Assessment of Traditional Institutions and Socio Economic Development of Benin City

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2011 in the subject Organisation and administration - Miscellaneous Obafemi Awolowo University (Department of Public Administration) course: Pad 352 language: English abstract: Objectives of the studyThe objectives of this work are toi. examine the roles of traditional institutions in Benin as a community;ii. assess the impact of these institutions in the development of Benin town; andiii. 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