Institutional Infrastructure to Support 'Super Growth' in Kenya: Governance Thresholds, Reversion Rates and Economic Development

Mwangi Kimenyi

No 2007-32, Working papers from University of Connecticut, Department of Economics

Abstract: Kenya Growth Vision 2030 proposes policy and institutional reforms that make it possible for the country to achieve development status of a middle income country by 2030. This paper outlines the institutional framework necessary to achieve 'Super Growth,' which describes the character of growth required to meet targets stipulated in the Vision. The paper provides evidence confirming the importance of improving the quality of governance to the achievement of the Vision. The paper also demonstrates that the country is characterized by a high probability of reverting to poor governance. It is argued that, to achieve super growth, the country must attain an institutional tipping point which associates with low reversion rates to weaker institutions. The paper provides suggestions for institutional reforms that result in the achievement of an institutional tipping point and super growth.

Keywords: Geovernance; Super Growth; Institutional Tipping; Kenya Growth Vision 2030 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O10 O20 O55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 45 pages
Date: 2007-09
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