Nationality: Nigeria
Affiliation: Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria
Student status: University Faculty
Level of education: Ph.D.
Field of Study: Law
Joined: May 13, 2018
Ajibola Akanji
Ibadan, NG
Member: History of Economic Thought, Philosophy of Economics, Economic History, Cooperatives, Keynesian Economics, Gender and Economics, Political Economy of Europe, Latin America, East Asia, Urban and Regional Economics, Core, States and Markets, Behavior and Society, South Asia, Complexity Economics, Economics of Innovation, Inequality, Sustainability, Economic Development
Coordinator: Cooperatives
Organizer: Finance, Law, and Economics, Financial Stability, Economics of Innovation, East Asia, Urban and Regional Economics, Africa, States and Markets, Sustainability, South Asia
Working groups
- Cooperatives
- Finance, Law, and Economics
- Financial Stability
- Economics of Innovation
- East Asia
- Urban and Regional Economics
- Africa
- States and Markets
- Sustainability
- South Asia
- History of Economic Thought
- Philosophy of Economics
- Economic History
- Keynesian Economics
- Gender and Economics
- Political Economy of Europe
- Latin America
- Core
- Behavior and Society
- Complexity Economics
- Inequality
- Economic Development
Research Interests
- Cooperatives
- Development Finance
- Economic Development
- Finance
- Financial Development
- Globalization
- Law and Economics
- Law and Finance
- Political Economy
- Political Economy of Development
About
Ajibola Anthony AKANJI is a lecturer and researcher at the Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria. I am an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Furthermore, I am a multi disciplinary scholar with undergraduate and graduate degrees in the Social Sciences and Law. My research is primarily focused on the intersection of Co-operatives, Law and Public Administration for the implementation of Sustainable development. My core interest is Development administration with the twin tools of cooperatives and law. I have discovered the cooperative model of economics as a viable mechanism for the actualization of sustainable development. I nurse a strong conviction that the developmental challenges in the global south can best be addressed through a citizens based solidarity as found in the cooperative model of economics. To achieve this, there is need for multiple approaches such as viable legal frameworks, and improved synergy across divides. I am a member of the youth network, and Young Scholars Network of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA), and a member of the Law Committee of the ICA-Africa region. I was selected to train my colleagues from around the world on Co-operative Law at the ICA organized Global Youth Forum (GYF20), held at Kuching, Malaysia, in February, 2020.
About my research
My current research work explores the utilization of Law and cooperatives for sustainable development. This I do within the framework of the faculty of Law and the department of Public Administration. I advocate for the advancement of the Cooperative model of economics at redressing economic fragilities such as poverty and unsustainable development. I strongly believe in globalization, and I advocate for a globalization built around Cooperativism.