Political economy of resource control and federalism in nigeria: a case of niger delta region between 1999 and 2011

• Title page …………………………………………………………….i Approval page ………………………………………………………..ii Dedication …………………………………………………………….iii Acknowledgement …………………………………………… ……iv Table of contents ……………………………………………………..v Abstract …………………………………………………. ….. …… vi

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• 1.1Introduction ………………………………………………………..1
• 1.2Statement of the problem ………………………………………… 4
• 1.3Objective of the study ………………………………………. ……6
• 1.4Significance of the study ………………………………………… 7
• 1.5Literature Review ………………………………………… ………30
• 1.6Theoretical framework …………………………………………….34
• 1.7Hypotheses …………………………………………………………35
• 1.8Method of Data Collection …………………………………………36
• 1.9Method of Data Analysis……………………………………………38

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• 2.0The Niger-Delta ……………………………………………………. 43
• 2.1Ethnographical Location of Niger Delta……………………………43
• 2.2Historical Background of Niger Delta………………………………45
• 2.3Niger Delta and Federalism in Nigeria ……………………………..51

Chapter THREE

SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

• 3.0The Contending Perspective on Resource Control …………………62
• 3.1Revenue Allocation …………………………………………………62
• 3.2The Threshold of the Agitation for Resource Control………………73
• 3.3Revenue Allocations, Resource Control and Socio-Political Crisis in the Niger Delta……………………………………………………. 76
• 3.4The Impact of the Crisis ……………………………………………80

Chapter FOUR

SYSTEM TESTING AND EVALUATION

• 4.0Political Economy of Resource Control and Federalism in Nigeria a Case Study of Niger Delta ……………………………………….84
• 4.1Implication of Niger Delta Crisis ………………………………… 84
• 4.2Institutional Solutions to Niger Delta Question ………………… 84
• 4.3International Consideration for the Resolution of the Crisis ………94

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• 5.0Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation …………………… 98
• 5.1Summary ……………………………………………………………98
• 5.2Conclusion ………………………………………………………….100
• 5.3Recommendation ……………………………………………………102 Bibliography……………………………………………………………….105