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Analyzes the nature and phases of imperialism, colonial modes of production, and the reorganization of labor, surplus extraction, trade, and finance. Extends the argument from colonialism to neo-colonial capitalism (1960–1980), focusing on multinational power, agricultural stagnation, import-substitution industrialization, and military rule as drivers of persistent underdevelopment.","6.5o  \n1985  \nImperialism and  \n## Underdevelopment inNigeria\n\n##### Bade Onimode\n\n22  \nDedication  \nDedicated to the anti-imperialist struggles ofworkers,peasants,students,and petty artisans,inNigeria,Africa and the rest of the world.  \nOther Titles by the Author  \nEconomic Development in Nigeria:The Socialist Alternative(Ibadan:Nigerian Academy of Art,Sciences &Technology,1975)Basic Mathematics for Economists(London:Allen &Unwin,1980)Mathematics for Economics and Business(London:Allen&Unwin,forthcoming)  \n# Imperialismand Under-\n\ndevelopment inNigeria  \nThe Dialectics of MassPoverty  \n### Bade Onimode\n\nImperialism and Underdevelopment in Nigeriawas first published worldwide(except Nigeria)by Zed Press,57 Caledonian Road,LondonN19DN,in 1982.  \nCopyright CBade Onimode,1982  \nCopyedited by Anna GourlayProofread by Mark GourlayCover design by Jacque SolomonsTypeset by Jenny WaltersPrinted by Krips Repro,Meppel,Holland  \nAll rights reserved  \nU.S.Distributor  \nLawrence Hill and Co.,520 RiversideAvenue,Westport,Conn.06880,U.S.A.  \n\n| British Library Cataloguing in Publication  \u003Cbr>Data  \u003Cbr>Onimode,Bade  \u003Cbr>Imperialism and underdevelopment in  \u003Cbr>Nigeria  \u003Cbr>1.Nigeria-Economic conditions-  \u003Cbr>History  \u003Cbr>I.Title  \u003Cbr>HC517.N48  \u003Cbr>330.9669'05  \u003Cbr>ISBN0-86232-108-5  \u003Cbr>ISBN0-86232-109-3 Pbk   |\n| --- |\n\n1  \nPreface  \n1  \nPART ONE:INTRODUCTION  \n1.The Nature of Imperialism  \n3  \nInequality,Dominance and ExploitationThe Phases of ImperialismThe Mechanisms of Imperialism  \n3  \n4  \n7  \nDevelopment and Underdevelopment Under Imperialism810Pre-Colonial Modes of Production in Nigeria10The State of Indigenous Technology14Economic Surplus in Pre-Colonial Nigeria17Pre-Colonial Political Systems18Pre-Colonial Society21Mercantilist Imperialism and Its Effects23Classes and Class Struggle in Pre-Colonial Nigeria26PART TWO:THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OFCOLONIALISM,1860-19602931British Colonization by Violence in Nigeria31Imperialist Church,Feudal Indirect Rule,and ColonialEntrenchment35The Colonial Mode of Production36Colonial Aggression and Transitional Conjuncture inNigeria37The Structure of British Colonial Repression3942Capitalism and Commercial Agriculture43Surplus Appropriation and Capitalist Penetration48Food-Crop Agriculture51  \n2.Pre-Colonial Nigeria and Mercantilist Imperialism  \n3.The Violent Creation of the Colonial Economy  \n4.Imperialist Division of Labour and Primary Production  \nMining and Crown Lands  \n53  \n5.Colonial Infrastructure and Foreign Trade57The Status of Colonial Physical Infrastructure57Colonial Social Infrastructure63Colonial Foreign Trade67  \n6.Industry,Technology and Labour Under Colonialism76Suppression of Industry Under the Colonial System76Technological Backwardness82Forced Labour and Trade Unionism84  \n7.The Colonial Financial System and Transfer of Surplus91Basic Features of the Colonial Financial System91Money,Currency and Central Banking93Commercial Banking and Other Financial Institutions97The Colonial Fiscal System103  \n8.The Heritage of Colonial Economic Planning114Philosophy and Objectives of the Plan115Colonial Planning Institutions117Characteristics,Programmes and Projects of ColonialPlanning118The Consequences of Colonial Planning121  \n9.Classes and Class Struggle in Colonial Nigeria125Colonial Class Formations125The Class Struggle Under Colonialism128  \nPART THREE:NEO-COLONIAL CAPITALISM AND  \nUNDERDEVELOPMENT,1960-1980  \n135  \n10.Multinational Corporations and Neo-Colonialism inNigeria137The Neo-Colonial Capitalist Mode of Production137Multinational Corporations as Agents of Imperialism139Sectoral Domination by MNCs141Multinational Corporations and Underdevelopment inNigeria152  \n11.Agricultural Stagnation and the Import of Food159The Structure of Neo-Colonial Agriculture159Peasant Agriculture and Government164Oil Boom and Agricultural Stagnation168The Reformist Solutions171  \nThe Termination of Rural Genocide  \n174  \n12.Import-Substitution Industrialization177The Strategy of Import-Substitution I","cbCaicru8kyxyv3Q","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicru8kyxyv3Q","pdf",11851507,1,270,"English","en",105,"# Preface\n# PART ONE: INTRODUCTION\n## The Nature of Imperialism\n## Development and Underdevelopment Under Imperialism\n## Pre-Colonial Modes of Production in Nigeria\n## Mercantilist Imperialism and Its Effects\n## Classes and Class Struggle in Pre-Colonial Nigeria\n# PART TWO: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF COLONIALISM, 1860-1960\n## British Colonization by Violence in Nigeria\n## Imperialist Church, Feudal Indirect Rule, and Colonial Entrenchment\n## Colonial Mode of Production\n## Colonial Aggression and Transitional 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