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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Part One: Introduction -- 1 General Background to Indigenization: The Economic Dependence of Africa -- 2 Historical and Theoretical Background -- Part Two: Case Studies -- 3 Introduction -- 4 Egypt -- 5 Zambia -- 6 Ghana -- 7 Nigeria -- 8 Kenya -- 9 Tanzania -- 10 Ethiopia -- 11 Southern Africa -- 12 Senegal -- Part Three: Practical Problems -- 13 Foreign Direct Investment and African Political Economy -- 14 Administrative and Managerial Applications -- Part Four: Conclusion -- 15 Prospects and Limitations of Indigenization -- Further Reading -- Index.

Originally published in 1968, this book is of unique value because it provides first-hand information on Nigerian government and administration in action during the 2nd half of the 20th Century. Themes discussed include the evolution, organisation and structure of the civil services; the impact of politics on administration; interest groups; the politics of modernisation and its effect on the Administration; inter-class and inter-departmental conflicts in the public services; the contribution of politicians and administrators to national economic planning and the politics and administration of public corporations. The Nigerian experience is also compared with that of francophone West African countries, and the last chapter examines the future of Nigerian administration against the background of past experience.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures and Maps -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- Purpose and Scope -- Political and Administrative Structure -- Federalism and Public Finance -- Principles of Fiscal Adjustment in a Federation -- 2 The Background to Federal Finance in Nigeria -- Historical, Political, and Constitutional -- Fiscal -- Economic -- 3 The Genesis of Federal Finance in Nigeria -- Fiscal Arrangements Under the Richards Constitution -- Evolving the Fiscal System: 1914-26 Compared with 1948-52 -- Central and Regional Finances, 1948-52 -- A Critique of the Derivation Principle -- Conclusions -- 4 The Nigerian Approach to Federal Finance -- First Moves: Quasi-Federalism, 1952-4 -- Fiscal System Under the 1951 Constitution -- Central-Regional Finances, 1952-4 -- Conclusions -- 5 Operation of Federal Finance in Nigeria: First Phase -- Emergence of Federal Finance -- Fiscal Implications of Regionalising the Marketing Boards -- Federal and Regional Finances, 1955-9 -- An Appraisal -- 6 Operation of Federal Finance in Nigeria: Second Phase -- A Review of the Fiscal System -- Federal and Regional Finances, 1959-66 -- Federal Finance and Public Expenditure -- Over-All Appraisal and Conclusions -- 7 Federal Finance and Taxation: Indirect Taxes -- The Development of the Nigerian Tax Structure -- Export Taxation -- Import and Excise Taxes -- Taxation of Extractive Industry -- 8 Federal Finance and Taxation: Direct Taxes -- Personal Income Taxation -- Company Income Taxation -- Conclusion -- 9 Federal Finance, Loans and Public Debt Policy in Nigeria -- Monetary Role of the Marketing Boards -- Internal Borrowing -- External Borrowing -- 10 The Problem of Fiscal Adjustment.

The study discussed a micro-level dimension of the institutionalization of Gender Studies (GS) in Nigeria, emphasizing the growth of semi-autonomous centres over the last two decades. It focused on a case study of one particular centre; the Centre for Human Rights and Gender Education (CHURGE), based in Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in the southwest of the country, offering an analysis of how funding, institutional politics, and a dearth of specialist researchers have shaped the evolution of GS in 21st century in Nigeria. The study employed a qualitative research approach with samples purposively selected among researchers at CHURGE. Although there are merits obtainable in having academics from diverse backgrounds work on gender issues, the study concluded that there is the need to employ the services of specialist researchers to enhance the activities of the centre.

The structural adjustment program (SAP) that developing countries are obliged to adopt as a condition for debt relief provided by the World Bank & the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has provoked controversy throughout the world. In Africa, in particular, the SAP has been perceived as an imposition with too restrictive a scope. The 1995 World Summit for Social Development, in its Copenhagen Declaration & Program of Action, made concrete proposals designed to reorient SAP into a human-centered strategy for promoting trade & investment, productive employment, poverty eradication, & the enhancement of social integration & democracy. While welcoming these proposals & a paradigm shift currently taking place in the World Bank, it is noted that such movement has occurred before without leading to any significant change. In spite of the high growth rates achieved in some countries for a limited period (usually two years at a time), lackluster per capita gross domestic product growth rates, low diversification, income inequality, & poverty remain the plight of the African people. Even with the IMF Highly Indebted Poor Countries debt initiative, the debt overhang remains a major constraint on economic, political, & social restructuring & transformation. 2 Tables, 1 Photograph. Adapted from the source document.