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This book examines the democracy-development disjuncture in Nigeria. Anchored in a political economy framework, and thematic approach, the book explains this contradiction with the innovative conceptualisation of the "unknown state"; synthesized from dysfunctional state concepts such as the failed State, collapsed State, virtual State, shadow state, rotten State, and fragile State; and consolidated with terminologies such as "absentee father" "ghost worker", "unknown gunmen", "unknown soldier", and "unknown government". It argues that development failure under democracy is a logical outcome...

The Niger Delta region of Nigeria has, since the 1970s, been engulfed by oil-related conflicts that have passed through different phases. The transformation of the conflict from one phase to another, despite development interventions by the Nigerian government, has elicited the concern of scholars and researchers who have engaged in an exciting debate on the challenges and opportunities for development in the region. The focus on development in conflict resolution is informed by the centrality of development to the conflict in the region. Thus, Niger Delta: Constraints and Pathways to...