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1 Second Test Next Wednesday Format  Multiple Choice (10 questions)40%  Short Answer (2 questions)20%  Essay(1 question)40%

2 Second Test Next Wednesday Content to be tested  Theories Modernization Dependency Statism Neo-liberalism  Concepts Corporatism Patron-client relations  Institutions Political and economic  Parliamentary/Presidential system  Electoral system  Role of state/market in economic development

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4 Themes in Nigerian Development Legacies of colonialism  Dependency theory Role of the state  Statism—developmental or predatory state institutions? Individual values  Modern vs. traditional values? Role of the market  Is the free market allowed to function, promote efficiency?

5 Nigeria

6 Legacies of British Colonialism Dominant role for state in the economy Politicization of ethnicity

7 Legacies of British Colonialism Dominant role for state in economy  Colonial and post- colonial state control over export commodities & production through state marketing boards monopsony—single buyer

8 Global Structure of Agricultural Commodity Markets Tariff barriers against entering core markets  Example: European Union Import tariffs increase the more processed a product becomes.  Ensures that most imports to the EU are raw products like coffee, cocoa (lower value-added)  EU tariffs  30 percent for processed cocoa products like chocolate bars  60 percent for some other refined products containing cocoa. Non-tariff barriers against entering core markets  Example: EU Strict EU standards for imported food products  Hygiene and health standards  Regulations for size, form and color

9 Legacies of British Colonialism Dominant role for state in economy  Raised stakes of office-holding Control of state also meant control over economy

10 Legacies of British Colonialism Dominant role for state in economy  Created basis for “patronage politics” Define

11 Legacies of British Colonialism Dominant role for state in economy  Created basis for “patronage politics” Defined as “securing societal support for those in power by selective distribution of state resources”

12 Post-colonial Nigeria Dominant role for state in economy  Continued basis for “patronage politics”  Expands from agricultural commodities to oil

13 Post-colonial Nigeria Dominant role for state in economy  Continued basis for “patronage politics”  Beyond commodities Examples  Expansion of university system (not primary education)  Particularistic benefits  2002: adult literacy 57%  Expansion of civil service  Particularistic hiring  By 1980s, government employs 60% of urban sector  BUT most Nigerians rural  2002: 45% of population below poverty line  State enterprises  Number of state firms increased 4x from 1970-1980

14 Compare Nigeria and Japan Civil service recruitment

15 Legacies of British Colonialism Politicization of ethnicity  “Africanization” 1951 regional assembly elections  Northern, Western, Eastern regions  Divisions coincide with ethnic divisions  Political parties organize along ethnic lines 1959 first full parliamentary elections  Parties coalesce along ethnic/regional lines Electoral dominance: Northern Hausa-Fulani  Single largest ethnic group  Previously excluded  Seeks to gain and hold power for particular benefits

16 Evolution of Political Competition in Nigeria

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18 Abacha seizes power

19 Death of dictator Abacha creates political opening for 4 th Republic

20 Transition to Civilian (Democratic) Rule National Assembly  Senate (109 seats)  House of Representatives (360 seats) Single-member districts Elected by winner-take-all  British, US influence  Creates strong majorities

21 1999 Democracy Returns (Obasanjo elected) A PDP election rally: Millions of Nigerians turned out for a peaceful vote

22 Evolution of Political Competition in Nigeria

23 Transition to Civilian (Democratic) Rule 2007 presidential elections  1 st time an elected Nigerian leader handed power to another since independence in 1960  PDP north-south power-sharing agreement Yar'Adua

24 Money and Violence Hobble Democracy in Nigeria November 24, 2006

25 Ongoing Challenges to Democratic Rule Ethnic/religious tensions  Northern states British colony—indirect rule  Islamic (Shari’a) Law continues in north Today: Muslim with significant Christianity minority 1999 Shari’a Law becomes campaign issue  Seeks to expand beyond special family law courts Shari’a Law introduced in 12 northern states May 1999 – February 2002 alone  “more than 10,000 people have died in murderous ethnic and religious clashes (NYTimes 2/8/02)”

26 Ongoing Challenges to Democratic Rule Increasingly unfair elections  Charges that ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Used state resources for partisan purposes Restricted access to state-owned media  Electoral fraud 2003, 2007 National level and for “lucrative” governorships Thefts of ballot boxes Violent intimidation of opposition  Independent National Electoral Commission Commission not independent of the president (appoints) “Unprepared for 2007 election…environment of uncertainty, growing insecurity among the population, rising political violence, and a disastrous voter registration process [computerized]” (int’l ngo: National Democratic Institute)


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