Contesting the Nigerian State: Civil Society and the Contradictions of Self-Organization

by Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome

Book Overview

In public choice theory, the received wisdom has long been that self-organization is an impediment to collective action, whether via the tragedy of the commons or a Hobbesian scenario in which self-interest produces social conflict rather than cooperation. Yet as this fascinating collection shows, self-organization and state-society relations have been much more complicated in the context of contemporary Nigerian politics. Given the absence or unwillingness...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349458988
• ISBN13: 9781349458981
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"