Political Economy of the Petroleum Sector in Nigeria

The relatively slow pace of Nigeria's development has often been attributed to the phenomenon of the resource curse whereby the nature of the state as a "rentier" dilutes accountability for development and political actors are able t...

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Main Authors:	Gboyega, Alex, Soreide, Tina, Le, Tuan Minh, Shukla, G. P.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACID RAIN ASSOCIATED GAS AUDITS AUTHORITY BALANCE BARRELS PER DAY BUDGET EXPENDITURES BUDGET REFORM CASH TRANSFERS CEMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRALIZATION CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPETITIVE BIDDING CONFIDENCE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONSENSUS CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTIONS CORRUPTION CORRUPTION PERCEPTION CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX COUNCILS CPI CRUDE OIL CRUDE OIL LOSSES CRUDE PRODUCTION DECENTRALIZATION DECREE DELTA AREA DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM DEPOSITS OF HYDROCARBONS DISCLOSURE DISTORTED INCENTIVES DISTRIBUTION OF OIL DRILLING DRILLING ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SITUATION EFCC ELECTRICITY ENACTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EQUILIBRIUM EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS EXECUTION EXECUTIVE POWER EXPENDITURE EXPLOITATION EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FEDERALISM FINANCIAL CAPACITY FINANCIAL CONTROL FINANCIAL CRIMES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIER FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL INCENTIVES FISCAL POLICY FISCAL REFORM FISCAL REGIME FISCAL SYSTEM FISHING FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNTS FOREIGN POLICY GAS EXPORTS GAS FLARING GAS INDUSTRY GAS PIPELINE GAS PIPELINES GAS PRODUCTION GAS RESOURCES GAS SALES GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT CONTROLS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEAD OF STATE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT IMPEACHMENT INCOME TAX INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS INTERNATIONAL OIL COMPANIES JUDICIARY LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY LAND USE LAWYER LEADERSHIP LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE BODIES LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES LEGISLATORS LEGISLATURE LEGITIMACY LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL COUNCILS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MILITARY REGIMES MILLION BARRELS MINERAL MINERAL COMMODITIES MINERAL OILS MINES MINISTRY OF FINANCE NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL OIL NATIONAL PLANNING NATIONS NATURAL GAS NATURAL RESOURCES NONRENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES OIL OIL AND GAS OIL AND GAS SECTOR OIL COMPANY OIL EXPORTS OIL INDUSTRY OIL PIPELINES OIL PRICE OIL PRICES OIL PRODUCERS OIL PRODUCING OIL PRODUCTION OIL RESERVE OIL RESOURCES OIL REVENUES OIL SECTOR OIL-PRODUCING COUNTRIES OPEC ORGANIZATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES PETROLEUM PETROLEUM COMPANY PETROLEUM CORPORATION PETROLEUM EXPORTS PETROLEUM INDUSTRY PETROLEUM LAW PETROLEUM PRODUCTION PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PETROLEUM RESOURCE PETROLEUM RESOURCES PETROLEUM REVENUES PETROLEUM SECTOR PIPELINE POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS POLITICAL CONSENSUS POLITICAL CONTROL POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL ELITE POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL POWER POLITICIANS POOR GOVERNANCE POWER GENERATION PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT PRESIDENCY PRICE FOR OIL PRICE OF OIL PRIMARIES PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION SHARING CONTRACTS PROVEN RESERVES PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC REVENUES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC UTILITIES PUBLIC WELFARE QUOTAS REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS REFINED PRODUCTS REFINERIES REFINERY REFINING REHABILITATION REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE CURSE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT REVENUE ADMINISTRATION REVENUE COLLECTION ROYALTY ROYALTY RATES SAFETY REGULATIONS SENATE STATE CONTROL STATE GOVERNORS STATE INSTITUTIONS STATE REVENUES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX CREDIT TAX LAW TAX LAWS TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX REFORM TAX REGIME TAX SYSTEM TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
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