On Economic Transfers Through Social Networks in Kenya’s Smallholder Sector

Author(s):

Hogset, Heidi

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

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