Dreams of Dynasties — Business Start-up in Kenya

Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj

Chapter 3 in Succession in Asian Family Firms, 2006, pp 17-26 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The economy in Kenya and indeed the neighbouring East African states is a combination of trading routes from the Indian sub-continent and migrant entrepreneurial activity that flourished under extremely volatile political conditions of Colonialism and subsequent Independence. It would not be an exaggeration to state that the backbone of the Kenyan economy for a long time has been the entrepreneurial drive from the Asian population. This chapter describes the conditions in which Asian businesses first emerged and then prospered in Kenya. As with figures on Asian migration, the data in this area is sparse and fragmented. The reasons for this is primarily due to the relative inaccessibility of the East African Asian business community. Their insularity and lack of presence is notable in the national press, wide range of academic research and even government-based business support initiatives. This has led to Asians being dubbed as the ‘missing middle’ (Ferrand, 1996). The sections in this chapter focus on motivations and circumstances surrounding business start-up, with a particular focus on the social capital utilised during entrepreneurial activities and business start-up and development.

Keywords: Social Capital; Family Business; Ethnic Community; Asian Community; Filial Obligation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230510975_3

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