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Author:   A. Sat Obiyan ,  Kunle Amuwo
Publisher:   University Press of America
Imprint:   University Press of America
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 22.40cm
Weight:   0.776kg
ISBN:  

9780761865568

ISBN 10:   076186556
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   02 April 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword List of Contributors Introduction: Kunle Amuwo and A. Sat Obiyan Section 1: Intra and Inter Governmental Relations Chapters 1. Intra – Executive Conflict in Nigeria’s Presidential System (1999-2007): Implications for Policies and the Polity A. Sat Obiyan 2. Executive- Legislative Relationship W. Alade Fawole 3. Local Government in Federal-State-Local Relations, 1999-2006 Akpomuvire Mukoro 4. The Principles and Practice of Separation of Power in Nigeria: A Study of Olusegun Obasanjo’s Civilian Regime Eugene N. Nweke 5. Emergency Powers, Political Instability and the Nigerian Constitution: The Plateau State Experience A.A. Idowu 6. The Federal State in Obasanjo’s Nigeria: Coordinate Relationship or Imperial Order A. Sat Obiyan Section 2: Elections and Electoral Processes Chapters 7. Godfatherism and the Nigerian Polity Ukana B. Ikpe 8. Party System and Political Conflicts in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic Adelaja Odukoya 9.The Independent National Electoral Commission and the Challenges of Election Management Robert O. Dode 10.Electoral Conflicts, the Judiciary and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria A. Sat Obiyan and Oluwole I. Olutola 11. Elections in Nigeria: Problems and Prospects A. Sat Obiyan and O. S. Afolabi Section 3: Oil Politics, Revenue Allocation, Ethnic Relations and Political Violence Chapters 12. The Politics of Revenue Allocation in Nigeria: Issues and Problematics Dele Seteolu 13. Revenue Determination and Political Conflict in a Federal State: The Nigerian Experience Felix C. Asogwa and F.O. Fagbohun 14. Ethnic Nationalism and the Nigerian Democratic Experience in the Fourth Republic M.A.O. Aluko and O.A. Ajani 15. The Niger Delta Crisis and Nigerian Democracy Benson, Kunle Sehinde Benson Section 4: Educational Reforms, Religion, Population and Gender Issues Chapters 16. Nigerian Women, Ten Years after Beijing R.I. Ako-Nai and Iwebunor Okwechime 17. The Politics of Census in Nigeria: The Case of 2006 National Census P.O. Ogunjuyigbe and S.O. Bamiwuye 18. The Obasanjo Regime’s Educational Reforms and National Development Chijioke Uwasomba 19. Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers: A Critical Analysis from Gender Perspective M. O. Obiyan and Tolulope Adeogun Section 5: The Leadership Question, Corruption and Accountability Chapters 20. Personality, Corruption and the Leadership Question in Nigeria Olukunle O. Oluwatula and Segun N. Odesola 21.Corruption and Anti-Corruption Strategies: Nigeria’s Recent Experience Victor S. Alumona 22. Local Government and the Challenges of Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria Michael Adeyeye Section 6: Poverty Eradication and Economic Reforms Chapters 23. Poverty Reduction Strategies in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic D.O. Elumilade 24. An Evaluation of the Effects of the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategies (NEEDS) on Poverty Reduction in Nigeria T.K.O. Aluko 25. An Appraisal of the Federal Government Reform Policy of Re-engineering the Nigerian Insurance Industry towards Higher Productivity Olugbemi Fatula and A.A. Adedeji 26. The Politics of Oil Deregulation: Petroleum Products Pricing and Supply in the Nigerian Economy T.O. Akinbobola 27. The New Pension Reform Godwin 28. Nigeria’s 2004 Pension Reform Act: Problems and Potential Remedies Olugbemi Fatula and A.A. Adedeji Section 7: The Legislature, Judiciary, Human Rights and the Nigerian State Chapters 29. The Government, Human Rights and the Rule of Law Sylvester Odion Akhaine 30. The Evolutionary Travails of the Nigerian State and Political System, 1914-1990 Akin Alao

Reviews

...A rare comprehensive assessment...presented in a lucid but elegant manner and undertak[ing] critical analysis of the policies and politics of the Obasanjo administration. The book is stimulating and reflects a deep understanding of the subjects covered. -- Dipo Kolawole, former special assistant to Nigeria's Honourable Minister of Education; professor of political science/international relations and former vice-chancellor, University of Ado-Ekiti; chairman, peace and security, ECOSOC African Union The book...critically interrogates the major challenges in the areas of policies and politics in Nigeria since 1999...I commend the book to all scholars and practitioners who are interested in the socio-political development of Nigeria as well as the discerning public. -- I.B. Bello-Imam, professor of political science and strategic studies, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin ...Penetratingly examines the Obasanjo administration, underlining its high and low points...provid[ing] profound analysis of the major policies of that government. -- Sylvester Odion Akhaine, executive director, Centre for Constitutionalism and Demilitarisation, Lagos; former general secretary, Campaign for Democracy

…A rare comprehensive assessment….presented in a lucid but elegant manner and undertak[ing] critical analysis of the policies and politics of the Obasanjo administration. The book is stimulating and reflects a deep understanding of the subjects covered. -- Dipo Kolawole, former special assistant to Nigeria’s Honourable Minister of Education; professor of political science/international relations and former vice-chancellor, University of Ado-Ekiti; chairman, peace and security, ECOSOC African Union The book…critically interrogates the major challenges in the areas of policies and politics in Nigeria since 1999….I commend the book to all scholars and practitioners who are interested in the socio-political development of Nigeria as well as the discerning public. -- I.B. Bello-Imam, professor of political science and strategic studies, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin …Penetratingly examines the Obasanjo administration, underlining its high and low points….provid[ing] profound analysis of the major policies of that government. -- Sylvester Odion Akhaine, executive director, Centre for Constitutionalism and Demilitarisation, Lagos; former general secretary, Campaign for Democracy

Author Information

A. Sat Obiyan is a reader/associate professor and head of the Department of Political Science, Obafemi Awolowo University. Obiyan’s research interests include public policy analysis; political economy; comparative politics; and conflict, federal, and democratic studies. Adekunle Amuwo is professor of political science and international relations. He was formerly head of the Department of Political Science, University of Ibadan, ex-chair of Politics Department at the University of the North (now University of Limpopo), and ex-academic coordinator, School of Politics, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal. He is senior analyst with the International Crisis Group West Africa Project and head of its Nigeria office. His research interests include international political economy, governance, comparative politics, democratisation and integration, and francophone Africa.

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