Promoting Education within the Context of a Neo-Patrimonial State: The Case of Nigeria

Daniel Edevbaro

No wp-1997-123, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: In the first two or three decades of independence, Nigeria, like the rest of Africa. placed heavy emphasis on expanding educational opportunities from primary school through university. This has resulted in a very impressive increase in the number of students enrolled in institutions at all levels. In spite of this, education today, like other social services, is in deep crisis. The population growth which greatly increases the number of children seeking access to schools combined with the recent economic decline has necessitated significant cutbacks in public spending on all social services.

Keywords: Education; Corruption; Nonprofit organizations; Public welfare (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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