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THE POLITICS OF THE FORMATION OF ALLIANCE GOVERNMENTS IN MULTI-ETHNIC STATES: A CASE STUDY OF THE NIGERIAN FIRST ALLIANCE GOVERNMENT, 1954-57.

The formation of alliances is one of the features of the politics of most multi-ethnic States. This is because, more often than not, extreme ethnicity and competition for the control of the "structural frame" and "system of rewards" always prevent the existence of nation-wide or country-wide politic...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of History Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 333 - 367
Main Author: Ojo, Emmanuel Oladipo
Format: Case Study
Published: University of Toronto Press Autumn2011
Subjects:
Political participation of minorities
Ethnicity & politics
Coalition governments
Political science
Nigerian politics & government, to 1960
Twentieth century
Nigeria
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost