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| Author | : W. Adebanwi |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 515 |
| Release | : 2013-02-21 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1137280778 |
Richard Joseph's seminal 1987 book Democracy and Prebendal Politics in Nigeria represented a watershed moment in the understanding of the political dynamics of Nigeria. This groundbreaking collection brings together scholars from across disciplines to assess the significance of Joseph's work and the current state of Nigerian politics.
| Author | : Richard A. Joseph |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 251 |
| Release | : 2014-02-06 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1107633532 |
Originally published in 1987, this book examines the relationship between the pattern of party formation in Nigeria and a mode of social, political and economic behaviour Richard Joseph terms 'prebendalism'. He demonstrates the centrality in the Nigerian polity of the struggle to control and exploit public office and argues that state power is usually viewed by Nigerians as an array of prebends, the appropriation of which provides access to the state treasury and to control over remunerative licenses and contracts. In addition, the abiding desire for a democratic political system is frustrated by the deepening of ethnic, linguistic and regional identities. By exploring the ways in which individuals at all social levels contribute to the maintenance of these practices, the book provides an analysis of the impediments to constitutional democracy that is also relevant to the study of other nations.
| Author | : Fouad Sabry |
| Publisher | : One Billion Knowledgeable |
| Total Pages | : 337 |
| Release | : 2024-09-30 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : |
Unlock the intricate world of political systems with "Prebendalism," a compelling addition to the "Political Science" series. This essential read delves into how state resources are exploited for personal gain, influencing governance and development. Understanding prebendalism is crucial for political scientists, as it exposes hidden political patronage dynamics and their profound consequences. Chapters Brief Overview: 1: Core concept of prebendalism and its impact on political systems. 2: Prebendalism and crony capitalism's effects on politics and economics. 3: Nigeria’s history and the rise of prebendalism. 4: Prebendalism's role in Nigeria’s federal government. 5: Neopatrimonialism's connection with prebendalism. 6: Religion’s influence on prebendal practices in Nigeria. 7: Prebendalism’s impact on human rights in Nigeria. 8: Corruption linked to prebendalism in Nigeria. 9: Prebendalism’s ties to organized crime in Nigeria. 10: Prebendalism fueling ‘politics of the belly.’ 11: Traditional religion's influence on prebendalism. 12: The Catholic Church’s role in Nigeria’s prebendalism. 13: Delta State’s political and economic challenges. 14: Prebendalism's effect on Africa’s economy. 15: Historical prebendalism outside Nigeria. 16: Kenneth Dike’s contributions to Nigerian history. 17: The 1986 Nigerian Political Bureau’s insights on prebendalism. 18: Clientelism’s link to prebendalism. 19: Prebendalism’s effect on poverty in Nigeria. 20: How prebendalism fits into political science. 21: Corruption in Mexico and parallels with prebendalism. "Prebendalism" is essential for political professionals, students, and enthusiasts. Its rich analysis of political patronage offers deep insights into the hidden workings of political systems. A valuable addition to your library, this book provides greater understanding at a fair price.
| Author | : Iván Szelényi |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 263 |
| Release | : 2019-11-26 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9004413197 |
This book intends to be a contribution to the “varieties of capitalism” paradigm. The theoretical background is Weber’s theory of legitimacy. Was communism ever “legitimate”? What kind of legitimacy claims were made in the transition from communism to capitalism? Central Europe was closer to the Western “liberal” model. Russia built capitalism in a patrimonial way. China followed its own unique way; some called it “socialism with Chinese characteristics”. Putin experiments with an innovation for post-communist capitalism. He confronts the “oligarchs” and reallocates property from those who challenge his political authority to old and new loyal ones. In conclusion, the central question is to what extent is “Putinism” a generic model for post-communist capitalism?
| Author | : Wale Adebanwi |
| Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer |
| Total Pages | : 386 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1847011659 |
Multi-disciplinary examination of the role of ordinary African people as agents in the generation and distribution of well-being in modern Africa. What are the fundamental issues, processes, agency and dynamics that shape the political economy of life in modern Africa? In this book, the contributors - experts in anthropology, history, political science, economics, conflict and peace studies, philosophy and language - examine the opportunities and constraints placed on living, livelihoods and sustainable life on the continent. Reflecting on why and how the political economy of life approach is essential for understanding the social process in modern Africa, they engage with the intellectual oeuvre of the influential Africanist economic anthropologist Jane Guyer, who provides an Afterword. The contributors analyse the politicaleconomy of everyday life as it relates to money and currency; migrant labour forces and informal and formal economies; dispossession of land; debt and indebtedness; socio-economic marginality; and the entrenchment of colonial andapartheid pasts. Wale Adebanwi is the Rhodes Professor of Race Relations at the University of Oxford. He is author of Nation as Grand Narrative: The Nigerian Press and the Politics of Meaning (University of Rochester Press).
