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Mercyb AP Comparative Unit 4 Nigeria

Terms in this set (19)

National Question
the question of how the country should be governed, or even if Nigeria should remain as one nation.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Portion of the African continent lying south of the Sahara.
Goodluck Jonathan
New President of Nigeria, allowing free elections, on-going problems with corruption
Kinship-based politics
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Hausa-Fulani
the largest ethnic group that lives in northern Muslim Nigeria.
Igbo
The leading ethnic group in south-eastern Nigeria; Often also spelled Ibo
Yaruba
the largest ethnic group in western Nigeria
Prebendalism
the exploitation of government power for the benefit of office holders and their followers
Obasanjo
Nigerian president credited with trying to end corruption and paving the way for a smoother transition of power.
Boko Haram
a Nigerian militant Islamist group that seeks the imposition of Shariah law throughout all 36 states of Nigeria
PDP
People's Democratic Party, President Obasanjo's party in Nigeria
Unfinished state
..., A state characterized by instabilities and uncertainties that may render it susceptible to collapse as a coherent entity
Acephalous
..., lacking a government head or chief
Para-statals
state owned corporations created to undertake a broad range of activities such as transportation facilities and public utilities
Loyalty Pyramid
senior officers created networks of supporters; men at top gained access to massive oil wealth, pass down through hierarchy to reward support
Informal Economy
Economic activity that is neither taxed nor monitored by a government; and is not included in that government's Gross National Product; as opposed to a formal economy
Economic Structural Adjustment
At least part of a country's debt would be forgiven.
Interventionist state
Alternative to the lasses-faire state; the government takes an active role in guiding and managing the private economy.
Federal Character
calls for ethnic quotas in government hiring and civil service appointments
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