Performance of infrastructural parastatals in Kenya since independence: transport, communications and electricity

dc.creator	Grosh, Barbara
dc.date	2011-12-08T15:11:34Z
dc.date	2011-12-08T15:11:34Z
dc.date	1987-07
dc.date.accessioned	2013-01-04T17:06:19Z
dc.date.available	2013-01-04T17:06:19Z
dc.date.issued	04-01-13
dc.identifier	Grosh, Barbara (1987) Performance of infrastructural parastatals in Kenya since independence: transport, communications and electricity. Working paper no. 451, Nairobi: Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi
dc.identifier	http://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/123456789/1310
dc.identifier	14272
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11295/7743
dc.description	The paper examines the performance of seven parastatal firms including Kenya Airways, Kenya Railways, Kenya Pipeline, Kenya Power & Light, Kenatco, Kenya Posts and Telecommunications and Kenya Ports Authority. It is shown that those firms which enjoyed natural monopolies performed well financially, which allowed them to expand rapidly and avoid major operational problems. Those firms which faced more competition were more vulnerable financially, which led in turn to operating problems.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi
dc.relation	Working Papers.;451
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
dc.rights	Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi
dc.subject	Economic Development
dc.subject	Finance
dc.title	Performance of infrastructural parastatals in Kenya since independence: transport, communications and electricity
dc.type	Series paper (non-IDS)