Political Economy of Federalism in Nigeria

​Dele Babalola is Senior Lecturer at the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy at Baze University, Nigeria. He formerly taught at the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent, UK. He edited Nigeria, a Country under Siege: Issues of Conflict and its Management (with H. Onapajo, 2018).

“The book by Dele Babalola, The Political Economy of Federalism in Nigeria … aims to demonstrate the significance of the political economy, fiscal federalism and revenue sharing, in the Nigerian Federation.” (Adriano Dirri, Nomos, Issue 1, 2019)

• 1 Introduction: Conceptual Approaches to Nigerian Federalism.- 2 Nigeria, a Federal State and Federal Society: the Origins.- 3 Oil-Centrism and Nigeria’s Political Economy.- 4 Revenue Allocation in Nigeria.- 5 Secession and Self-determination in Nigeria.- 6 Nigeria: A Federation in Search of ‘True Federalism’.- 7 Conclusion: Addressing Nigeria’s Ailing Federal System.