In order to strengthen economic development policy, a broad definition of economic development is offered: the mutually reinforcing increase in collective institution-building and individual ends-meeting capacities. A conceptual framework based on this definition is presented that unites into a c...
Swallow, K.A.
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[Economic development,institutions,and technique change: Intensification of cattle-feeding techniques by the Giriama of Kenya's coast province.]
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Economic development,institutions,and technique change: Intensification of cattle-feeding techniques by the Giriama of Kenya's coast province.
This study is being undertaken as a Ph.D. dissertation (University of Wisconsin-Madison) in conjunction with the ILCA programme in Mombasa, Kenya. The general objective of the research is to understand how institutions support techniques. This is important to understand because economic developme...
Swallow, K.A.
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[Changes in resource use and property rights prompted by the adoption of dairy enterprises]
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Changes in resource use and property rights prompted by the adoption of dairy enterprises
Across sub-Saharan Africa increasing urban demand for milk is offering an income generating opportunity that in the context of increasing pressure on land is exacerbating cattle keepers' age-old problem of adequately feeding their cattle. In response to this situation, research and Development ag...
Swallow, K.A.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Intensification of cattle-feeding: A case-study from Kenya's Coast Province]
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Intensification of cattle-feeding: A case-study from Kenya's Coast Province