THE IGBO ENTREPRENEUR IN THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OFNIGERIA
Olanrewaju Akinpelu OLUTAYO
 Department of Sociology, Faculty of the Social SciencesUniversity of Ibadan
ABSTRACTCentral to the capitalist orientation introduced to the Third World nationsthrough colonialism is the role of entrepreneurs in development. This group is still perceivedas inevitable if these nations are to develop. In spite of all the attempts to develop date, verylittle is being achieved.While this monograph recognises the importance of entrepreneurs in development, itasserts that these entrepreneurs have always existed in pre-colonial Nigeria but the re-orien-tation brought about through capitalism has fundamentally affected the pre-colonial situation.As such, there is a disjuncture between the latter and the present capitalist expectation.More importantly, the author tries to debunk the position of certain European writers thatcertain ethnic groups are better entrepreneurs than others. Thus, the responsiveness of theIgbo ethnic group of Nigeria to European economic incentives was a result of a certain his-torico-sciological position that this group occupies in Nigeria. It is posited that as the nationapproaches the twenty-
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rst-century, one cannot say with certainty that ethnicity should be themain consideration for entrepreneurial ability. It is the political economy of each nationwithin the World Capitalist System that will determine the emergent scenario.
http://www.academia.edu/25356964/The_Igbo_Entrepreneur_in_the_Political_Economy_of_Nigeria

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We need to go back to history, very interesting

Smh. Here we go again. Must you people always seek validation from Yoruba people?? Odiegwu o.

AshiwajuFoward:
Smh. Here we go again. Must you people always seek validation from Yoruba people?? Odiegwu o.

Validation from your people Just imagine if it was Igbo man's article I referred you to

I don't blame one of you that said Afonja youths are the most lazy, perfidious and egoistic youths in Nigeria as at today.

FKO81:

Validation from your people Just imagine if it was Igbo man's article I referred you to

I don't blame one of you that said Afonja youths are the most lazy, perfidious and egoistic youths in Nigeria as at today.

Ouch. E pain am. Why you dey cry because I pointed out the obvious? I bet your semi-literate behind doesn't even know the meaning of the words you put up there as they aptly describe you and your ilk that are carrying cocaine upandan because una fear to make a honest living, awon ebi Evans. Better go and bow to your lord and saviour Nnamdi Kanu. Odenson.

AshiwajuFoward:


Ouch. E pain am. Why you dey cry because I pointed out the obvious? I bet your semi-literate behind doesn't even know the meaning of the words you put up there as they aptly describe you and your ilk that are carrying cocaine upandan because una fear to make a honest living, awon ebi Evans. Better go and bow to your lord and saviour Nnamdi Kanu. Odenson.

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