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Title
Beyond structural adjustment programs: democracy, gender, equity, and development in Africa, with special reference to Kenya. |
Full text
http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/19936715147.html;jsessionid=80A7024A7C135645586ED06EE52CCA18; http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/11295/43775 |
Date
1992 |
Author(s)
Nzomo, M |
Abstract
A brief examination is presented of the economic crisis in Kenya that necessitated the introduction of structural adjustment policies, and the way these have been implemented. The impact of the SAPs on vulnerable groups, women in particular, is assessed. An attempt is made to explain the social costs of SAPs, highlighting the undemocratic nature of the African state as well as the equally undemocratic nature of the international political economy that both militate against popular participation and sustainable development. It is argued that African governments will ultimately have to give in to the popular struggles for democracy emerging in the region; only in a democratic environment can Africa's numerous human and material resources be properly mobilized for development. |
Language
en |
Type of publication
Book chapter |
Identifier
Nzomo, M. (1992). Beyond structural adjustment programs: democracy, gender, equity, and development in Africa, with special reference to Kenya. Beyond structural adjustment in Africa: the political economy of sustainable and democratic. .. . 1992 pp. 99-117 |
Repository
Nairobi - University of Nairobi
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