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

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

Hardcover

African HistoryGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1137286644
ISBN13: 9781137286642
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Dec 28 2012
Pages: 255
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
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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