Democracy and Prebendal Politics in Nigeria: The Rise and Fall

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Democracy and Prebendal Politics in Nigeria: The Rise and Fall of the Second Republic (African Studies, Series Number 56)

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.
Country USA
Brand Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer Cambridge University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate 2014-02-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781107633537

Country	USA
Brand	Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate	2014-02-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781107633537

Democracy and Prebendal Politics in Nigeria: The Rise and Fall of the Second Republic (African Studies, Series Number 56)