Soldiers and Oil: The Political Transformation of Nigeria

by Keith Panter-Brick (Editor)

Overview

Soldiers and Oil (1978) examines Nigeria under military rule from 1966 to 1978, a period of political change as well as economic – the period also saw a twenty-fold increase in Nigerian oil revenues. The oil industry became by far the greatest single source of public revenue, and the distribution of oil wealth by the central federal government fundamentally changed the economics of the federated states, created by the military government , whose financial autonomy had been so jealously guarded.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032571669
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/12/2023
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: The Oil Industry
Pages:	388
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table 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