Author : R. Olufemi Ekundare
Publisher : London : Methuen
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 48,24 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Survey of Nigeria from 1860 to 1960 - covers demographic aspects and geographical aspects, social structure, political system, economic conditions under colonialism and independence, the role of UK, economic policy, fiscal policy, transport, communication, agricultural development, industrial development, financial aspects, trade, education, employment, the cooperative movement, etc. Bibliography pp. 417 to 440, maps, references and statistical tables.
Author : Toyin Falola
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 33,37 MB
Release : 2008-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1139472038
Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and the world's eighth largest oil producer, but its success has been undermined in recent decades by ethnic and religious conflict, political instability, rampant official corruption and an ailing economy. Toyin Falola, a leading historian intimately acquainted with the region, and Matthew Heaton, who has worked extensively on African science and culture, combine their expertise to explain the context to Nigeria's recent troubles through an exploration of its pre-colonial and colonial past, and its journey from independence to statehood. By examining key themes such as colonialism, religion, slavery, nationalism and the economy, the authors show how Nigeria's history has been swayed by the vicissitudes of the world around it, and how Nigerians have adapted to meet these challenges. This book offers a unique portrayal of a resilient people living in a country with immense, but unrealized, potential.
Author : Michael O. Onolememen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 46,2 MB
Release : 2020-01-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1000026353
This book examines the politics and economics of infrastructure development in Nigeria from Independence in 1960 up to 2015, and the role of good governance in promoting the socioeconomic wellbeing of citizens. Arguing for the need for transformational leadership in infrastructure development, the chapters examine policy issues and survey the various administrative, economic, and social-political reforms that have impacted infrastructure development in Nigeria. The author also discusses current national development plans and Vision 20:2020; challenges to infrastructure development, including corruption; and the future potential of a strong infrastructure network for the economy and citizens. Drawing upon his experience within government departments, as well as existing models of leadership and governance, the author explores the role of infrastructure development in promoting the wellbeing and growth of Nigeria. Combining theory with practical examples of good governance, this book will be of interest for students and researchers of political science and infrastructure development in Africa.
Author : Toyin Falola
Publisher : Kent State University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 29,46 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780873388016
Created as a result of British colonialism, Nigeria emerged as a nation-state during the mid-20th century. Toyin Falola presents statistical data on Nigeria's economy that illustrate the nature of the changes made throughout the mid-20th century.
Author : Emmanuel Akyeampong
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 10,34 MB
Release : 2014-08-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1107041155
Why has Africa remained persistently poor over its recorded history? Has Africa always been poor? What has been the nature of Africa's poverty and how do we explain its origins? This volume takes a necessary interdisciplinary approach to these questions by bringing together perspectives from archaeology, linguistics, history, anthropology, political science, and economics. Several contributors note that Africa's development was at par with many areas of Europe in the first millennium of the Common Era. Why Africa fell behind is a key theme in this volume, with insights that should inform Africa's developmental strategies.
Author : A. G. Hopkins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 47,41 MB
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1317868943
This is the standard account of the economic history of the vast area conventionally known as West Africa. Ranging from prehistoric time to independence it covers the former French as well as British colonies.
Author : Onwuka N. Njoku
Publisher :
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 32,83 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Nigeria
ISBN :
Author : Onwuka N. Njoku
Publisher :
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,69 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Nigeria
ISBN :
Author : Kenneth Onwuka Dike
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 20,60 MB
Release : 1956
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780313232978
Dr. Dike has made a contribution to the study of Nigeria's principal formative period by drawing on local as well as British sources for his material. He describes how the revolution in trade reacted upon the social and political systems and how the existing native governments were gradually supplanted by British sonsular power. His study ends with the recognition of the British claim to supremacy in the Niger territories at the Berlin West African Conference of 1885.
Author : Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 42,81 MB
Release : 2014-08-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0262526875
A report on development economics in action, by a crucial player in Nigeria's recent reforms. Corrupt, mismanaged, and seemingly hopeless: that's how the international community viewed Nigeria in the early 2000s. Then Nigeria implemented a sweeping set of economic and political changes and began to reform the unreformable. This book tells the story of how a dedicated and politically committed team of reformers set out to fix a series of broken institutions, and in the process repositioned Nigeria's economy in ways that helped create a more diversified springboard for steadier long-term growth. The author, Harvard- and MIT-trained economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, currently Nigeria's Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance and formerly Managing Director of the World Bank, played a crucial part in her country's economic reforms. In Nigeria's Debt Management Office, and later as Minister of Finance, she spearheaded negotiations with the Paris Club that led to the wiping out of $30 billion of Nigeria's external debt, 60 percent of which was outright cancellation. Reforming the Unreformable offers an insider's view of those debt negotiations; it also details the fight against corruption and the struggle to implement a series of macroeconomic and structural reforms. This story of development economics in action, written from the front lines of economic reform in Africa, offers a unique perspective on the complex and uncertain global economic environment.
