Federalism and Political Restructuring in Nigeria (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789780290092)

Twenty essays by four generations of Nigerian scholars are included in this volume, the first to examine the historical, political, economic and comparative dimensions of attempts by the military to restructure the Nigerian federation. Evidence is accumulated in support of the book's central thesis that autocratic rule is antipathetic to the sustenance of genuine federal practice, and that federal restructuring initiated under the tight control of repressive governments cannot but lead to a situation in which federalism is assaulted, if not dismantled. It is argued that, in such a context, the vending of a federal doctrine becomes more or less an exercise in the propagation of false consciousness in the service of power - portraying a picture of divided power to hide the reality of undivided power.

Author: Kunle Amuwo
ISBN-10: 9780290095
ISBN-13: 9789780290092
Publisher: Spectrum Books
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2001
Pages: 380
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.78d