International Firms and Labour in Kenya 1945-1970

by Alice Amsden

Overview

First Published in 1971. This volume is an historical look at Kenyan international firms and labour, starting in 1945 and ending at the years of independence and the introduction of collective bargaining in 1967.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136269103
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/11/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	204
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Alice Hoffen Armsden Lecturer in Economics, The London School of Economics and Political Science, and Goldsmith’s College, London

Table of Contents

Section 1 The Historical Setting: 1945–56; Prologue; Chapter 1 A Protective Labour Code; Chapter 2 Minimum Wages; Chapter 3 Trade Unions; Chapter 4 The New Look of Employers; Section 2 The Intermediate Years: 1956–63; Chapter 5 Blueprint for Modernity; Section 3 The Years of Independence; Chapter 6 The Employer Movement; Chapter 7 Trade Unions, Politics, and African Government; Chapter 8 Legislation and the Status Quo; Chapter 9 Collective Bargaining; Concluding Note;