State, Class and Underdevelopment in Nigeria and Early Meiji Japan
This book compares the social processes that explain Japanese development, beginning with the Meiji Restoration in 1868, with similar processes in post-independent Nigeria in its effort to achieve capitalist development. Before the Restoration and independence, both Japan and Nigeria lacked any pros...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
1996, 1996
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book compares the social processes that explain Japanese development, beginning with the Meiji Restoration in 1868, with similar processes in post-independent Nigeria in its effort to achieve capitalist development. Before the Restoration and independence, both Japan and Nigeria lacked any prospects for further development. Japan, however, pursued fundamental social transformations of society leading to capitalist development, whereas Nigeria, following independence, has lacked any transforming ideals resulting in underdevelopment and social stagnation |
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| Physical Description: | XIII, 210 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781349139415 |