TY - BOOK AU - Tims,Wouter ED - World Bank. TI - Nigeria : : options for long-term development SN - 0801816025 AV - HC517.N48 T57 U1 - 330.9'669 PY - 1974/// CY - Baltimore, London PB - Johns Hopkins University Press KW - Economic history KW - Social conditions KW - Economic policy KW - Economic development KW - Economic growth KW - Nigeria N1 - Report of a mission sent to Nigeria by the World Bank; Includes bibliographical references N2 - This report summarises the findings of a 14-man World Bank team which worked in Nigeria in 1971 and reported in 1972. It reflects the situation in Nigeria at the end of the civil war, at the time when Nigeria was just embarking upon the second development plan (Second National Plan (1970-74). Topics covered include: economic trends and development policies; employment and income distribution; investment programmes and policies; fiscal and monetary trends and prospects; balance of payments and aid requirement; petroleum; agriculture manufacturing, education and infrastructure; options and implications for long term development; agriculture; fiscal trends and prospects; education and training; and transportation and power ER -