حٚضٛهدَإ حغن صصخذ جساضح عشف ِاسٕركد حثناع حٕٚدَ شٕهح
Abstract
This thesis deals with agricultural and mining development in Nigeria in
1900-1956. Its objective is to examine the evolution of Nigerian agriculture and mining
during this period focussing on colonial development planning which was designed to
improve the welfare and the well being of the colonized people.
In order to achieve this thesis, i relied on official sources such as Colonial
Office, Colonial Reports, Command Papers (Cmd) and Annual Reports. Other
secondary sources were also helpful including books and journals that are available in
the library of the American University of Egypt and related to the economic history of
Nigeria.
This thesis includes four chapters. The first is a historical background of the
structure of traditional agriculture and mining before 1900. The second examines
colonial agricultural and mining policy in 1900-1929. The third treats the beginning of
colonial development policy. The fourth chapter discusses colonial agricultural and
mining development policy in 1945-1956 focussing on the Ten-Year Plan, its
objectives, the financial assistance, the agricultural and mining development projects
and the reactions of the Nigerian farmers and miners towards such a policy.
Agricultural and mining development was achieved at the expense of both the
farmer and the miner who were enforced to produce the important products to satisfy
British needs. Although colonial development policy included many projects, the
British achieved only those that served them. The British were not well prepared to
undertake the task of planning immediately after WWII. The farmer and the miner led
a struggle to preserve their rights but they remained marginalized.
حٚضٛهدَإ حغن صصخذ جساضح عشف ِاسٕركد حثناع حٕٚدَ شٕهح
صخلم
مكش ٙف جشكفنا ِزْ سٕهثرذ ٌأ لاإ ٙهػ ٌاك ائ اٛمٚشفلإ ٘داصرللاا ًُٕنا جشكف ُٙذدٔاس اي اشٛثك
اٚشٛدُٛن ًٙدًُنأ ٙػاسضنا ًُٕنا عٕضٕي ُٙفلٔأ آهمص ذؼتٔ ،حٛػٕضٕئ حلد شثكأ مًؼنا ٌٕكٛن ححٔشعأ
ٍٛت اي حٚساًؼرسلاا جشرفنا ءاُثأ
1900
-1956
خإُس ششؼن ًُٕنا ظغخي ٗهػ جضكشي
1946
-1956
.
ذهثنا ازٓن جشرفنا ِزْ ءاُثأ ًٙدًُنأ ٙػاسضنا سٕغرنا حساسدٔ ىٛٛمذ حنٔاحي ْٕ حناسشنا ِزْ ٍي فذٓنا
ٙمٚشفلإا
.
ٙف مثًرًنا ذشغنا ازْٔ وءلارذ حتٕخأٔ جءاشل ٗنإ جارحذ ٙرنأ ححٔشغًنا حٛناكشلإا دَاكف
:
غتاًُنا مْ
جشغسًنا فاذْلأأ حياشثنا دَاك حخسد ٘أ ٗنإٔ ؟ظغخًنا ازْ زٛفُرن حٛفاك ىخاًُنأ حػاسضنا ٙف جذخإرًنا حٛناًنا
فاذْلأا كٛمحرن لإيأ ٗنإ حساي حخاح ٙف خإُس ششؼن ًُٕنا ظغخي ؟ححخاَ حَٛاغٚشثنا جسادلإا مثل ٍي
حػاسضنا ٙنادي ٙف حصصخرًنا ذْاؼًنا مْ ٙنارناتٔ ِزٛفُرن حهْؤي حهياػ ذٚٔ ُٕ٘ٛت واظَ طشرشٚٔ حيٕسشًنا
ٙف ًّٛٛمذٔ ِساثرخا ًُٕنا ازٓن ٍكًٚ مْٔ ؟حثساًُنا حهياؼنا ذٛنا ذٚٔضرت حهٛفك دَاك اَٛاغٚشت آرسسأ ٙرنا ىخاًُنأ
ٗهػ داًرػلاا حخسد دادٚإ ْٕ ذٔشغًنا لاكشلإاف كهغًُنا ازْ ٍئ ،حٛنٔذنأ حٚداصرللاا خاللاؼنا مًػ ساعإ
ٖشخأ حٓخ ٍي قإسلأا ٗهػٔ حٓخ ٍي اٛخٕنُٕكرنا
.
حساٛسنات حصاخ خلادئ ةرك ،فٛشسلأا آُي حػُٕري سداصي ٗهػ خذًرػا حناسشنا ِزْ صادَلإ
اٚشٛدَٛ ٙف اَٛاغٚشثن حٚداصرللاا
.
ظغخًنا ازْ دسي ٙرنا خلااكشلإا ضؼت ٗهػ ةٛدذ ٌأ حناسشنا دنٔاح ذل
ءاُثأ اٚشٛدَٛ ٙف ًٙدًُنأ ٙػاسضنا ًُٕنا ٌأ ذمرػأٔ
1900
-1956
ىدًُنا ٙف مياؼنأ ذلافنا باسح ٗهػ زفَُ
ٌاشًٓي اٛمت ٍكنٔ آًلٕمح مخأ ٍي ائال ٌازهنا
.
ضؼثنا ،جذػ غٚساشي مًحٚ ٌاك ًُٕنا ظغخي ٌأ ٍي ىغشنات
زُي َٗاػ ظغخًنا ازْ ٌأ ٗسَُ ٌأ ٌٔد حًٛدًُنأ حٛػاسضنا دإًنا ىْأ كٕٚسذ حٛهًػٔ ممُنا مئاسٕك ضدَأ آُي
حَٛاغٚشثنا جسادلإا ٌأ اًك حٛػاًرخلاأ حٚداصرللاا فاذْلأا واذؼَا ٗنإ جداٚص جشثخ خار حهياػ ذٚ صمَ ٍي حٚاذثنا
حَٛاثنا حًٛناؼنا بشحنا ذؼت جششاثي ظغخًنا ازْ ٌاضرحلا حهْؤي شٛغ دَاك حٚساًؼرسلاا
.
حًٛلٔ حٚداصرللاا آرَاكي عاخشرسا ٙف مثًرٚ ٌاك ذٛحٕنا اَٛاغٚشت ىْ ٌأ ازْ مك ٍي صهخرسَ ٌأ ٍكًٚ
لاك آُي َٙاؼٚ ٌاك ٙرنا حٛسامنا فٔشظنا جاػاشي ٌٔد جشًؼرسي حنٔذك آيذخذ ٙرنا غٚساشًنا زٛفُرت ديامف آرهًػ
ىدًُنا ٙف مياؼنأ ذلافنا ٍي
.
