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Technological and Industrial Development in Transitional Societies: Some Lessons from the Failed Projects in Nigeria

The development of African continent has been in the front burner in both academic and intellectual discourse. Industrialisation has been identified as a key factor in economic development. Technology propels industrialisation, and this in turn incubates and gives conducive technology infrastructure environment. However, efforts by some countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to industrialise and achieve technological development have not materialised. Using two failed automobile and steel industrial projects in Nigeria as examples, and situating the discussions of the failure of the projects within t…

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