The Effect of Initial Land Distribution on Income Growth and Distribution in Kenya

摘要: Poverty is a major challenge worldwide and poverty reduction remains critical aspect of developmental efforts. The rate extent associated with agricultural growth in primarily agrarian societies has commonly been assumed to depend importantly on the distribution productive assets general land particular. However, recent evidence by Jayne, et al., (2003) Jayne (2014) shown that landholdings are becoming more concentrated operated declining some African countries like Ghana, Zambia, Kenya. This trend means efforts governments donor agencies reduce chronic will partly understanding joint effect income distribution. Without this understanding, productivity may contribute less rural than usually assumed. Understanding potential adverse effects rising concentration growth’s potential, also offers an opportunity limit wastage government resources, as interventions aimed at can be targeted other enhancing investments yield higher returns improving productivity. Against background, study explains relationships between initial village level, household level