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Whither Nigeria? Political Economy of Reforms

Nigeria has experienced in the past few years the impact of an articulate and a coherent reform policy. Despite progress made there is evidence that the neoliberal paradigm behind the reforms faces major challenges which a country like Nigeria must tackle if it is to sustain the fruits of reforms. Reforms to have sustainable . impacts must be broad based in its articulation, and relevant to the society it tries to change. There is skepticism that liberal democratic institutions in a dependent and peripheral capitalist economy like ours would deliver pro-poor policies in the absence of effectiv…