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100	1		_aOkonjo-Iweala, Ngozi.
245	1	0	_aReforming the Unreformable : _bLessons from Nigeria.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bMIT Press, _c2012.
264		4	_c©2012.
300			_a1 online resource (212 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aThe MIT Press Series
505	0		_aIntro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Setting the Stage for Reform -- Building an Economic Team -- Mapping Out the Reform Strategy -- 2 Advancing Macroeconomic Reforms -- Nigeria-One of the World's Most Volatile Economies -- What Did We Do to Solve These Problems? -- Toward a Clear and Consistent Budget Process and Framework -- What Did We Do to Improve the Budget Process? -- What Were the Results of the Macroeconomic Reforms? -- 3 Promoting Privatization, Deregulation, and Liberalization -- Liberalizing Important Sectors of the Economy and Privatizing Public Enterprises -- Defining the Problem -- Solving the Problem: Privatizing and Commercializing Public Enterprises, and Deregulating and Liberalizing Important Sectors -- Methodology and Institutions for Privatization -- Results, Challenges, and Opportunities -- 4 Launching Other Structural Reforms -- Reforming the Civil Service -- Trade, Tariff, and Customs Reforms -- Reforms in the Banking Sector -- Conclusion -- 5 Fighting Corruption -- Corruption on a Grand Scale: Theft of Public Assets by High Public Officials -- Corruption from the Top: Theft of Public Assets by a Former Dictator -- Corruption from Within: Corruption by Foreign Companies and Their Domestic Partners in Crime -- Corruption from the Bottom: Private Intimidation -- How Did We Fight Back? -- Measuring Results -- Conclusion -- 6 Obtaining Debt Relief -- Setting the Scene for Debt Relief -- Navigating Paris Club Debt Relief: Fundamental Elements -- Additional Factors Leading to Debt Relief -- High-Stakes Negotiations -- Conclusion: Moving Beyond Debt Relief -- 7 Reflections on the Reforms and Lessons for Reformers -- Reflections on the Reforms -- Accomplishments -- Lessons for Reformers -- 8 Conclusions and a Look Forward -- The Global Context -- Transforming the Nigerian Economy -- Working on the Real Sectors.
505	8		_aAppendix: Figures and Tables -- Notes -- References -- About the Author -- Index.
520			_aA report on development economics in action, by a crucial player in Nigeria's recent reforms.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aCorruption -- Nigeria.
650		0	_aNigeria -- Economic policy.
650		0	_aNigeria -- Economic conditions -- 1970-.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aOkonjo-Iweala, Ngozi _tReforming the Unreformable _dCambridge : MIT Press,c2012 _z9780262018142
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		4	_aThe MIT Press Series
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3339514 _zClick to View
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