Some problems of capital and class in Kenya
Year: 1977
Type: report
Abstract: In this paper the authors raise some critical issues related \nto income distribution and class formation in Kenya. The first \nsection focusses attention on the notion of a salariat and the \nphenomenon of straddling between permanent employment and private \naccumulation within private enterprise, a feature of colonial and \npost-colonial state formation in Kenya. The second section deals \nwith a category of workers who are supposed to be privileged because \nof the relatively high wages received in comparison to other groups \nof workers. It is shown here that historical changes in the relations \nof production, as well as the application of wage guidelines and \nIndustrial Court wage awards, have affected this category of workers, \neliminating the privilege which they were supposed to enjoy. Two case \nstudies are given in this context - that of estate agricultural \nsupervisors and bank workers. In the third section, the authors focus \non household production of commodities (coffee, tea and milk) in Nyeri \nand Murang'a in Central Province. The intention here is to explore the \nimplications of both domestic and international capital in household \nproduction as they affect the relations of production and distribution \nin smallholding agriculture. \nThe intention in focussing on these issues is not to make \nconclusive statements, but rather to draw the attention of researchers \nto the need for further research in these areas.
Source: Figshare
Authors: Michael Cowen, Kabiru Kinyanjui
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W632519554