Bourgeois rationality in Nigeria

Capitalism is. in·herently· contradictory. There are the contradictions between particular capitals and social capital g For the system to thrive there-. fore contradictions have to be contained by bourgeois rationality which restrains particular capitals inthe bid to pre serve social capi t aL This· done a capitalist _country can then progress, sophisticating productive for ces and improving the general wellbeing: of societyu But none of these is happening in Nigeria, although it is capitalistu This is what has led to this inquiry into _the character of its bourgeoisieu The finding is that bourgeois rationali ty is weak in Nigeria .