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UNINA9910131752503321 |
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Autore |
Fabiyi Oluseyi |
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Gated neig[h]bourhoods and privatisation of urban security in Ibadan metropolis |
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IFRA-Nigeria, 2004 |
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[Place of publication not identified], : IFRA University of Ibadan, 2004 |
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979-1-0923-1202-7 |
2-8218-1961-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvi-77 p.) |
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Collana |
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Occasional publication / Institut franðcais de recherche en Afrique Gated neig[h]bourhoods and privatisation of urban security in Ibadan metropolis |
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Soggetti |
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Gated communities - Citizen participation - Nigeria - Ibadan |
Crime prevention - Ibadan - Nigeria |
Privatization - Nigeria - Ibadan |
Public spaces - Nigeria - Ibadan |
Land use - Ibadan - Nigeria |
Sociology & Social History |
Social Sciences |
Communities - Urban Groups |
Ibadan (Nigeria) Social conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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One of the consequences of the failure of the state to protect life and property of its entire citizens especially in developing countries like Nigeria is the emergences of private alternatives to crime prevention and control. This process of privatisation of security in Nigeria often involves recruitment of corporate and local security guards, vigilantes, night watchmen and the control of access into the neighbourhoods through gates and barriers. The book examines the nature, types, procedures, and administration of these private alternative to security in Ibadan metropolis. It identifies renaissance of primary affiliation |
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