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The political economy of fiscal federalism and the dilemma of constructing a developmental state in Nigeria

The relationship between federalism and development needs to be investigated in the context of values of governance and state–society relations, especially citizenship. This helps to uplift the discourse on the African state by situating it within the historiography and political economy of federali...

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