Bola Akanji: 2 books
Through the Gender Lens
A Century of Social and Political Development in Nigeria
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2018
Sustainable development is now intricately linked not just to economic growth, but more importantly, to the quality of life of people in terms of their social status, political participation, cultural freedom, environmental justice and inclusive development. For previously colonized nations like Nigeria,...
Gender and Development in Nigeria
One Hundred Years of Nationhood
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2018
In this edited volume, Nigerian scholars from a variety of disciplines examine the relationship between gender and Nigeria’s pathways of development in the last 100 years of its nationhood. This analysis is set against the background of unequal power dynamics between women and men, and specifically...