An African Niche Economy Author:Jane I. Guyer This book studies a Yoruba community in the supply hinterland of Nigeria over twenty years. It tells the social and agricultural history of its producers, from the Nigerian civil war, through the oil boom and bust, to structural adjustment. Guyer argues that principles of occupational organization inherited from the past are now being applied ... more »to the creation of a competitive and responsive regional market that promises to be one of the most important social reforms in West Africa.« less