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Rural class differentiation in Nigeria -- Theory and Practice: a quantitative approach in the case of Nupeland

Afrika Spectrum • 14 (3) • Published In 1979 • Pages: 295-315

By: Kohnert, Dirk.

Abstract
Operating under the hypothesis held by a number of social scientists that in West Africa in general, and Nigeria in particular, peasant societies are essentially class-less in structure, Kohnert attempts to demonstrate in this article that after a critical examination of the theoretical foundations of their positions that ideas of a class-less peasantry in Nigeria are based not so much on reality but instead on an inadequate interpretation of the historical-materialistic class-concept. According to the author, with the increasing number of agro-economic surveys in Nigeria the problem of socio-economic research shifts from a common lack of data to a lack of adequate concepts to analyze the available information.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Classes
Ownership and control of capital
Income and demand
Labor supply and employment
Status, role, and prestige
culture
Nupe
HRAF PubDate
2014
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Western Africa
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 2012
Field Date
1975-1976
Coverage Date
1975-1976
Coverage Place
Nigeria
Notes
Dirk Kohnert
LCCN
72491537
LCSH
Africa--Periodicals
Nupe (African people)