Economic Policy Options for a Prosperous Nigeria

  • Paul Collier
  • Chukwuma C. Soludo
  • Catherine Pattillo
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction: Towards Evidence-based Policy

    1. Introduction: Towards Evidence-based Policy
      Paul Collier, Catherine Pattillo, Chukwuma C. Soludo
      Pages 1-9

  3. Oil and the Macroeconomy

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 11-11
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    2. Binding Constraints to Growth in Nigeria
      Victoria Kwakwa, Adeola Adenikinju, Peter Mousley, Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi
      Pages 13-43
    3. Oil, Growth and Governance in Nigeria
      Paul Collier
      Pages 45-59
    4. Addressing the Natural Resource Curse: An Illustration from Nigeria
      Xavier Sala-i-Martin, Arvind Subramanian
      Pages 61-92
    5. Modelling Policy Options for Nigeria: Fiscal Responsibility, Monetary Credibility, and Regional Integration
      Xavier Debrun, Paul Masson, Catherine Pattillo
      Pages 93-120
    6. Monetary Policy and Oil Price Surges in Nigeria
      Christopher Adam, Benedikt Goderis
      Pages 121-146
    7. Trade Policy: Prospects and Challenges
      Olumuyiwa Alaba, Adeola Adenikinju, Paul Collier
      Pages 147-166
    8. Economic Growth and Policy Choice in Nigeria: Lessons from the Asia Pacific
      Obadiah Mailafia
      Pages 167-184

  4. Government: Fiscal Management within a Federal System

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 185-185
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    2. Issues in Fiscal Policy Management under the Economic Reforms (2003–7)
      Bright Okogu, Philip Osafo-Kwaako
      Pages 187-203
    3. Towards Securing Fiscal Policy Coordination in Nigeria
      Olu Ajakaiye
      Pages 205-219
    4. Fiscal Federalism in Nigeria: Issues, Challenges and Agenda for Reform
      Akpan H. Ekpo, Abwaku Englama
      Pages 221-243

  5. Firms and Farms: The Policy Climate for Private Activity

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 245-245
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    2. Towards a More Competitive Manufacturing Sector
      Adeel Malik, Francis Teal
      Pages 247-274
    3. How Competitive and Efficient are Nigerian Ports?
      Okechukwu George Oji, Chukwuma Agu
      Pages 275-299
    4. Nigeria’s Power Sector: Opportunities and Challenges
      Prasad V. S. N. Tallapragada, B. S. Adebusuyi
      Pages 301-327

  6. The Well-being of Households: Income and Education

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 329-329
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    2. Poverty in Nigeria
      Simon Appleton, Andrew McKay, Babatunde Adewumi Alayande
      Pages 331-371

About this book

Introduction

This book demonstrates that there is sufficient evidence on the Nigerian economy and society to inform many policy issues, and reveals the current problems and policy options that a democratic Nigeria will need to debate and resolve. It presents an agenda of reform as unfinished business.

Keywords

competition economic policy Export fiscal policy Government growth income distribution macroeconomics money money market political economy society

Editors and affiliations

  • Paul Collier
  • Chukwuma C. Soludo
    • 1
  • Catherine Pattillo
  1. 1.Central Bank of NigeriaNigeria

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