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The politics of revenue allocation and resource control in Nigeria: implications for federal stability
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Abstract No doubt, one of the perennial problems which has not only defied all past attempts at permanent solution, but has also evoked high emotions on the part of all concerned is the issue of equitable revenue allocation in Nigeria. Thus, the thrust of this paper is an in-depth analysis of the politics of... mehr
No doubt, one of the perennial problems which has not only defied all past attempts at permanent solution, but has also evoked high emotions on the part of all concerned is the issue of equitable revenue allocation in Nigeria. Thus, the thrust of this paper is an in-depth analysis of the politics of revenue allocation cum resource control. The paper takes a cursory look at virtually all previous attempts at arriving at equitable formula. The paper however, infers that in a deeply plural and divided society like Nigeria a polity that ‘robs Peter to pay Paul’ may eventually be both counter-productive and dysfunctional. The clarion call however is a federal system with fiscal policy that can imbue in the citizenry sense of justice, equity and fairness visà-vis revenue allocation. To do otherwise according to the findings of this paper is to jeopardize all efforts at national cohesion and integration.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Nigeria; Föderalismus; öffentlicher Haushalt; Finanzpolitik; Einnahmen; öffentliche Ausgaben; Finanzausgleich; Steuern; Korruption; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Erdöl; Entwicklungsland; Westafrika
Klassifikation
Öffentliche Finanzen und Finanzwissenschaft
Staat, staatliche Organisationsformen
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2010
Seitenangabe
S. 15-38
Zeitschriftentitel
Federal Governance, 7 (2010) 1
ISSN
1923-6158
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)