A Democratic Developmental State in post-authoritarian Nigeria? Issues and prospects

This article, deploying data from documentary sources,examines issues in Nigeria’s democratization project and the prospect of a Democratic Developmental State (DDS) in post-authoritarian Nigeria. Drawing from the radical theory of the state, it notes that an autonomous state is pivotal to a success...

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Main Authors:	Basiru, Adeniyi S., Akinboye, Solomon O.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13365/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13365/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13365/1/26042-78123-1-SM.pdf

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spelling	ukm-133652019-09-13T23:17:48Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13365/ A Democratic Developmental State in post-authoritarian Nigeria? Issues and prospects Basiru, Adeniyi S. Akinboye, Solomon O. This article, deploying data from documentary sources,examines issues in Nigeria’s democratization project and the prospect of a Democratic Developmental State (DDS) in post-authoritarian Nigeria. Drawing from the radical theory of the state, it notes that an autonomous state is pivotal to a successful DDS in the global South. In the light of this and based on the review of Nigeria’s development and democratization history, the article argues and concludes that, given the non-autonomous character of the Nigerian state and the politics that it engenders, the prospects of a DDS in Nigeria in the nearest future are rather slim. Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13365/1/26042-78123-1-SM.pdf Basiru, Adeniyi S. and Akinboye, Solomon O. (2018) A Democratic Developmental State in post-authoritarian Nigeria? Issues and prospects. Jebat: Malaysian Journal of History, Politics and Strategic Studies, 45 (1). pp. 34-55. ISSN 2180-0251 http://ejournal.ukm.my/jebat/issue/view/1094
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description	This article, deploying data from documentary sources,examines issues in Nigeria’s democratization project and the prospect of a Democratic Developmental State (DDS) in post-authoritarian Nigeria. Drawing from the radical theory of the state, it notes that an autonomous state is pivotal to a successful DDS in the global South. In the light of this and based on the review of Nigeria’s development and democratization history, the article argues and concludes that, given the non-autonomous character of the Nigerian state and the politics that it engenders, the prospects of a DDS in Nigeria in the nearest future are rather slim.
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title	A Democratic Developmental State in post-authoritarian Nigeria? Issues and prospects
title_short	A Democratic Developmental State in post-authoritarian Nigeria? Issues and prospects
title_full	A Democratic Developmental State in post-authoritarian Nigeria? Issues and prospects
title_fullStr	A Democratic Developmental State in post-authoritarian Nigeria? Issues and prospects
title_full_unstemmed	A Democratic Developmental State in post-authoritarian Nigeria? Issues and prospects
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A Democratic Developmental State in post-authoritarian Nigeria? Issues and prospects

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