Development and Diffusionism: Looking Beyond Neopatrimonialism in Nigeria, 1962–1985 - Hardcover

Dibua, J.

 
9781137286642: Development and Diffusionism: Looking Beyond Neopatrimonialism in Nigeria, 1962–1985
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ISBN 10: 1137286644 ISBN 13: 9781137286642
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

Synopsis

This book deconstructs the neopatrimonial paradigm that has dominated analysis of Nigerian and African development. It shows that by denying agency to Nigerian societies and devaluing indigenous culture and local realities, Eurocentric diffusionism played a significant role in the failure of development planning.

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About the Author

Jeremiah I. Dibua is a Professor of History and coordinator, Graduate Programs in History and African American Studies at Morgan State University, Baltimore, USA. He has published extensively on modern African history, politics and economy, and on the political economy of development. He is the author of Modernization and the Crisis of Development in Africa: The Nigerian Experience (2006).

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1137286644
ISBN 13 
9781137286642
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
273

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