| African Successes |
| Preface |
| Illustrations |
| Abbreviations and Glossary |
| Abbreviated Chronology of Political Events in Kenya |
| List of Principal Persons in the Book |
| Simplified Family Trees of the Administrators Studied |
| Acknowledgments |
 | Chapter One— Introduction: Individuals, Institutions, and Interests |
| Chapter Two— The Foundation |
| Chapter Three— Growing Up and Out of Colonialism |
| Chapter Four— Independence and the Emerging Class Structure |
| Chapter Five— Nyachae and Administrative Power in the Kenyatta State |
| Chapter Six— Karanja and the Kenya Tea Development Authority |
| Chapter Seven— Muriithi and the Dairy Industry |
| Chapter Eight— The Moi Presidencies and Their Impact on Karanja and Muriithi |
| Chapter Nine— Rural Development, Decentralization, and Mule's Apprenticeship |
| Chapter Ten— Nyachae, Mule, District Focus, and Agriculture |
| Chapter Eleven— The Unofficial Lives |
| Chapter Twelve— African Managerial Success: Conclusions about Individuals |
| Chapter Thirteen— The State and Administrative Development: Conclusions about Institutions and Interests |
| Appendix A— Ethnic Determinants of Civil Service Promotions |
| Appendix B— Bureaucratic Influences and the Regional Allocation of Government Services |
| Appendix C— Persons Interviewed |
| Notes |
| Index of Persons |
| Index of Subjects |
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