| Author | : John Campbell |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 243 |
| Release | : 2013-06-06 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1442221585 |
Nigeria, the United States’ most important strategic partner in West Africa, is in grave trouble. While Nigerians often claim they are masters of dancing on the brink without falling off, the disastrous administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, the radical Islamic insurrection Boko Haram, and escalating violence in the delta and the north may finally provide the impetus that pushes it into the abyss of state failure. In this thoroughly updated edition, John Campbellexplores Nigeria’s post-colonial history and presents a nuanced explanation of the events and conditions that have carried this complex, dynamic, and very troubled giant to the edge. Central to his analysis are the oil wealth, endemic corruption, and elite competition that have undermined Nigeria’s nascent democratic institutions and alienated an increasingly impoverished population. However, state failure is not inevitable, nor is it in the interest of the United States. Campbell provides concrete new policy options that would not only allow the United States to help Nigeria avoid state failure but also to play a positive role in Nigeria’s political, social, and economic development.
| Author | : Jeremiah I. Dibua |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 359 |
| Release | : 2017-11-28 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1351152904 |
In this book, Jeremiah I. Dibua challenges prevailing notions of Africa's development crisis by drawing attention to the role of modernization as a way of understanding the nature and dynamics of the crisis, and how to overcome the problem of underdevelopment. He specifically focuses on Nigeria and its development trajectory since it exemplifies the crisis of underdevelopment in the continent. He explores various theoretical and empirical issues involved in understanding the crisis, including state, class, gender and culture, often neglected in analysis, from an interdisciplinary, radical political economy perspective. This is the first book to adopt such an approach and to develop a new framework for analyzing Nigeria's and Africa's development crisis. It will influence the debate on the development dilemma of African and Third World societies and will be of interest to scholars and students of race and ethnicity, modern African history, class analysis, gender studies, and development studies.
| Author | : Omololu Fagbadebo |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 508 |
| Release | : 2020-08-26 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9811560412 |
This book explores the politics associated with the exercise of the legislative power of impeachment as intended by the drafters of the Constitution in Nigeria. It interrogates the exercise of the power of impeachment with reference to the intended purpose and examines its failures in the cases of impeachment in the country. It analyzes the interplay of power in the governing institutions in Nigeria’s political system, which involved the understanding of a web of interactions among elites within a political structure relating with others outside its sphere of operation. It presents an analysis of the politics associated with impeachment within the framework of the activities of different political actors operating in different political structures assigned to perform certain statutory roles in the political system. The book shows how the selective use of impeachment provisions as instrument of political vendetta and harassment has weakened the potency of this oversight power of the legislature thereby engendering accountability problem in the Nigerian presidential system.
| Author | : Yuen Yuen Ang |
| Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 345 |
| Release | : 2016-09-06 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1501706403 |
WINNER OF THE 2017 PETER KATZENSTEIN BOOK PRIZE "BEST OF BOOKS IN 2017" BY FOREIGN AFFAIRS WINNER OF THE 2018 VIVIAN ZELIZER PRIZE BEST BOOK AWARD IN ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY "How China Escaped the Poverty Trap truly offers game-changing ideas for the analysis and implementation of socio-economic development and should have a major impact across many social sciences." ― Zelizer Best Book in Economic Sociology Prize Committee Acclaimed as "game changing" and "field shifting," How China Escaped the Poverty Trap advances a new paradigm in the political economy of development and sheds new light on China's rise. How can poor and weak societies escape poverty traps? Political economists have traditionally offered three answers: "stimulate growth first," "build good institutions first," or "some fortunate nations inherited good institutions that led to growth." Yuen Yuen Ang rejects all three schools of thought and their underlying assumptions: linear causation, a mechanistic worldview, and historical determinism. Instead, she launches a new paradigm grounded in complex adaptive systems, which embraces the reality of interdependence and humanity's capacity to innovate. Combining this original lens with more than 400 interviews with Chinese bureaucrats and entrepreneurs, Ang systematically reenacts the complex process that turned China from a communist backwater into a global juggernaut in just 35 years. Contrary to popular misconceptions, she shows that what drove China's great transformation was not centralized authoritarian control, but "directed improvisation"—top-down directions from Beijing paired with bottom-up improvisation among local officials. Her analysis reveals two broad lessons on development. First, transformative change requires an adaptive governing system that empowers ground-level actors to create new solutions for evolving problems. Second, the first step out of the poverty trap is to "use what you have"—harnessing existing resources to kick-start new markets, even if that means defying first-world norms. Bold and meticulously researched, How China Escaped the Poverty Trap opens up a whole new avenue of thinking for scholars, practitioners, and anyone seeking to build adaptive systems.
| Author | : Toyin Falola |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 261 |
| Release | : 2018-05-30 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 3319749056 |
This book considers the promises and challenges of globalization for Africa. Why have African states been perennially unable to diversify their economies and move beyond export of primary produce, even as Southeast Asia has made a tremendous leap into manufacturing? What institutional impediments are in play in African states? What reforms would mitigate the negative effects of globalization and distribute its benefits more equitably? Covering critical themes such as political leadership, security challenges, the creative sector, and community life, essays in this volume argue that the starting point for Africa’s meaningful engagement with the rest of the world must be to look inward, examine Africa’s institutions, and work towards reforms that promote inclusiveness and stability.
