Development and Diffusionism - Looking Beyond Neopatrimonialism in Nigeria, 1962-1985 (Hardcover)

Neopatrimonial analysts attribute the failure of development policies in Nigeria to entirely internal problems emanating from the personalization of state resources by rulers for their own benefits and as forms of patronage for securing the loyalty of clients. Based on elaborate theoretical and empirical analysis of development policies in Nigeria with special focus on development planning, this book argues that the neopatrimonial analysis is one-sided and does not adequately capture the fundamental factors responsible for the development malaise in the country. Understanding Nigeria's development problems entails looking beyond neopatrimonialism. The adverse effects of diffusionism that underlined development policies, and the associated external factors that fostered neocolonial dependence and peripheralization of Nigeria's economy are crucial for understanding and coming to terms with the development problem. This book makes a strong case for endogenous formulation of development policies and for the reformulation of the Nigerian state in order to make it more developmental.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2012
First published:	2013
Authors:	J. Dibua
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	255
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-28664-2
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Local government > Local government policies Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > African history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	1-137-28664-4
Barcode:	9781137286642

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