Economic Policy Options for a Prosperous Nigeria / Edition 1

by P. Collier, C. Soludo, C. Pattillo

Overview

This book demonstrates that there is sufficient evidence on the Nigerian economy and society to inform many policy issues, and reveals the current problems and policy options that a democratic Nigeria will need to debate and resolve. It presents an agenda of reform as unfinished business.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230542730
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	04/24/2008
Edition description:	2008
Pages:	439
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

CHRISTOPHER ADAM CSAE, Oxford, UK DOUG ADDISON World Bank, USA BANJI S. ADEBUSUYI Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria ADEOLA ADENIKINJU University of Ibadan, Nigeria BABATUNDE ADEWUNMI Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria CHUKWUMA AGU AIAE, Nigeria OLU AJAKAIYE AERC, Nairobi, Kenya MOSES AJAYI Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria OLUMYIWA ALABA, University of Ibadan, Nigeria SIMON APPLETON University of Nottingham, UK ADEBAYO AROMOLARAN Yale University, USA ADEBIYI DARAMOLA Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria XAVIER DEBRUN IMF, USA E.N. EGBUNA Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria SIMEON EHUI World Bank, USA AKPAN EKPO Akwa Ibom State University of Technology, Nigeria ABWAKU ENGLAMA Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria BENEDIKT GODERIS CSAE, Oxford, UK S. VIJAY IYER World Bank, USA VICTORIA KWAKWA World Bank, USA ANDREW MACKAY University of Sussex, UK ADEEL MALIK CSAE, Oxford, UK J.M. MARCHAT World Bank, USA PAUL MASSON University of Toronto, Canada JOHN MCINTIRE World Bank, USA CHARLES MCPHERSON World Bank, USA C.N.O. MORDI Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria JOSEPH NNANNA Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria FESTUS ODOKO Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria OKEY OJI AIAE, Nigeria UNA OKONKWO OSILI University of Indiana, Bloomington, USA PHILIP OSAFO-KWAAKO CATHERINE PATTILLO IMF, USA VIJAYA RAMACHANDRAN World Bank, USA XAVIER SALA-I-MATIN Harvard University, Cambridge, USA MANJU SHAH World Bank, USA OLANTUNJI SOBODU Fountain Trust Bank, Nigeria MIKE STEVENS World Bank, USA ARVIND SUBRAMANIAN IMF, USA PRASAD TALLAGAPRADA World Bank, USA FRANCIS TEAL CSAE, Oxford, UK AYO TERIBA Economic Associates, Lagos, Nigeria EMMANUEL UKEJE Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria.

Table of Contents

I. MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK Managing Macroeconomic Volatility; D.Addison Oil, Growth and Governance in Nigeria; P.Collier Central Bank of Nigeria: Dependent, Independent or Regional; X.Debrun, C.Pattillo & P.Masson Institutions and the Political Economy of Rents from Oil; A.Subramanian & X.Sala-I-Matin Nigeria and ECOWAS Common External Tariff Regime: Prospects and Challenges; A.Adenikinju & O.Alaba Monetary Management of Oil Price Surges; C.Adam & B.Goderis Fiscal Policy Coordination for Macroeconomic Stability in Nigeria; O.Ajakaiye II. CLIMATE FOR PRIVATE ENTERPRISE Competitiveness of Nigerian Labor Manufacturing Firms; V.Ramachandran, J.M.Marchat & M.Shah Policy Lessons from Nigerian Firm Survey; A.Malik & F.Teal How Competitive are Nigerian Ports in West Africa; O.Oji & C.Agu Nigeria's Agricultural Export Potentials; E.Ukeje, A.Daramola, John McIntire & S.Ehui III. HOUSEHOLDS: POVERTY AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION Universal Education Policies and Socio-Economic Outcomes; E.N.Egbuna & U.O.Osili Women Education and Child Nutrition in South Western Nigeria; A.Aromolaran Poverty in Nigeria; S.Appleton, A.MacKay & B.Adewunmi IV. THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM Nigerian Money Market: Structure, Performance and Prospects; A.Teriba Interest Rate Spreads, Competition and Distress in Nigerian Banking System; M.Ajayi & O.Sobodu V. GOVERNMENT: PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND SERVICE DELIVERY Fiscal Federalism: Issues, Challenges and Agenda for Reform; A.Englama & A.Ekpo Fiscal Federalism and Service Delivery in Nigeria; F.Odoko & J.Nnanna Setting Hard Budget Constraints for Nigerian States; V.Kwakwa Reforming Nigeria's Power Sector for Growth in Investment and Efficiency; B.S.Adebusuyi Issues of Governance; C.N.O.Mordi & P.Collier Oil; C.McPherson Power; P.Tallagaprada & S.V.Iyer TITLE; M.Stevens TITLE; P.Osafo-Kwaako