Inside Independent Nigeria - Diaries of Wolfgang Stolper, 1960-1962

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’To help understand post-colonial Africa's sad failure in economic development, do read this 1960-1962 Stolper Diary: Northern economist's idealistic hopes encounter Nigerian realisms.’ Paul A. Samuelson, MIT, USA ’There have been many Western economic advisors to governments in the developing world, but few have attempted to record their experience and make it accessible to others. Wolfgang Stolper, one of America's most distinguished economists, kept a detailed diary of his experience as an advisor to Nigeria at the beginning of the 1960s. The diary is rich in detail about Nigeria at that time and about the daily work of an economic advisor. It will be of interest to anyone interested in Africa in particular and technical assistance in the developing world in general.’ Dwight H. Perkins, Harvard University, USA ’Full of vivid detail and candid commentary, Wolfgang F. Stolper's diary provides an unusually full picture of the inner workings of Nigerian policy-making and the daily experiences of a foreign economic advisor in Nigeria in the early years of Independence. Economists, historians and many others will find much of interest in this detailed portrayal, by an internationally renowned economist, of the optimism and contentiousness of early-post-Independence development planning in Africa's most populous nation.’ Sara Berry, Johns Hopkins University, USA 'Stolper's diary gives a full, blunt and honest account of the problems, many home-grown and others imported, besetting a newly independent state. But his view of Nigeria, its peoples and society, is more colourful, textured and nuanced than most, delving beneath the economic and political superstructure. And this makes his diary a fascinating and indeed essential source for th study of post-colonial Nigerian history.' South African Historical Journal

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• Authors: Clive S. Gray
• Assisted by: Clive S. Gray (Editor), Gray Clive S. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9781138717992
• ISBN: 978-1-138-71799-2
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics, HISTORY / Africa / General, macroeconomics, Economic history, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Politics and government, African History