DEPENDENCY AND BLOCKED TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF INDIGENOUS ARTISANS IN KANO STATE OF NIGERIA
DEPENDENCY AND BLOCKED TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF INDIGENOUS ARTISANS IN KANO STATE OF NIGERIA
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2000-03
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LAKOJU, COLLINS. A.
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Abstract
This thesis sets out to examine the impact of imperialism indigenous technological Development and how this has caused the
present state of Dependency in Nigeria.
In the process of this, we examined the importance of indigenous
technology in the economic development of Nigeria (and tried to
evaluate the same)using Kano as a case study. We found out among
others that:
there are no concrete government structures (finance,
training or provision of tools) in place to incorporate
this sector into the mainstream of economic
development.
this sector provides employment for a substantial
percent of the population that would have otherwise
been unemployed and by their products have contributed
to both local and foreign exchange of Nigeria.
Despite these, this sector is abandoned to the will of
" illiterates " and the rural man.
As a result of these we argued that for us indigenous technology aspect
of our culture stands out as a tool for sustainable
development, hence we suggest that using indigenous technology,
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU
BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
SCIENCE (M.SC), INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
MARCH, 2000
Keywords
DEPENDENCY,, BLOCKED TECHNOLOGICAL,, INDIGENOUS ARTISANS,, KANO STATE OF NIGERIA