Title

Structural change, the oil boom and the cocoa economy of southwestern Nigeria, 1973-1980s

Authors

Authors

E. A. Walker

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Mod. Afr. Stud.

Keywords

Area Studies

Abstract

The oil boom that lasted from the early 1970s until about 1983 spawned a phenomenal expansion of the Nigerian economy. Within a few years, oil revenues rose from 1.4 billion naira in 1973 to 12.86 billion naira by 1980 The oil boom led to the assigning of substantial sums of money to the cocoa industry of southwestern Nigeria. In spite of these investments, the cocoa industry stagnated during the oil boom years. Using oral interviews and archival documents, this paper examines structural change in the cocoa industry before the oil boom, and analyses the failure of government rehabilitation programmes during the oil boom years.

Journal Title

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volume

38

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2000

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

71

Last Page

87

WOS Identifier

WOS:000086570400004

ISSN

0022-278X

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