ABSTRACT

First published in 1998. This is Volume XIII of eighteen in the Sociology of Development series. Originally published in 1969, this book is a study of organizations and development of two rural development projects by the author whilst working in the Administration in Kenya: a grazing control programme and the Mwea Irrigation Settlement.

part I|39 pages

The Settings and the Schemes

part II|96 pages

The Mwea Scheme: An Administrative Case History

chapter 3|16 pages

Environment and Origins

chapter 4|24 pages

Changing the Land

chapter 5|20 pages

Ruling the Settlers

part III|65 pages

Settlement Schemes as Organizations

chapter 7|24 pages

The Actors: Staff and Settlers

chapter 8|25 pages

Staff-Settler Organization

chapter 9|14 pages

Organizational Ecology

part IV|60 pages

Analysis and Implications

chapter 10|22 pages

Phases, Activities and Organizations

chapter 11|13 pages

Types of Settlement Scheme

chapter 12|23 pages

Some Practical Implications