Economics of rural urban interaction: Case study of Kikuyu Division
dc.contributor.author | Njoroge,James | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-20T12:21:50Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-20T12:21:50Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1989 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Master Of Arts In Economics | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/23930 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper examines the impact of urbanization on farmers'management decisions on farms in the "ft-inges" o Nairobi City with a view to identify the factors responsible fo farm dis-investment in favour of rental housing investment. The farming business is evaluated using farm gross margin and a standard housing evaluation technique is used to assess t value of the rentals. The value of farm output is subsequently scaled by an uncertainty factor; The values of the two invest options are then discounted over a selected range of discount r for a period of five years,the effective life of wooden rental~ predominant type of rentals constructed by the farmers. - An econometric model is used to isolate factot-s responsible for allocation of land to rental housing constructi( by the land owners. The study shows that the farmers investment decisions a rational. Land subdivision is identified as the main cause o disinvestment; "Jhile rurel electrification and access roads ha significan-tinfluences on the attractiveness of rentals in the The paper suggests that the areas which are already in t middle of the economic transformation should be encouraged to convert their Iand to rentals | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University Of Nairobi | en |
dc.title | Economics of rural urban interaction: Case study of Kikuyu Division | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | Department of Economics | en |