ABSTRACT

First Published in 1980, The Foundations of Nigeria's Financial Infrastructure presents a comprehensive overview of different aspects of Nigeria’s financial developments. Divided in five parts this book brings twenty-one chapters dealing with themes like Nigeria’s traditional financial system; fundamental problems of banking in Nigeria; the banking system and the financial market; aspects of public and private sectors’ finance; revenue allocation in Nigeria; Nigerian currency system; Nigeria’s balance of payments and external liquidities; development in Nigeria’s external assets, and Nigeria and the International Monetary Fund, to showcase the catalytic role of the financial system in economic development. This volume will be useful for scholars and researchers of public finance, finance, economics, political economy, development economics and development studies.

part One|43 pages

A General Survey of Nigeria's Financial System

part Two|106 pages

The Banking System and the Financial Markets

part Three|86 pages

Aspects of Public and Private Sectors' Finance

part Four|31 pages

Other Financial Institutions

part Five|36 pages

Nigeria's External Financial Relations