Coups, military rule and autocratic consolidation in Angola and Nigeria / by Ross Harvey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harvey, Ross, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Angola--Politics and government--1975-.

Angola.

Politics and government.

Nigeria--Politics and government--1960-.

Nigeria.

Physical Description:

xiv, 206 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2021.

Summary:

This book provides a unique explanation of why Angola and Nigeria--Africa's two largest oil-producing nations--have experienced different political and economic outcomes since attaining independence. It explains why Asian-led oil-for-infrastructure deals materialised in Angola but failed in Nigeria between 2004 and 2007. One hypothesis of the natural resource curse is that resource wealth leads to underdevelopment because it entrenches autocracy, but that fails to explain the different political economy outcomes in Angola and Nigeria, which were both predominantly autocratic post-independence--back cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [191]-206).

Other Format:

Electronic version: Harvey, Ross. Coups, Military Rule and Autocratic Consolidation in Angola and Nigeria.

ISBN:

1527560767

9781527560765

OCLC:

1201661488

Publisher Number:

99988069956