Nigerian unity : in the balance / Gerald McLoughlin, Clarence J. Bouchat.

• Nigeria's importance to the United States -- Nigeria as an entity -- Cross and crescent -- The cultures and regions -- Many peoples, many systems -- The land -- Population -- The economy -- Petroleum politics -- Corruption -- What divides can unite -- The political economy -- Fault lines -- Solutions -- Conclusion.

• Nigeria's future as a unified state is in jeopardy. Those who make or execute U.S. policy will find it difficult to advance U.S. interests in Africa without an understanding of the pressures that tear and bind Nigeria. Despite this, the centrifugal forces that tear at the country and the centripetal forces that have kept it whole are not well understood and rarely examined. After establishing Nigeria's importance to the United States as a cohesive and functioning state, this monograph examines the historic, religious, cultural, political, physical, demographic, and economic factors that will determine Nigeria's fate. It identifies the specific fault lines along which Nigeria may divide. It concludes with practical policy recommendations for the United States to support Nigerians in their efforts to maintain a functioning and integrated state, and, by so doing, advance U.S. interests. 

Ämnesord

Politisk stabilitet  (sao)

Etniska konflikter  (sao)

Politiska förhållanden  (sao)

Sociala förhållanden  (sao)

Ekonomiska förhållanden  (sao)

Political stability  -- Nigeria. (LCSH)

Ethnic conflict  -- Nigeria. (LCSH)

Ethnic conflict  (LCSH)

Political stability  (LCSH)

Nigeria  -- Politics and government -- 1960- (LCSH)

Nigeria  -- Social conditions -- 1960- (LCSH)

Nigeria  -- Economic conditions -- 1960- (LCSH)

Nigeria  -- economic conditions -- social conditions -- ethnic conflicts -- government -- internal politics (sipri)

Nigeria 

Klassifikation

DT515.8 (LCC)