02653nam 22004333u 450 991096125460332120240416101538.01-63101-047-6(CKB)3710000000110688(EBL)3120990(MiAaPQ)EBC3120990(BIP)49211528(EXLCZ)99371000000011068820151005d2013|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEconomic Reforms and Modernization in Nigeria, 1945-19651st ed.Ashland Kent State University Press20131 online resource (287 p.)Description based upon print version of record.Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. Economy and Politics in a Colonial Society -- 2. The Political Context of Economic Reforms and Modernization -- 3. The Economy, 1945-1960 -- 4. "Separate Economies": Regionalism and Development Institutions -- 5. The Economy, 1960-1965 -- Postscript: Economy and Society after 1965 -- Appendix: Statistical Tables on the Nigerian Economy -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.Created as a result of British colonialism, Nigeria emerged as a nation-state during the mid-twentieth 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 Nigeria's 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 Nigeria's march toward modernization.Nigeria -- Economic conditions -- To 1960Nigeria -- Economic policyNigeria -- Economic conditions -- To 1960.Nigeria -- Economic policy.330.9669/03Falola Toyin661412AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910961254603321Economic Reforms and Modernization in Nigeria, 1945-19654472714UNINA