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| | Dissertation - Third Section |
 | | This section attempts, in broad terms, to highlight contemporary thinking behind the acquisition and development of East African territory and resources. |
 | | In this context, `moral economy' refers to the basis on which imperial possession and `exploitation' was rationalised or justified on moral or philosophical grounds, while `political economy' is used in the classical sense whereby it refers to the economic choices that are made by the various economic actors based on a range of alternatives. |
 | | Earlier, in the introduction and section III above, it was suggested that the Devonshire Declaration, although dealing with the specific issue of the position of the Indian community in Kenya, in fact embodied in its considerations many other, wider issues. |
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