Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr. is Senior Economic Governance Advisor at the United Nations Development Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. He was previously the Principal Economic Adviser and Manager of the Governance and Economic Management Assistance Program at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Liberia and Professor of Development Studies at the University of Botswana. He has published extensively on African and international development issues with more than 100 articles and more than 15 books and monographs.

• List of Figures and Tables; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Preface; 1. Economic Performance and Socio-Economic Trends; Sector Performance; Population, Labor, and Employment; Poverty/Inequality and HIV/AIDS; External Trade; Public Finance; Savings and Investment; Conclusions; 2. Urbanization and Urban Growth; Urbanization Trends; Drivers of Urbanization; Consequences of Rapid Urbanization; Managing Rapid Urbanization; Conclusions; 3. The Informal Economy; The Nature of Kenya's Informal Economy; Benefits of the Informal Economy; Some Disbenefits of the Informal Economy; Conclusions; 4. Corruption and Development; Why Corruption Persists: Causes; Corruption, Development and Governance: Consequences; Tackling the Corruption Epidemic: Control; Towards More Effective Control: Key Lessons and Recommendations; Conclusions; 5. Decentralization and Local Governance; Local Government Structure in Kenya; Kenya's Potential Benefits from Devolved Government; Implementing Decentralization/Devolution; Conclusions; 6. Public Sector Management and Reform; Public Sector Reform and Transformation; Performance Contracting as a Performance Management Tool; Conclusions; 7. Sustaining Growth and Development: Some Aspects of Policy; Savings Mobilization; Private Enterprise-Led Growth and Industrialization; Infrastructure Development; Engaging the Youth: Empowerment, Education, and Employment; State Capability, Good Governance, and the Rule of Law; Conclusions; 8. Bringing in the Future: Beyond 2012; The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission; The Justice System; Devolution; Parliament; Conclusions.

"The Political Economy of Development in Kenya is written by a seasoned scholar of African studies and is intended to make a significant and timely contribution to the debate on state reconstruction, peaceful coexistence, and sustainable development in Kenya, in particular, and Africa in general. The book contains a very refreshing, rigorous, informative, multidisciplinary and policy-relevant analysis of transition in Kenya and provides practical and effective policy options for policymakers in Kenya and Africa. It breaks new ground in that it emphasizes the importance of effective governance institutions to the fight against corruption and other growth-inhibiting behaviors and provides well-reasoned policy options for promoting economic growth and development. It differs significantly from previous efforts, which have failed to provide a balanced treatment of the informal sector—the volume places the informal sector in its right context and provides policymakers with options on how to strengthen this critical sector and bring it into the core of the country's human development agenda. Although the volume is analytically very strong and extremely rigorous, it is, nevertheless, very accessible to a wide audience. Each chapter contains not only clear and well-documented analyses of various issues that deal with Kenya's transition to democratic governance and sustainable development, but also well-articulated policy recommendations. Hence, the volume is useful, not only for policymakers in Kenya and Africa, but also for the student of African political economy. Students at colleges and universities globally who are seeking a text that provides a balanced and informative analysis of Africa's struggle to achieve peaceful coexistence and sustainable development should find that this volume meets and exceeds their expectations." -John Mukum Mbaku, J.D., Ph.D., Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA.

Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr. is Senior Economic Governance Advisor at the United Nations Development Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. He was previously the Principal Economic Adviser and Manager of the Governance and Economic Management Assistance Program at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Liberia and Professor of Development Studies at the University of Botswana. He has published extensively on African and international development issues with more than 100 articles and more than 15 books and monographs.

• List of Figures and Tables; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Preface; 1. Economic Performance and Socio-Economic Trends; Sector Performance; Population, Labor, and Employment; Poverty/Inequality and HIV/AIDS; External Trade; Public Finance; Savings and Investment; Conclusions; 2. Urbanization and Urban Growth; Urbanization Trends; Drivers of Urbanization; Consequences of Rapid Urbanization; Managing Rapid Urbanization; Conclusions; 3. The Informal Economy; The Nature of Kenya's Informal Economy; Benefits of the Informal Economy; Some Disbenefits of the Informal Economy; Conclusions; 4. Corruption and Development; Why Corruption Persists: Causes; Corruption, Development and Governance: Consequences; Tackling the Corruption Epidemic: Control; Towards More Effective Control: Key Lessons and Recommendations; Conclusions; 5. Decentralization and Local Governance; Local Government Structure in Kenya; Kenya's Potential Benefits from Devolved Government; Implementing Decentralization/Devolution; Conclusions; 6. Public Sector Management and Reform; Public Sector Reform and Transformation; Performance Contracting as a Performance Management Tool; Conclusions; 7. Sustaining Growth and Development: Some Aspects of Policy; Savings Mobilization; Private Enterprise-Led Growth and Industrialization; Infrastructure Development; Engaging the Youth: Empowerment, Education, and Employment; State Capability, Good Governance, and the Rule of Law; Conclusions; 8. Bringing in the Future: Beyond 2012; The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission; The Justice System; Devolution; Parliament; Conclusions.

