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The period since the early 1980s when the Nigerian economic crisis began in earnest has coincided with an increase in the incidence of ethnic conflicts in the country. Even the rural areas, previously regarded as spheres of ethnic harmony have not been able to escape the spread of violent inter-communal and inter-ethnic clashes. This report represents an attempt to understand the sources of ethnic tensions in contemporary Nigeria. In doing so, the relationship between economic decline, structural adjustment and ethnic clashes is explored. (DÜI-Hff)

Vol. 1: Framing the national question. - XXVII,323 S. : Tab., Lit.Hinw. - ISBN 0-86543-978-8; Vol. 2: The imperative of democratic development. - XXVII,350 S. : Lit. - ISBN 1-59221-080-5

In zahlreichen Beiträgen wird der Versuch einer Bestandsaufnahme von Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Politik Nigerias unternommen und das Bild eines instabilen, in seinem Bestand bedrohten Landes gezeichnet. Zugleich bemühen sich die Autoren darum, Perspektiven für eine bessere Entwicklung aufzuzeigen. (DÜI-Kör)