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Book SynopsisExamines the impact of structural adjustment policies on Nigeria.The economic crisis in the Nigerian economy in 1982 was triggered, though not necessarily caused by, the collapse of the world oil market. The Nigerian state adopted a structural adjustment programme which was approved by the World Bank and the IMF - that decision raised questions about the nature of the crisis and the appropriateness of free market policies in tackling it. Nigeria: HEBN
Table of ContentsFrom crisis to adjustment in Nigeria, A.O. Olukoshi; state versus market - the privatization policy of the Nigerian state, S. Yahaya; devaluation - implications for employment, inflation, growth and development, A. Fadahunsi; structural adjustment and Nigerian industry, A.O. Olukoshi; African workers and structural adjustment - a Nigerian case study, Y. Bangura, B. Beckman; professional associations and structural adjustment, A. Jeg; structural adjustment and agarian change in Nigeria, A.R. Mustapha; the transition to civil rule - sapping democracy, J. Ibrahim.
