a key text for years to come’. —Michael Howlett, Burnaby Mountain Chair of Political Science, Simon Fraser University, Canada ‘A superb example of development scholarship which sets aside ‘best practice’ nostrums and focuses on governance challenges specific to time and place while holding on to a comparative perspective. Useful to scholars and practitioners not only in Kenya but across developing areas. I strongly recommend it!’ —Brian Levy teaches at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, USA, and the University of Cape Town, South Africa. ‘This book is an exploration of important deliberations - of interest for those of us interested in deepening the understanding of public policy theories and their application within a specific African setting’. —Wilson Muna, Lecturer of Public Policy, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya ‘This collection of think pieces on public policy in Kenya gives the reader theoretical and practical hooks critical to the analysis of the implementation of the sovereign policy document in Kenya, the 2010 Constitution’. —Willy Mutunga, Chief Justice & President of the Supreme Court, Republic of Kenya, 2011-2016 ‘Governing Kenya provides a comprehensive analysis of public policymaking in Kenya. The book integrates public policy theory with extensive empirical examples to provide a valuable portrait of the political and economic influences on policy choices in this important African country. The editors have brought together a group of significant scholars to produce an invaluable contribution to the literature on public policy in Africa’. —B. Guy Peters, Maurice Folk Professor of American Government, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Civil Society Ngos And Democratic Governance In Developing Countries A Case Of Khrc In Kenya
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Author : Timothy Mugo
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2018-05-17
Civil Society Ngos And Democratic Governance In Developing Countries A Case Of Khrc In Kenya written by Timothy Mugo and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-17 with Social Science categories.
Master's Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Development Politics, grade: 7, University of Aarhus (Institute of Culture and Society), course: International Relations, language: English, abstract: Scholars agree that modern political democracies are almost impossible without vibrant, free and activist civil societies. In Africa, as in many other parts of the developing world, civil societies have arisen as a response to the dysfunction and despotism of the postcolonial state. Given the current political developments in Kenya, including a new constitution promulgated in August 2010 that has been applauded as being very progressive and with an elaborate chapter on Bills of Rights, and its continuing implementation, the relatively peaceful, largely “free and fair” general elections of March 2013 that KHRC monitored, it can be said that the organization has positively played a positive role in the last quarter of a century but there is still a long way to go for real democratic principles to be permanently enshrined among the Kenyan political elites and state institutions and as such KHRC must continue on its struggle to keep the various regimes that come into power on their toes and engage them on the way towards ensuring a strong and stable Kenyan state that is deeply rooted in democratic governance and that has accountability, transparency and respect for human rights. This thesis there seeks to examine how civil society, represented in this case study by KHRC have contributed to the increased democratic space in Kenya, and therefore be able to conclude whether civil society and NGOs contribute to democratization and democratic governance within the state. Scholars agree that modern political democracies are almost impossible without vibrant, free and activist civil societies. In Africa, as in many other parts of the developing world, civil societies have arisen as a response to the dysfunction and despotism of the postcolonial state.
Governance And Development
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Author : Kimani Njogu
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2007
Governance And Development written by Kimani Njogu and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Business & Economics categories.
In this fine set of short stories, the perverse sexuality of women who 'enjoy' receiving corporal punishment from other women is explored in fine detail, from clubs where they go to confess their sins and receive retribution, through to an ex-pup...
The Status Of Governance In Kenya
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Author : Society for International Development
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
The Status Of Governance In Kenya written by Society for International Development and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Constitutional history categories.
Markets Civil Society And Democracy In Kenya
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Author : Peter Gibbon
language : en
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Release Date : 1995
Markets Civil Society And Democracy In Kenya written by Peter Gibbon and has been published by Nordic Africa Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Business & Economics categories.
Focuses on three of the most important dimensions of grassroots development and change in the country over the last decade and a half: continuity and transformation in the cereals marketing chain, the centrepiece of World Bank, European Community and USAID efforts during the 1980s and early 1990s to liberalize Kenyan economic institutions on the basis of aid conditionality; the nature and political role of local- level development institutions, before and after the re-emergence of multi-party politics in 1991-92; and the complex relation between recent political developments and religious organizations.
Challenging The Rulers
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Author : Duncan Okoth-Okombo
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2011
Challenging The Rulers written by Duncan Okoth-Okombo and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Political Science categories.
Challenging The Rulers: A Leadership Model for Good Governance brings to the fore the issue of leadership in developing countries like Kenya. Citing specific examples, it singles out bad leadership as the cause of stagnation and underdevelopment in Africa. This book advocates for a serious discourse on leadership as the most critical factor in a national quest for good governance and prosperity. Unlike other writers who bemoan the state of affairs in Africa without offering alternatives, the authors propose a leadership model that can ensure good governance. This is based on the premise that good leadership means good governance hence reasonable economic growth and development. Values and principles of good leadership are outlined. In 2010, Kenya took its pride of place among nations by enacting a new progressive constitution which among other things provides for a devolved government. However, the authors argue that good laws, structures, systems and policies simply provide the infrastructure for good governance. To move Kenya forward, good men and women of vision, who are committed to servant leadership, must rise up to activate these laws to bring about good governance as a means of improving people's quality of life. In a nutshell, this book advocates for reforms in leadership. Challenging The Rulers is a challenge to all leaders - present and aspiring - to adopt this leadership model. To ordinary citizens, it is a call to take necessary action to elect good leaders.
State Governance And Development In Africa
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Author : Firoz Khan
language : en
Publisher: Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd
Release Date : 2016-07-12
State Governance And Development In Africa written by Firoz Khan and has been published by Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-12 with Political Science categories.
The inspiration for this book was a Summer School on State, Governance and Development presented by distinguished academics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. Written by young African scholars, the chapters here focus on state, governance and development in Africa as seen from the authors’ vantage points and positions in different sectors of society. The book opens with forewords by eminent African scholars, including Ben Turok and Mohamed Halfani. The chapters that follow examine rent-seeking, patronage, neopatrimonialism and bad governance. They engage with statehood, state-building and statecraft and challenge the mainstream opinions of donors, funders, development banks, international non-governmental organisations and development organisations. They include the role of China in Africa, Kenya’s changing demographics, state accountability in South Africa’s dominant party system, Somalia’s prospects for state-building, urban development and routine violence, and resource mobilisation. At a time in which core institutions are being tested -- the market, the rule of law, democracy, civil society and representative democracy – this book offers a much-needed multi- and inter-disciplinary perspective, and a different narrative on what is unfolding, while also exposing dynamics that are often overlooked.
Kenyan Civil Society Perspectives On Rights Rights Based Approaches To Development And Participation
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Author : Celestine Itumbi Nyamu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Kenyan Civil Society Perspectives On Rights Rights Based Approaches To Development And Participation written by Celestine Itumbi Nyamu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Economic development categories.
Participatory Development In Kenya
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Author : Josephine Syokau Mwanzia
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-05-13
Participatory Development In Kenya written by Josephine Syokau Mwanzia and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-13 with Science categories.
Participatory Development (PDev) has been embraced by Third World governments and international organizations such as the World Bank as a means to reduce poverty and empower disadvantaged communities. The emphasis on creating partnerships and using participatory and people-centred approaches has obvious political appeal, yet there is evidence that in practice interventions designed to increase PDev and reduce poverty have yet to have the desired empowerment, transformation and sustainability effect. Using an in-depth study of the Basic Education Improvement Project (BEIP) implemented by the Government of Kenya, the authors of this book critically assess the fit between policy, practice and theory of PDev to shed light on theoretical debates that are on-going in development.