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From Prebendalism to Predation: the Political Economy of Decline in Nigeria
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Upontaking power in August 1985, General Ibrahim Babangida promised a decisive course of economic and political change for Nigeria. Alongside a phased transition to democratic rule, the new President outlined far-reaching reforms intended to alleviate major distortions in the economy, to resolve a lingering impasse with external creditors, and to reduce a mounting burden of debt. Within a year, a comprehensive structural adjustment programme (SAP) was launched, incorporating key policies advocated by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and yielding significant early results in stabilising the economy and arresting decline.
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Davidheiser and Luna argued that changes in land tenure laws during the colonial era coupled with changes in farming techniques following the adoption of modern farming methods such as irrigation agriculture and sedentarisation schemes for transhumant pastoralists disrupted the symbiotic relationship between farmers and pastoralists, increasing the likelihood of conflict.
“They argued that changes in land tenure laws during the colonial era coupled with changes in farming techniques following the adoption of modern farming methods such as irrigation agriculture and 'sedentarisation schemes for transhumant pastoralists' disrupted the symbiotic relationship between the farmers and the pastoralists increasing the likelihood of conflict between the groups.60”
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- Authors
- Lewis, P.
- Corresponding author
- Lewis, Peter
- Venue
- The Journal of Modern African Studies
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 1996-03
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 79-103
- ISSN
- 0022-278X (ISSN-L)
- 1469-7777
- OpenAlex
- W2167743086
- Cited by
- 230
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 10.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journal of Modern African Studies (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Development › International Development and Aid
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › General Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Natural Resources and Economic Development
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › African Studies and Ethnography
- Keywords
- prebendalism, predation, structural adjustment programs, Ibrahim Babangida, debt burden, democratic transition, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Nigeria
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