Soldiers and Oil - The Political Transformation of Nigeria

Soldiers and Oil (1978) examines Nigeria under military rule from 1966 to 1978, a period of political change as the army took control of the country, as well as economic - the period also saw a twenty-fold increase in Nigerian oil revenues.

List of contents

Introduction Keith Panter-Brick Part 1. The Military in Office 1. Back to the Barracks: A Decade of Marking Time Valerie P. Bennett and A.H.M. Kirk-Greene 2. Soldiers, Politicians and Civil Servants Henry Bienen with Martin Fitton 3. Army Reorganisation and Military Withdrawal Ian Campbell 4. Corrective Government: Military Rule in Perspective Martin Dent Part 2. Political Economy 5. Elements of the Political Economy Douglas Rimmer 6. Commercial Capitalism and the 1975 Coup Terisa Turner Part 3. Federal Reform 7. The Creation of States Ali D. Yahaya 8. The Politics of Revenue Allocation S. Egite Oyovbaire Part 4. Local Government Reform 9. Introduction Keith Panter-Brick 10. A View from Ibadan Alex E. Gboyega and Oyeleye Oyediran 11. As Seen in Kaduna Abubakar Yaya Aliyu Part 5. Constitutional Reform 12. The Constitution Drafting Committee Keith Panter-Brick

Product details

• Assisted by: Panter-Brick Keith (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 15.12.2025
• EAN: 9781032571676
• ISBN: 978-1-032-57167-6
• No. of pages: 376
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Oil Industry
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, International Relations, Middle East, macroeconomics, General & world history, Labour / income economics, Environmental Economics, Labour Economics, International Economics, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Transport industries, Middle Eastern history, Regional / International studies, General and world history, Economics of industrial organisation, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Microeconomics, Manufacturing industries, Econometrics, History and Archaeology, Development economics and emerging economies, Agribusiness and primary industries, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science, Construction & heavy industry, Petroleum & oil industries, Economics of industrial organization, Econometrics and economic statistics, Energy industries and utilities, Construction and heavy industry, Primary industries