Multinationals The State And Control Of The Nigerian Economy

Thomas Biersteker evaluates the sources of Third World economic nationalism and assesses the significance of the changes that have taken place between North and South since the early 1970s. Neo-classical and neo-Marxist approaches to international and comparative political economy are explored to develop methods and select criteria for the assessment of major change. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Based on extensive observation and open-ended questionnaires, reveals how Nigerian oil workers devise and execute overt and covert survival strategies against a very formidable alliance between a state almost totally dependent on oil rents, and oil corporations whose main operational motivation is the maximization of profit and control of the market. Also offers insights into the structure and struggles of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, and its relations with other political constituencies in the country. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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