Who's Turn to Eat? The Political Economy of Roads in Kenya

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2009
Country:
Kenya
Document Type:
Conference Paper
Theme:
Economic Growth
Authors:
Burgess, R., Jedwab, R., Miguel, E., Morjaria, A.

Abstract

This presentation gives an analysis of road building in Kenya in relation to ethnic composition of areas and ruling governments, and finds that governments favour road construction in parts of the country populated by their own ethnic groups or political allies.

Citation

World Bank Infrastructure and Economic Development Conference, Toulouse, France. 14 January 2009

Who’s Turn to Eat? The Political Economy of Roads in Kenya

Published 1 January 2009
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