Accounting for Power in Northern Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8976513 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Colin Newbury (University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 257-277 |
| Publication date | 2004-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of African History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8537 • E-ISSN: 1469-5138 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021853704009466 |
| OpenAlex | W2000029246 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
The contribution made by accountancy historians to the historiography of imperial over-rule underlines the need for attention to financial records. This is especially true for the example of Northern Nigeria, where Lugard's successors initiated consolidated tax assessment based on wealth and administration of emirate finances through treasuries. The economic and political results of this decentralization were expansion of personnel and emoluments, confusion over funding for central and provincial departments and financial underpinning for regional autonomy
Administration (probate law · Autonomy · Confusion · Decentralization · Historiography · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Underpinning · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Engineering · Law · Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment
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The Eye of Authority
| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2024 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |