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Economic reforms and modernization in Nigeria, 1945-1965 by Toyin Falola is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Economic reforms and modernization in Nigeria, 1945-1965 about?
A critical study of a progressive period in Nigerian history Created as a result of British colonialism, Nigeria emerged as a nation-state during the midtwentieth century. The British colonial administration, in a state of economic crisis and with huge debts to the United States, was uninterested in any rapid economic development in Nigeria after WWII. Britain needed resources to rebuild its economy, and nationalism was rising in Nigeria, where colonial subjects were complaining about exploitation. A rapid transformation in Nigerias economy and political arena then took place. Reform came through politics and the transfer of power, with the first generation of the new political class inheriting power during the 1950s as colonialism ended. An age of ideas and actions began, and the country witnessed an expansion of its infrastructure, health services, schools, and industries. These were the first crucial steps in Nigerias march toward modernization. Early on the agenda of the emerging nation-state was the issue of economic development. Most Nigerians defined progress by earning more money, living in better houses, wearing nice clothes, eating well, and being able to send their child
Who reads Economic reforms and modernization in Nigeria, 1945-1965?
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Toyin Falola
- Publisher
- The Kent State University Press
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9782004010971
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Economics, History, African History