Economic development and Nigerian foreign policy

In: Studies in African Economic and Social Development, Vol. 14

Abstract

Given the structure of the international political and economic systems from realist and dependency perspectives, how much freedom does a country like Nigeria have in designing their strategies for foreign and domestic economic policies? The book tries to answer this question by deriving and answering the following sub-questions: What are the sources of influence on Nigeria's domestic and foreign policies? What elements within the international system's structure tend to sustain underdevelopment in Nigeria? To what extent can Nigeria transcend the constraints of the international system? What aspects of the history/nature of Nigeria's institutional structure and/or regime are significant to shaping and implementing economic diplomacy? How are the dynamic tensions of politicized ethnicity relevant for understanding Nigeria's economic diplomacy? What specific linkages exist between foreign policy and economic development strategies in Nigeria? (DÜI-Sbd)