Overview
Discusses the political economy of colonialism and nation-building in Nigeria
Addresses the many manifestations of colonialism in political, economic and social aspects of Nigeria
Investigates how the nature of the political arrangement bequeathed on Nigeria by the colonialists is having implications for the country’s development
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Political Economy of Colonialism
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Front Matter
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Governance, Nation-building and Development in Nigeria
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About this book
This book examines the ways in which colonialism continues to define the political economy of Nigeria sixty years after gaining political independence from the British. It also establishes a link between colonialism and the continued agitation for restructuring the political arrangement of the country. The contributions offer various perspectives on how the forceful amalgamation of disparate units and diverse nationalities have undermined the realization of the development potential of Nigeria.
The book is divided into two parts. The first part interrogates the political economy of colonialism and the implications of this on economic development in contemporary Nigeria. The second part examines nation-building, governance, and development in a postcolonial state. The failure of the postcolonial political elites to ensure inclusive governance has continued to foster centrifugal and centripetal forces that question the legitimacy of the state. The forces have deepened calls for secession, accentuated conflicts and predispose the country to possible disintegration. A new government approach is required that would ensure equal representation, access to power and equitable distribution of resources.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba is Associate Professor in the Thabo Mbeki School of Public and International Affairs, University of South Africa, and Visiting Professor in the Institute of African Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. He is the author of Regionalism and Integration in Africa: EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements and Euro-Nigeria Relations (2016) and co-editor of The Palgrave Handbook of African Political Economy (with Toyin Falola, 2020). Oloruntoba was the recipient of the National Research Foundation of South Africa Award in 2018.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Political Economy of Colonialism and Nation-Building in Nigeria
Editors: Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73875-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73874-7Published: 29 September 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73877-8Published: 30 September 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-73875-4Published: 28 September 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 397
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: African Politics, Development Studies, Political Economy/Economic Systems, Regionalism