"The Political Economy of Development in Kenya is written by a seasoned scholar of African studies and is intended to make a significant and timely contribution to the debate on state reconstruction, peaceful coexistence, and sustainable development in Kenya, in particular, and Africa in general. The book contains a very refreshing, rigorous, informative, multidisciplinary and policy-relevant analysis of transition in Kenya and provides practical and effective policy options for policymakers in Kenya and Africa. It breaks new ground in that it emphasizes the importance of effective governance institutions to the fight against corruption and other growth-inhibiting behaviors and provides well-reasoned policy options for promoting economic growth and development. It differs significantly from previous efforts, which have failed to provide a balanced treatment of the informal sector—the volume places the informal sector in its right context and provides policymakers with options on how to strengthen this critical sector and bring it into the core of the country's human development agenda. Although the volume is analytically very strong and extremely rigorous, it is, nevertheless, very accessible to a wide audience. Each chapter contains not only clear and well-documented analyses of various issues that deal with Kenya's transition to democratic governance and sustainable development, but also well-articulated policy recommendations. Hence, the volume is useful, not only for policymakers in Kenya and Africa, but also for the student of African political economy. Students at colleges and universities globally who are seeking a text that provides a balanced and informative analysis of Africa's struggle to achieve peaceful coexistence and sustainable development should find that this volume meets and exceeds their expectations." -John Mukum Mbaku, J.D., Ph.D., Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA.

Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr. is Senior Economic Governance Advisor at the United Nations Development Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. He was previously the Principal Economic Adviser and Manager of the Governance and Economic Management Assistance Program at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Liberia and Professor of Development Studies at the University of Botswana. He has published extensively on African and international development issues with more than 100 articles and more than 15 books and monographs.

• List of Figures and Tables; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Preface; 1. Economic Performance and Socio-Economic Trends; Sector Performance; Population, Labor, and Employment; Poverty/Inequality and HIV/AIDS; External Trade; Public Finance; Savings and Investment; Conclusions; 2. Urbanization and Urban Growth; Urbanization Trends; Drivers of Urbanization; Consequences of Rapid Urbanization; Managing Rapid Urbanization; Conclusions; 3. The Informal Economy; The Nature of Kenya's Informal Economy; Benefits of the Informal Economy; Some Disbenefits of the Informal Economy; Conclusions; 4. Corruption and Development; Why Corruption Persists: Causes; Corruption, Development and Governance: Consequences; Tackling the Corruption Epidemic: Control; Towards More Effective Control: Key Lessons and Recommendations; Conclusions; 5. Decentralization and Local Governance; Local Government Structure in Kenya; Kenya's Potential Benefits from Devolved Government; Implementing Decentralization/Devolution; Conclusions; 6. Public Sector Management and Reform; Public Sector Reform and Transformation; Performance Contracting as a Performance Management Tool; Conclusions; 7. Sustaining Growth and Development: Some Aspects of Policy; Savings Mobilization; Private Enterprise-Led Growth and Industrialization; Infrastructure Development; Engaging the Youth: Empowerment, Education, and Employment; State Capability, Good Governance, and the Rule of Law; Conclusions; 8. Bringing in the Future: Beyond 2012; The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission; The Justice System; Devolution; Parliament; Conclusions.

"The Political Economy of Development in Kenya is written by a seasoned scholar of African studies and is intended to make a significant and timely contribution to the debate on state reconstruction, peaceful coexistence, and sustainable development in Kenya, in particular, and Africa in general. The book contains a very refreshing, rigorous, informative, multidisciplinary and policy-relevant analysis of transition in Kenya and provides practical and effective policy options for policymakers in Kenya and Africa. It breaks new ground in that it emphasizes the importance of effective governance institutions to the fight against corruption and other growth-inhibiting behaviors and provides well-reasoned policy options for promoting economic growth and development. It differs significantly from previous efforts, which have failed to provide a balanced treatment of the informal sector—the volume places the informal sector in its right context and provides policymakers with options on how to strengthen this critical sector and bring it into the core of the country's human development agenda. Although the volume is analytically very strong and extremely rigorous, it is, nevertheless, very accessible to a wide audience. Each chapter contains not only clear and well-documented analyses of various issues that deal with Kenya's transition to democratic governance and sustainable development, but also well-articulated policy recommendations. Hence, the volume is useful, not only for policymakers in Kenya and Africa, but also for the student of African political economy. Students at colleges and universities globally who are seeking a text that provides a balanced and informative analysis of Africa's struggle to achieve peaceful coexistence and sustainable development should find that this volume meets and exceeds their expectations." -John Mukum Mbaku, J.D., Ph.D., Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA.