Political Economy of Yorubaland Prior to Colonialism

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dc.contributor.authorAbiodun S, Afolabi
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-22T22:47:45Z
dc.date.available2020-05-22T22:47:45Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionJournalen_US
dc.description.abstractOne of the negative effects of colonialism on African societies was the disruption, and eventual replacement of indigenous social and economic structures, sub-structures and superstructures with structures of global capitalism, for the purpose of easy appropriation of local resources for the benefit of the metropolis. The supplanting of centuries-old and tested structures of the Yoruba people of Southwestern Nigeria, not only weakened the fabrics that held the society together, but also rendered the people and their culture amenable and vulnerable to the exploitative tendencies of British colonial machineries. This paper explores the political economy of Yorubaland prior to colonialism. It demonstrates how per-colonial society structures synergized to create orderliness, ensure prosperity and maintain inter-class harmony among the people, using taxation as its unit of analysis. The paper posits that per-colonial financing system of the government which was modified to provide afulcrum on which the colonial tax administration rested. In essence, the paper sheds light on the sources of revenue of the various government in per-colonial Yorubaland, all of which the British encapsulated in taxation, rents and dues.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2408-6207
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3966
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIjagun Journal of History and Diplomacyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries2;
dc.subjectYorubalanden_US
dc.subjectPrecolonialen_US
dc.subjectRacializeden_US
dc.subjectTaxationen_US
dc.titlePolitical Economy of Yorubaland Prior to Colonialismen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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