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The study seeks an understanding of the "Ogoni crisis" from the civil society perspective and argues that at the root of the crisis were the practices of the Nigerian state with specific regard to its role as the central organ for the extraction and distribution of resources. The practices are examined under two historical periods defined by the structure of the production in the country: the agricultural exports era and the oil boom era. In each of these periods, an attempt is made to show the specific configurations of civil society arising form such state practices of which the Agbekoya rebellion by cocoa farmers and the activities of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni people (MOSOP) provide illustrations for each historic period. (GIGA-Sbd)

The study discusses conditions and prospects for fast and durable growth in emerging market economies. Extensive commentaries of Nigerians scholars concentrate on the Nigerian example. The author tries to answer this question: what is the influence of globalisation process on economic growth and how real are the prospects for these emerging markets to catch-up with more advanced countries? And what factors may contribute to sustained and rapid growth over the long term? The author examines strategies that can help taking the cotemporary wave of globalisation to the advantage of fast growth of less advanced countries and hence containing the existing development gaps. (DÜI-Sbd)

This study examines Nigeria's weapons acquisition and addresses the following issues: (1) the domestic foundations of Nigeria's security policy; (2) the history and analysis of Nigeria's weapons procurement pattern; (3) the direction and growth of the weapons production; and (4) the future of Nigeria's defence policy. (DÜI-Hff)