 (Mis)emphasis of Bourdieusian capital in Nigerian bankingJonathan Njoku African Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, 2015, vol. 4, issue 3, 207-231 Abstract: This paper aims to examine the emphasis on bank capital in securing the stability of Nigerian bank financial condition. Cast within the Bourdieusian theory, this paper assesses the role of capital in the historical development of banking in Nigeria. This study shows that symbolic capital has received more emphasis relative to habitus and other capital types. In particular, over the years symbolic capital continues to feature in policy developments to the apparent neglect of cultural capital and social capital. The findings show that the emphasis on symbolic capital does not necessarily match the policy objectives of ensuring stability of the banking system. Rather, it suggests a fire brigade approach of providing medicine after the death of banks. Furthermore, the paper reveals that social capital was negatively exploited to deepen the instability of the banking system. Critically, cultural capital should enter the mix of the capital framework of Nigerian banking in order to promote its safety and soundness. Keywords: bank capital; bank financial condition; Bourdieusian theory; banking development; symbolic capital; social capital; cultural capital; habitus; Nigeria. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:ajaafi:v:4:y:2015:i:3:p:207-231 Access Statistics for this article More articles in African Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd |
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