Labour in Kano since the Petroleum Boom
| Review of African Political Economy - Vol. 5 No. 13 Labour in Kano since the Petroleum Boom |
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| Abstract of Article |
| Title: | Labour in Kano since the Petroleum Boom |
| Author: | Paul Lubeck |
| Location: | Vol.5 No.13 (Winter 1978), pp37-46 |
| Prior to the oil-boom, groundnut export was the mainstay of the Kano economy. Though drought, low producer-prices, and mismanagement of marketing boards, groundnuts have ceased to be either a significant export-crop, or a productive base for Kano's commercial economy. MNC (Multinational Corporation)s; FMG (Federal Military Government); traditional office-holding aristocracy, the 'sarakuna' ; the CSZ (close-settled zone), a peri-urban area surrounding Kano |
See also... | |
 | Terminology: MNC Abbreviation of Multinational Corporation. |
| Organisation: FMG Abbreviation of Federal Military Government. |
| Organisation: CSZ Abbreviation of close-settled zone. |
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