Self-Help Groups and Income Generation in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi

Self-Help Groups and Income Generation
in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi

Eliana La Ferrara¹

Bocconi University and IGIER

January 2002

¹I wish to thank an anonymous referee, Jean-Marie Baland and participants at the Conference on “The role
of micro-institutions in economic development” for useful comments and suggestions. I also thank Paolo Ghia,
Ignatius Mayero, Peter Warui, Fabrizio Floris, and the staff of WAC-Dandora and of ICS Africa for invaluable
help during the fieldwork. Luca Opromolla provided excellent research assistance. Financial support from
Centro Studi “Luca d’Agliano” is gratefully acknowledged. The usual disclaimer applies. Correspondence:
Dept. of Economics, Universita’ Bocconi, via Sarfatti 25, 20136 Milano, Italy. E-mail: eliana.laferrara@uni-
bocconi.it

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