dc.contributor.author | Awuor, Rosemary O | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-04-02T08:01:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-04-02T08:01:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1979 | |
dc.identifier.citation | A Thesis Submitted in Part Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Master of Arts, in Urban and Regional Planning. Faculty of Architecture , Design and Development University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/65740 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study examines the relationship of Kisumu's Industrial Sector
to the resource hinterland with the view of identifying critical
linkage levels which if improved are likely to promote the development
of its hinterland. The study further analyses those factors
which have limited the town from functioning effectively as a growth
centre in the region. In addition the various development policies
are examined in order to determine their effectiveness in bringing
about effective rural development in the region.
Kicomi an agro-based industry in the town is selected for a detailed
examination of the relationships which it has with the resource
hinterland and whether such linkages have led to the development or
underdevelopment of the region.
The study has revealed that Kisumu's industrial sector is to a
large extent parasitic to the hinterland because of the predominance
of service industries which are exploitative of both human ,and
capital resources from the region. The economy of the country is
open and externally oriented such that it frustrates the industrial
and growth centre strategies adopted. Some of the industrial
policies such as maintaining a mixed economy with a very strong
private sector often conflict with the dispersion of industries to
the rural areas. Effective development of the rural areas in Kenya
will depend to a large extent on the review of the existing development policies and the nature of industrial activities that either
lead to under-development or development of the given region. In
particular, the growth centre strategy as the major means of effecting
regional development must be re-evaluated if it is to bring about
the desired development. The study has also shown that the use of
industrial linkage systems is significant in guiding decisions
for location of industries in the country. It is therefore recommended
that industrial linkage analysis should form a necessary
prerequisite to future industrial location policy. | en_US |
dc.title | Relationship of Kisumu's Industrial Sector to the Resource Hinterland: a Case Study of Kisumu Cotton Mills | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |