Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS VII
3. List of Illustrations XIII
4. List of Tables XV
5. Preface XVII
6. Map 1 XIX
7. Map 2 XX
8. Abbreviations and Glossary XXI
9. Abbreviated Chronology of Political Events in Kenya XXIII
10. List of Principal Persons in the Book XXV
11. Simplified Family Trees of the Administrators Studied XXVIII
12. Acknowledgments XXX
13. 1. Introduction: Individuals, Institutions, and Interests 1
14. 2. The Foundation 15
15. 3. Growing Up and Out of Colonialism 39
16. 4. Independence and the Emerging Class Structure 73
17. 5. Nyachae and Administrative Power in the Kenyatta State 103
18. 6. Karanja and the Kenya Tea Development Authority 125
19. 7. Muriithi and the Dairy Industry 145
20. 8. The Moi Presidencies and Their Impact on Karanja and Muriithi 168
21. 9. Rural Development, Decentralization, and Mule's Apprenticeship 183
22. 10. Nyachae, Mule, District Focus, and Agriculture 202
23. 11. The Unofficial Lives 220
24. 12. African Managerial Success: Conclusions about Individuals 248
25. 13. The State and Administrative Development: Conclusions about Institutions and Interests 275
26. Appendix A. Ethnic Determinants of Civil Service Promotions 303
27. Appendix B. Bureaucratic Influences and the Regional Allocation of Government Services 306
28. Appendix C. Persons Interviewed 330
29. Notes 337
30. Index of Persons 363
31. Index of Subjects 369