Akin Mabogunje

Akin Mabogunje is a Nigerian geographer.[1] He was the first African president of the International Geographical Union.[2] In 1999, he was the first African to be elected as a Foreign Associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences.[3]

In 1968, Mabogunje wrote Urbanization in Nigeria, about urbanization and state formation. In the book, Mabogunje argued that the existence of specialists is not sufficient to cause urbanization. Mabogunje describes three "limiting conditions" which are additionally required: a surplus of food production, a small group of powerful people to control the surplus and maintain peace, and a class of traders or merchants who can provide materials to the specialists.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Connah, Graham (1987). African Civilizations: Precolonial cities and states in tropical Africa: an archaeological perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521266661.
  2. ↑ "Hallmarks of Labour". hallmarksoflabour.org. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
  3. ↑ "The Nigeria Academy of Engineering :: promoting excellence in technology and engineering training and practice to ensure the technological growth and economic development of Nigeria". www.nae.org.ng. Retrieved 2015-05-11.

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