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Nigeria:The Political Economy of oil

Nigeria:The Political Economy of oil Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/afraf/article/94/374/150/31963 by DeepDyve user on 07 August 2020 XFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS \A masterful and far-ranging account of the Nigerian oil industry | Sarah Ahmad Khan * Considers key issues such as the fraught relationship between the Nigerian government and foreign oil companies * Highlights the influence which the oil industry has had on the wider economy Nigeria is the most populated nation on the African continent and contains a vast wealth of natural resources. It is the largest petroleum producer in Africa and a key exporter of oil to both Western Europe and the USA. These factors alone give the country great political and economic clout. And yet the political economy story of Nigeria remains one of gross indebtedness, inefficiency and mismanagement. Sarah Ahmad Khan provides a novel and fascinating look at the problems and obstacles which a developing country faces in trying to exploit its natural resources. It will interest all those in the international oil industry and everyone with an interest in economic development. The Political Economies of Oil Exporting Countries Vol. 2 0- 19-730O14-6, 248 pp., line figures, tables OUP/Oxford Institute for Energy Studies 1994 Hardback £29.50 All OUP books are available through good booksellers, or you can call our CREDIT CARD HOTLINE on 8 (01536) 454534 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Affairs Oxford University Press

Nigeria:The Political Economy of oil

Khan, Sarah, Ahmad
African Affairs , Volume 94 (374) – Jan 1, 1995
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Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/afraf/article/94/374/150/31963 by DeepDyve user on 07 August 2020 XFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS \A masterful and far-ranging account of the Nigerian oil industry | Sarah Ahmad Khan * Considers key issues such as the fraught relationship between the Nigerian government and foreign oil companies * Highlights the influence which the oil industry has had on the wider economy Nigeria is the most populated nation on the African continent and contains a vast wealth of natural resources. It is the largest petroleum producer in Africa and a key exporter of oil to both Western Europe and the USA. These factors alone give the country great political and economic clout. And yet the political economy story of Nigeria remains one of gross indebtedness, inefficiency and mismanagement. Sarah Ahmad Khan provides a novel and fascinating look at the problems and obstacles which a developing country faces in trying to exploit its natural resources. It will interest all those in the international oil industry and everyone with an interest in economic development. The Political Economies of Oil Exporting Countries Vol. 2 0- 19-730O14-6, 248 pp., line figures, tables OUP/Oxford Institute for Energy Studies 1994 Hardback £29.50 All OUP books are available through good booksellers, or you can call our CREDIT CARD HOTLINE on 8 (01536) 454534

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Published: Jan 1, 1995

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