{"product_id":"wanjiku-in-global-development-everyday-ordinary-women-livelihood-economy-in-kenya-paperback","title":"Wanjiku in Global Development: Everyday Ordinary Women Livelihood Economy in Kenya - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary N. Kinyanjui\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Kenya, the name 'Wanjiku' epitomizes the ordinary person, the citizen, in the context of national socio-political and socio-economic discourse. The origins of the name are in the often heated national debates on political, economic, and rights-related issues where elite self-interest often\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etakes precedence. Aligned with economic thinking from western schools of thought, the elite often acts without much attention to Wanjiku's daily challenges of survival or completely ignores her well-developed modes of survival as a demonstration of a sound system worth paying attention to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Wanjiku in Global Development: Everyday Ordinary Women Livelihood Economy in Kenya\u003c\/strong\u003e, Kinyanjui captures Wanjiku's systematic approach to day-to-day activities that undergirded participants' and society's common good. Call it the Wanjiku Business Model. In the true spirit of \u003cem\u003eUbuntu\u003c\/em\u003e, market women (Wanjiku) operate within a set of unwritten rules that assure optimization of collective good from interacting among themselves and with others. The Wanjiku Business Model is well illustrated through a number of case studies that further capture its sound basis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKinyanjui presents a major lesson we can learn from Wanjiku, namely: life does not have to be about cutthroat competition, winners and losers!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 174\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42160223748231,"sku":"9781989928028","price":47.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/34d11f55c85f151d0d5cf42ab6981d31.webp?v=1733272622","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/wanjiku-in-global-development-everyday-ordinary-women-livelihood-economy-in-kenya-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}