Nigeria : renewal from the roots? : the struggle for democratic development / by Adebayo Adedeji and others.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Adedeji, Adebayo.

African Centre for Development and Strategic Studies (Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Nigeria.

Democracy.

Nigeria.

Nigeria--Politics and government--1960-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xiv, 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Atlantic Highlands, NJ : Zed Books, 1997.

Summary:

Nigeria has earned itself a top place in the league table of politically unstable countries. The scramble for power by politicians and the military has been the undoing of the country, destroying most of what has been built up since independence. Whatever hope there is for a better future rests with the courageous efforts of ordinary people in their communities. Using original research from seven different local areas, Nigerian scholars explore what ordinary villagers are doing to improve their lives through local development initiatives. Apart from throwing light on this little-known dimension of Nigerian life, this book raises fundamental questions on the prospects for popular participation in a conflict-ridden and divided society.

Notes:

"In association with the African Centre for Development and Strategic Studies (ACDESS)."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [222]-226) and index.

ISBN:

1856495094

1856495108

OCLC:

36446896