Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE VII
3. CONTENTS IX
4. PART ONE. FOUNDATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT
5. I. EARLY GOVERNMENT 3
6. II. EXPERIMENT IN DEVOLUTION 16
7. III. THE RISE OF FEDERALISM 25
8. IV. THE FEDERAL SYSTEM IN TRANSITION: REGIONAL AUTONOMY 41
9. V. THE FEDERAL SYSTEM IN TRANSITION: STRENGTHENING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 61
10. VI. PROTEST AND REVOLUTIONARY POLITICS 78
11. VII. POLITICAL PARTIES 94
12. PART TWO. ORGANIZATION, POWERS, AND FUNCTIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
13. VIII. CITIZENSHIP AND HUMAN RIGHTS 113
14. IX. THE ELECTORATE AND ELECTIONS 122
15. X. THE LEGISLATURE 130
16. XI. THE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE 147
17. XII. NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND THE CIVIL SERVICE 156
18. XIII. THE JUDICIARY 176
19. XIV. PUBLIC FINANCE 189
20. XV. MONEY, CREDIT, AND BANKING 216
21. XVI. BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, AND AGRICULTURE 226
22. XVII. LABOR AND WELFARE 253
23. XVIII. EXTERNAL RELATIONS, DEFENSE, AND INTERNAL SECURITY 259
24. PART THREE. ORGANIZATION, POWERS, AND FUNCTIONS OF THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
25. XIX. REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS 273
26. XX. REGIONAL LEGISLATURES 276
27. XXI. THE EXECUTIVE SYSTEM AND THE CIVIL SERVICE 282
28. XXII. THE REGIONAL JUDICIARY 287
29. XXIII. REGIONAL PUBLIC FINANCE 291
30. XXIV. ACTIVITIES OF REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS 295
31. XXV. LOCAL GOVERNMENT 300
32. PART FOUR. UNSETTLED PROBLEMS OF NIGERIAN FEDERALISM
33. XXVI. THE FEARS OF MINORITIES AND THE CASE FOR MORE REGIONS 315
34. APPENDIX. THE LEGISLATIVE LISTS 323
35. BIBLIOGRAPHY 329
36. INDEX 339