Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink, Updated Edition: Dancing On The Brink (A Council on Foreign Relations Book)

Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink, Updated Edition: Dancing On The Brink (A Council on Foreign Relations Book) by Campbell, John. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781442221574.

In this thoroughly updated edition, John Campbell explores Nigerias postcolonial history and presents a nuanced explanation of the events and conditions that have carried this complex, dynamic, and very troubled giant to the brink. Central to his analysis are the oil wealth, endemic corruption, elite competition, and radical Islamic insurrection that have undermined Nigerias nascent democratic institutions and alienated an increasingly impoverished population. Campbell provides concrete policy options that would not only allow the United States to help Nigeria avoid state failure but also to play a positive role in Nigerias political, social, and economic development.