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Revenue allocation and the stability of the Nigerian Federation 1960‐1980
Author(s) -
Ndongko Wilfred A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
public administration and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-162X
pISSN - 0271-2075
DOI - 10.1002/pad.4230010206
Subject(s) - revenue , politics , political stability , russian federation , stability (learning theory) , economics , term (time) , ecological succession , public economics , political science , economic policy , finance , law , computer science , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning , ecology , biology
Since 1960 a succession of different formulae have been used to allocate revenue under Nigeria's constitutions. This article reviews the formulae used and suggests ways in which they have contributed to the stability of the federation. The author then argues that in the 1980's the revenue allocation system should take more account of the need to reduce economic and social disparities in the different geographical areas of the country and so safeguard in the longer term the political stability of this federation.