Title: Socio-economic status and participatory development in Kenya

Authors: Kinyanjui, Kariuki David and Josephine, Misaro

Place: [Radford, VA]

Publisher: Centre for promoting ideas (CPI)

Year: 2013

Journal: International journal of humanities and sociel science

Volume: Vol. 3, No. 1

PAGE: 183--193

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: community participation, development planning, rural areas, development strategies, parliamentary government, poverty alleviation, kenya

Abstract: Constituency Development Funds (CDFs) dedicate public money to benefit “grassroots” subdivisions through decisions influenced by their representatives in parliament. This paper analyses the influence of socio-economic factors on household participation in CDF poverty alleviation projects in Kenya.

URL: http://www.ijhssnet.com/journals/Vol_3_No_1_January_2013/22.pdf

Document type: Portal