Trade Unions and the Age of Information and Communication Technologies in Kenya

Eric Otenyo is professor of politics and international affairs at Northern Arizona University.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Unions and the Age of ICTs in Kenya: An OverviewChapter 2: Trade Unions, ICTs and Public Policy in the New EconomyChapter 3: Industrialization and Technology Diffusion: State Capacity in the Age of ICTsChapter 4: Unions: Education, Laptops, and Shrinking of the Digital DivideChapter 5: Trade Union Member Attitudes Towards ICTs: Implications for Participation in GovernanceChapter 6: Productivity Discourses, Information Technology, and UnionsChapter 7: Trade Unions and Internationalism: Emerging Governance NetworksAbout the Author

In his 249-page book, Otenyonavigates this path skillfully, thereby demonstrating where unions in Kenyahave leveraged ict to register success and, in critical areas, where they havecome short. It is a book packed with details, insightful analysis and speculationsabout what the future holds. . . In all, Otenyo has authored an intellectually-engaging book, which forces usto consider the evolution of worker-right organizations in a rapidly changingeconomic environments.