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GST 112 Study Session 9: Political Economy and Culture of Underdevelopment In Nigeria Objective Question
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The colonial administration showed outright hostility towards industrialization primarily because:
Options
A The local population lacked the skills for industrial work.
B Industrialization would compete with British industries and reduce demand for their products.
Correct Answer
C It was too expensive to set up industries in the colony.
D The colonial government prioritized agricultural development exclusively.
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The text explains that industrialization would have 'defeated the basic aims of conquest and colonisation' by making raw materials unavailable for export to Britain and by producing substitutes for imported industrial products, thus competing with British industries.

Hint

Consider the core economic interests of the colonizing power and their reason for establishing a colony.

Question Info

Course: GST 112
Topic: Study Session 9: Political Economy and Culture of Underdevelopment In Nigeria
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 525 of 1270
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