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The precariousness of prebendalism
- Abstract:
- A critical aspect of Richard Joseph’s argument in Democracy and Prebendal Politics is easily overlooked. His analysis of the short-lived Second Republic (1979–1983) is well-known for identifying access to public office as the dominant political imperative in Nigeria, and that ethnic and regional identities became entrenched as a result of this quest for state resources. Less evident, however, is the basic, taken-for-granted motivation that sustains this prebendal system—insecurity.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1057/9781137280770
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+ Adebanwi, W
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Division:
- SSD
- Role:
- Editor
+ Obadare, E
- Role:
- Editor
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Host title:
- Democracy and Prebendalism in Nigeria: Critical Interpretations
- Pages:
- 243-258
- Place of publication:
- New York
- Publication date:
- 2013-02-21
- Edition:
- 1
- DOI:
- EISBN:
- 9781137280770
- ISBN-10:
- 1137280778
- ISBN-13:
- 9781137280763
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English
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- Copyright holder:
- Adebanwi and Obadare
- Copyright date:
- 2013
- Rights statement:
- © Wale Adebanwi and Ebenezer Obadare, 2013.
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the chapter. The final version is available online from Palgrave Macmillan at https://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137280770
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