
Politics And Economic Development In
Tom Forrest(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 4. December 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
254 pages
978-0-367-29907-1 (ISBN)
Description
Since the end of civil war in 1970, Nigeria has struggled to build a stronger federal center and to reduce conflicts that have arisen from uneven development and from ethnic, regional, class and religious differences. This book provides a comprehensive account of the dynamic interplay between the political and economic forces that have shaped gover
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 148 mm
Weight
400 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-29907-1 (9780367299071)
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Person
Tom Forrest was formerly a lecturer in economics at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. He is currently a Research Associate at Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, and is engaged in research on the growth of indigenous companies in Nigeria.
Content
Introduction -- State, Society, and Economy -- State, Society, and Economy: Historical Background -- Political Development -- Military Government and Politics, 1970-1979 -- A Hollow Democracy: Civil Rule, 1979-1983 -- The Return of the Military: The Buhari Regime -- The Babangida Regime -- Economic Development -- The State, Oil Dynamics, and the Economy, 1970-1979 -- Civil Rule and Economic Policy, 1979-1983 -- The State and Agriculture in the 1980s -- Structural Adjustment and National Accumulation