The political economy of sugar production in colonial Kenya : the Asian initiative in Central Nyanza /

This study of Asian agency in colonial Nyanza provides a blueprint to understand the persistent insufficiency in sugar production in post-independence Kenya. This book brings to light issues in broader Kenyan economic history, such as the undercapitalization of peasant farmers and lack of political...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wanga-Odhiambo, Godriver, 1960- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]
Temas:
To 1963
Sugarcane industry > Kenya > Nyanza Province > History.
Asians > Kenya > Nyanza Province > History.
Canne à sucre > Industrie > Kenya > Nyanza > Histoire.
Asiatiques > Kenya > Nyanza > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Asians
Emigration and immigration > Economic aspects
Sugarcane industry
Zuckerrohrproduktion
Einwanderung
Kenya > Emigration and immigration > Economic aspects > History.
Asia > Emigration and immigration > Economic aspects > History.
Kenya > History > To 1963.
Nyanza Province (Kenya) > History.
Asie > Émigration et immigration > Aspect économique > Histoire.
Kenya > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1963.
Nyanza (Kenya) > Histoire.
Asia
Kenya
Kenya > Nyanza Province
Nyanza > Kenia
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Historical background of Indians Kenya
  • Asian penetration, land politics, and the genesis of Asian sugarcane agriculture
  • Asian sugarcane farming in colonial Nyanza
  • Transportation of sugarcane, production and marketing of sugar in colonial Nyanza
  • Labor in the Nyanza sugar industry
  • Challenges of sugarcane growing in colonial Nyanza
  • Social and economic impact of Asian cane farming in colonial Nyanza
  • Conclusion.

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