The Political Economy of Disintegration in Nigeria
1973 ◽
Vol 11
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pp. 505-536
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Since 1949–53, when the Nigerian élite was first consulted by the British in a constitutional review, the peoples of Nigeria have engaged in a continual regional, communal, and class struggle for a share in the economic benefits resulting from decolonisation and independence, and the accompanying modernisation. The two coups d'état of 1966 and the civil war of 1967–70 were the most virulent of these struggles. This article analyses economic factors contributing to the Nigeria–Biafra conflict and the interrelated coups. Except for a brief discussion of the colonial economic legacy, the emphasis is upon the decade or two prior to the war.
2006 ◽
Vol 34
(7)
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pp. 1237-1253
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1978 ◽
Vol 5
(12)
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pp. 31-52
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