Oil and the Propensity to Armed Struggle in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
This paper attempts to explain the determinants of the propensity to armed struggle and the probability of participation by individuals in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria using primary (micro) data. While grievance appears to be pervasive among i...
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7523849/oil-propensity-armed-struggle-niger-delta-region-nigeria http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7002 |
| Summary: | This paper attempts to explain the
determinants of the propensity to armed struggle and the
probability of participation by individuals in the Niger
Delta region of Nigeria using primary (micro) data. While
grievance appears to be pervasive among individuals and
communities in the region and can be systematically
explained, neither the grievance level nor its commonly
cited causal factors appear to be strong enough to create a
disposition toward armed rebellion. Rather, factors that
reduce the opportunity cost and risk of participation or
increase the perceived benefits appear to be more important.
The study identifies three of these factors that are
amenable to the policymaker's (government's)
control as income level, educational attainment, and
government presence. |
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