State Power, Autarchy, and Political Conquest in Nigerian Federalism

Informationen zum Autor By Kalu N. Kalu Klappentext This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the evolutionary path of Nigeria's political development. Drawing from the historical themes that existed before and after independence, Kalu N. Kalu elucidates the challenging role of an oil-dependent economy in the struggle for control of state power in the face of political corruption, clientelism, and market failures. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Contents Chapter 2 Figures Chapter 3 Tables Chapter 4 Acronyms Chapter 5 Political Map of Nigeria Chapter 6 Preface and Acknowledgments Chapter 7 1. Introduction: A Prolegomenon on State and Governance Chapter 8 2. Analytical Frameworks of State Formation Chapter 9 3. History and Evolutionary Schisms Chapter 10 4. Restless Federalism: Critical Arguments on Conflict and Governance Chapter 11 5. The Geopolitics of Religion: Conflated Origins of Ethnic Crisis Chapter 12 6. The Praetorian Orthodoxy: Pathways to Civic Soldiering Chapter 13 7. Rentier Politics: The Confluence of Power and Economics Chapter 14 8. The Garrison State: Bridging Civil-Military Transitions Chapter 15 9. Elections and Electioneering: On the Democratic Deficit Chapter 16 10. The Niger Delta: A Platform Under Duress Chapter 17 11. Constitutionalism and Political Development Chapter 18 12. Embedding African Democracy and Development: The Imperative of Institutional Capital Chapter 19 Appendix A: Roll Call and Votes for the 2007 Presidential Elections Chapter 20 Appendix B: Note from Robert A. Dahl

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• Authors: Kalu N. Kalu
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2009
• EAN: 9780739119563
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-1956-3
• No. of pages: 330
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, Terrorism, armed struggle, Espionage & secret services, Human rights, civil rights, Central / national / federal government, Central government, Regional government, Regional / local / state government