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Voskamp, Mark (2018)

To what extent does Foreign Direct Investment in the Kenyan floricultural sector contribute positively to endogenous economic development in Kenya?

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)
An explorative thesis that seeks to understand the extent to which foreign investment leads to economic development in Kenya. Using the Dutch floricultural sector present in Kenya as a case study, its effects on the Kenyan economy in terms of employment, wages, technology transfer and tax revenues are analyzed. While the sector contributes significantly in terms of employment and would arguably not exist without foreign investment, it has thus far failed to significantly improve the lives of its' employees, lead to technology transfers or raise additional tax revenues.
Floriculture
Kenya
Development
FDI
Inequality
Technology
Wages
Taxation
Author
Voskamp, Mark
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
Africa
Supervisors
Bellucci, Stefano
ECTS Credits
15
Language
en