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The Transformation of Rural Labour Systems in Colonial and Post-Colonial Northern Nigeria
Die Transformation ländlicher Arbeitssysteme im kolonialen und post-kolonialen Nord-Nigeria
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Abstract After an analysis of the socioeconomic effects of forced and bonded labour during colonial times, the articulation of different systems of family and non-family labour is investigated. Class-specific effects of labour and capital input do even result in an increasing use of communal labour by rich a... view more
After an analysis of the socioeconomic effects of forced and bonded labour during colonial times, the articulation of different systems of family and non-family labour is investigated. Class-specific effects of labour and capital input do even result in an increasing use of communal labour by rich and middle peasants after the Nigerian Civil War: its form remains, but its content changes fundamentally. The socioeconomic and material base for small-scale peasant subsistence production has been gradually destroyed.... view less
La transformation des systèmes de travail rural dans le nord du Nigeria colonial et post-colonial : Après une analyse des effets socio-économiques du travail forcé et collé pendant l'époque coloniale en pays Nupe (Bida Emirate, Nigeria), on va étudier l'articulation de différents systèmes de travail... view more
La transformation des systèmes de travail rural dans le nord du Nigeria colonial et post-colonial : Après une analyse des effets socio-économiques du travail forcé et collé pendant l'époque coloniale en pays Nupe (Bida Emirate, Nigeria), on va étudier l'articulation de différents systèmes de travail familial et non familial. Les effets spécifiques de classe dans les années 1970 sur l’organisation et la structure du travail et l'apport en capital entraînent une utilisation croissante du travail communautaire par les paysans riches et moyens après la guerre civile nigériane: sa forme reste, mais son contenu change fondamentalement. La base socio-économique et matérielle de la production artisanale à petite échelle a été progressivement détruite.... view less
Keywords
Nigeria; working conditions; colonialism; forced labor; wage labor; rural area; economic development (on national level); socioeconomic development; inequality; developing country; West Africa
Classification
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Social History, Historical Social Research
Free Keywords
Arbeitssysteme
Document language
English
Publication Year
1986
Page/Pages
p. 258-271
Journal
The Journal of Peasant Studies, 13 (1986) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/03066158608438312
ISSN
1743-9361
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0