Assessment of Traditional Institutions and Socio Economic Development of Benin City: Nigerian Traditional Institutions and Social Economic Development

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2011 in the subject Organisation and Administration, Obafemi Awolowo University (Department of Public Administration), course: Pad 352, language: English, abstract: Objectives of the study The objectives of this work are to i. examine the roles of traditional institutions in Benin as a community; ii. assess the impact of these institutions in the development of Benin town; and iii. examine their relevance in this period and identify values and inherent advantages of traditional institutions. The study covers the period before the advent of colonialism through the era of indirect rule to post colonial time with special emphasis on the contributions of traditional institutions and socio economic development of Benin City