On Economic Transfers Through Social Networks in Kenya’s Smallholder Sector
Journal or Book Title: Decentralization and the Social Economics of Development
Page Number(s): 189-224
Year Published: 2007
Abstract:
This chapter explores mechanisms of bilateral financial transfers within voluntary, decentralized social networks in the smallholder sector in central and western Kenya. One of the most important findings of this study is that resources in terms of human capital and the stock of productive assets play an important role in individuals' selection into networks. There is a tendency for people to network with others who are similar to themselves with respect to social status, human capital, wealth, etc.
DOI: 10.1079/9781845932695.0189
Type of Publication: Book Chapter
Editor(s):
Barrett, Christopher; Mude, A. G.; Omiti, J. M.
Publisher: CAB International