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Greiner, Clemens ORCID: 0000-0002-6771-373X, Greven, David and Klagge, Britta (2021). Roads to Change: Livelihoods, Land Disputes, and Anticipation of Future Developments in Rural Kenya. Eur. J. Dev. Res., 33 (4). S. 1044 - 1069. BASINGSTOKE: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD. ISSN 1743-9728

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Abstract

This article examines how rural roads relate to differences in livelihood patterns, attitudes toward social change, and land disputes in Baringo, Kenya. Although their direct use is limited for many residents, roads have a highly differentiating impact. While some households orientate themselves toward roads, those relying more on (agro-)pastoralist livelihoods avoid their proximity. Our findings suggest that better-off households are not the only ones that tend to live closer to roads, but that poorer households do as well. Rather than by socio-economic status, households living closer to roads can be characterized by higher degrees of formal education and also appear to be more open to economic and social change. Our data also highlight dynamics of land disputes in the face of ongoing large-scale infrastructural investments in Kenya's previously marginal northern drylands.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Greiner, Clemens UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6771-373X UNSPECIFIED Greven, David UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Klagge, Britta UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-570670
DOI:	10.1057/s41287-021-00396-y
Journal or Publication Title:	Eur. J. Dev. Res.
Volume:	33
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 1044 - 1069
Date:	2021
Publisher:	PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD
Place of Publication:	BASINGSTOKE
ISSN:	1743-9728
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Development Studies Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/57067