What happens during the creation of private property? Subdividing group ranches in Kenya's Maasailand

This case study discusses the internal processes and decisions that characterized the transition from collectively held group ranches to individualized property systems among the Maasai pastoralists of the Kajiado district in Kenya. It examines who the main actors were during subdivision, their inte...

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Main Author: Mwangi, Esther
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161980
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description This case study discusses the internal processes and decisions that characterized the transition from collectively held group ranches to individualized property systems among the Maasai pastoralists of the Kajiado district in Kenya. It examines who the main actors were during subdivision, their interactions (including their degree of latitude in crafting and changing rules), as well as the outcomes of these interactions.
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spelling CGSpace1619802025-11-06T03:59:08Z What happens during the creation of private property? Subdividing group ranches in Kenya's Maasailand Mwangi, Esther economic development agricultural development case studies natural resources management smallholders poverty alleviation economic growth This case study discusses the internal processes and decisions that characterized the transition from collectively held group ranches to individualized property systems among the Maasai pastoralists of the Kajiado district in Kenya. It examines who the main actors were during subdivision, their interactions (including their degree of latitude in crafting and changing rules), as well as the outcomes of these interactions. 2009 2024-11-21T10:00:05Z 2024-11-21T10:00:05Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161980 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896297814BK Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Mwangi, Esther. 2009. What happens during the creation of private property? Subdividing group ranches in Kenya's Maasailand. In Institutional economics perspectives on African agricultural development. ed. Johann F. Kirsten, Andrew R. Dorward, Colin Poulton, and Nick Vink. Chapter 15. Pp. 343-358. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161980
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agricultural development
case studies
natural resources management
smallholders
poverty alleviation
economic growth
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What happens during the creation of private property? Subdividing group ranches in Kenya's Maasailand
title What happens during the creation of private property? Subdividing group ranches in Kenya's Maasailand
title_full What happens during the creation of private property? Subdividing group ranches in Kenya's Maasailand
title_fullStr What happens during the creation of private property? Subdividing group ranches in Kenya's Maasailand
title_full_unstemmed What happens during the creation of private property? Subdividing group ranches in Kenya's Maasailand
title_short What happens during the creation of private property? Subdividing group ranches in Kenya's Maasailand
title_sort what happens during the creation of private property subdividing group ranches in kenya s maasailand
topic economic development
agricultural development
case studies
natural resources management
smallholders
poverty alleviation
economic growth
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161980
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