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The Political Economy of Federalism in Nigeria

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  • © 2019

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Authors:
  1. Dele Babalola

    1. Department of International Relations and Diplomacy, Baze University, Abuja, Nigeria

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  • Contributes to the understanding of the dynamics of federalism in a multinational state
  • Demonstrates that there is a dialectical relationship between Nigeria's political economy and its federal system, with the former shaping the latter
  • Shows how the federal political framework continues to be a facade masking the economic reality of a failed distribution of national resources

Part of the book series: Federalism and Internal Conflicts (FEINCO)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: Conceptual Approaches to Nigerian Federalism

    • Dele Babalola
    Pages 1-26

  3. Nigeria, a Federal State and Federal Society: The Origins

    • Dele Babalola
    Pages 27-56

  4. Oil Centrism and Nigeria’s Political Economy

    • Dele Babalola
    Pages 57-77

  5. Revenue Allocation in Nigeria

    • Dele Babalola
    Pages 79-110

  6. Secession and Self-Determination in Nigeria

    • Dele Babalola
    Pages 111-131

  7. Nigeria: A Federation in Search of ‘True Federalism’

    • Dele Babalola
    Pages 133-151

  8. Conclusion: Addressing Nigeria’s Ailing Federal System

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    Pages 153-166

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 167-180
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About this book

This book uses the political economy approach to examine the relative failure of federalism in Nigeria. It shows the nexus between the political and the economic aspects of the country’s federalism. The central feature of Nigeria’s political economy is the relationship between oil resources and the state. The author argues that the inability of the federal government to distribute the oil wealth fairly amongst the component units contributes to the dysfunctional character of the federal system. This deficiency is rooted in the country’s unbalanced political economy, which promotes over-dependency on oil and consequently an over-centralised federal system. The book concludes that despite its complexities, federalism has become the basis for the country’s stability. Therefore, ethno-regional demands for ‘true federalism’ will continue until the political elite reform the ailing federal system.

Reviews

“The book by Dele Babalola, The Political Economy of Federalism in Nigeria … aims to demonstrate the significance of the political economy, fiscal federalism and revenue sharing, in the Nigerian Federation.” (Adriano Dirri, Nomos, Issue 1, 2019)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of International Relations and Diplomacy, Baze University, Abuja, Nigeria

    Dele Babalola

About the author

​Dele Babalola is Senior Lecturer at the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy at Baze University, Nigeria. He formerly taught at the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent, UK. He edited Nigeria, a Country under Siege: Issues of Conflict and its Management (with H. Onapajo, 2018).

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