ENDGAME IN NIGERIA? THE POLITICS OF A FAILED DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION
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PETER M. LEWIS; ENDGAME IN NIGERIA? THE POLITICS OF A FAILED DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION, African Affairs, Volume 93, Issue 372, 1 July 1994, Pages 323–340, https://d
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The integration of capitalism and modern modes of production resulted in a shift from exchange-based relations between farmers and pastoralists to marketisation and commodification, which increased pressure and demand for natural resources and destabilised the previous symbiotic relationship.
“The analysis offered is that the integration of capitalism and modern modes of production resulted in a shift from 'exchange-based relations' between the farmers and the pastoralists to 'marketisation and commodification' which increased the pressure and demand for natural resources between the pair and destabilised the previous symbiotic relationship.61”
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- Authors
- LEWIS, P. M.
- Affiliations
- American University (US)
- Corresponding author
- LEWIS, PETER M.
- Venue
- African Affairs
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1994-07
- Volume
- 93
- Issue
- 372
- Pages
- 323-340
- ISSN
- 0001-9909 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-2621
- OpenAlex
- W1870055237
- Cited by
- 97
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 18.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- African Affairs (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › African Studies and Ethnography
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Conflict and Governance
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Global Political and Social Dynamics
- Keywords
- democratic transition, Nigerian politics, military dictatorship, political transition
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