According to Eames in in Negotiating Nigerian Bureaucracies, patrimonial practices similar to those found in Nigerian society do occur in the United States. The use of such practices
a. occurs solely in the political arena.
b. is considered an illegitimate way to conduct business.
c. cannot coexist within a system of bureaucratically organized, legal domination.
d. is considered a legitimate way to conduct business.
Question 2
Eames' attempt to become a registered occasional postgraduate student while in Nigeria was symbolic of the patrimonial bureaucracy there, because
a. the author was able to visit the required offices and complete the process in under an
hour.
b. nothing about registering was routine; everything was personalized and no one could
tell her how to go about registering.
c. registering was an impersonal, clearly defined process that was simple to complete.
d. it required the intervention of the American government.
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