The Next Gulf

On November 10, 1995 the Nigerian government executed activist and author Ken Saro-Wiwa along with eight other Ogoni activists. Their deaths brought the plight of their people and the role of British oil companies in Nigeria to the attention of the world. Ten years on, Nigeria and the other oil-producing countries of West Africa have only grown in strategic and economic importance to both Europe and the United States. The recent coup in Sao Tome and the botched attempt in Equatorial Guinea both indicate that the West is taking a much closer interest in the region. Recent history suggests that the people of West Africa will receive little benefit from the revenues from oil and gas, and that they will suffer instead from the dire environmental effects of pollution. Andrew Rowell and James Marriott here explain how western companies cooperate with local elites in West Africa to maintain control and they trace a long and ongoing history of colonial and neo-colonial exploitation. They explore Washington and London's new interest in the region and they report on the efforts of local people to ensure that the benefits of development are shared more equally.

ISBN 1845292596   DEWEY edition DC22 ISBN13 9781845292591 (What's this?)   Pages 322 Publisher Constable and Robinson   Weight (grammes) 351 Imprint Robinson Publishing   Published in London Format Paperback   Height (mm) 127 Publication date 03 Nov 2005   Width (mm) 203 Library of Congress 2006386189   Spine width (mm) 18 DEWEY 327.41066   Academic level General

1		A span of ten years		1
2		The colonial company		41
3		Crisis after crisis		65
4		An intertwined alliance		96
5		A shock to the system		115
6		Does corruption begin at home?		140
7		The next gulf		172
8		Six months in the making of history		211
9		Voices from the delta - a programme for change		247

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