Contesting the commons :

Lesorogol, Carolyn K., 1965-

Contesting the commons : privatizing pastoral lands in Kenya / Carolyn K. Lesorogol. - Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2008. - xiii, 250 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-243) and index.

Ethnographic setting, field sites, and research methods -- Colonial and postcolonial contexts for land tenure in Kenya -- Land adjudication in Siambu: the struggle over privatization -- The political dynamics of privatization -- Experiences in education, the military, and employment -- The impact of privatization of land on livelihoods -- Privatization and behavior: evidence from experimental games.

9780472070244 (cloth : alk. paper) 047207024X (cloth : alk. paper) 9780472050246 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0472050249 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2007040369


Commons--Kenya--Samburu District.
Land tenure--Social aspects--Kenya--Samburu District.
Privatization--Social aspects--Kenya--Samburu District.


Samburu District (Kenya)--Social conditions.
Samburu Distric (Kenya)--Economic conditions.

HD1289.K42 / S265 2008

333.3/167627