Inside Independent Nigeria

Clive S. Gray: Harvard PhD (econ.), 1965. 1961-63 - assistant program economist, USAID/Nigeria 1964-67 - agriculture adviser, Ministry of Economic Planning, Kenya 1968-70 - Harvard team leader, National Planning Dept., Colombia 1971-72 - Harvard team leader, Planning Commission Office, Ethiopia 1972-76 - adviser, Ministry of Communications, Indonesia, and (from 1974) Harvard team leader, National Planning Dept. 1986-90 - Harvard team leader, Min. of Economic Affairs, Morocco 1970-2000 - Institute Fellow, Harvard Institute for International Development 2000-01 - Senior Fellow in Development, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Wolfgang F. Stolper: deceased. Studies of Law at University of Berlin, and Economics and Law at University of Bonn, early 1930s. Harvard PhD (econ), mid-1930s. Professor of Economics, University of Michigan, -1980 Founder-Director, University of Michigan Center for Research on Economic Development . Visiting fellow, MIT Center for International Studies, 1958-59. Director, Economic Planning Unit, Federal Ministry of Economic Development, Gov't of Nigeria, 1960-62 Visiting fellow, Harvard University Center for International Affairs, 1962-63.

Contents: Editor's introduction; Cast of characters; July 17-30, 1960 Arrival in Nigeria: first impressions, first tour in the countryside; August 2-17, 1960 First tour of the three regions; August 18 - September 11, 1960 Visit to Benin, completion of first tour in Nigeria; February 1 - March 8, 1961 Second tour begins: consultations in London and Rome, first meeting of Joint Planning Committee (JPC) under Chairman (Prime Minister's economic adviser) Prasad, grubbing for planning data, Gov. "Soapy" William's visit; March 9 - April 16, 1961 Preparing first paper for the JPC, first clashes with Prasad, initial estimates of Five-Year Plan magnitudes, analysis of selected public investments, Ford Foundation team attacked in Parliament; April 17 - June 6, 1961 Rivkin mission on US aid for Nigeria's plan, JPC, trips to eastern and western regions; June 12 - July 24, 1961 Federal investment program, World Bank mission, managing the Ford team, malaria, preparing introductory plan paper for JPC and National Economic Council (NEC); July 24 - August 29, 1961 New minister (Waziri Ibrahim), macroeconomic policy, consultations with World Bank and IMF missions, JPC discusses Stolper's paper, German white elephant factories in Eastern Nigeria; August 30 - September 22, 1961 Visit to Kano, Maidugari, Lake Chad, plan drafting begins, regions pressed to submit their investment proposals; September 24 - November 6, 1961 Rivkin mission returns, negotiations with regions, "irresponsible" Eastern Region Plan, new permanent secretary Godfrey Lardner, JPC discusses plan memo; November 7 - December 13, 1961 Efforts to trim investment programs, possible stretch to six years, JPC discusses plan outline; January 21 - March 3, 1962 Cabinet debates program cuts, tensions in Ford team, corruption, integrated plan versus four separate plans, Stolper atttends NEC meeting in Ibadan; March 5 - April 26, 1962 Visit to eastern region, trip to Cameroon, Ford team's future, AID queries about plan assumptions, Parliamentary debate and vote on the plan; April 27 - June 3, 1962 Nigerian Economic Society meeting, Israelis promote farm settlements, visit to Jos tin mines and other eastern region sites, Stolper offered a job in Malta, visit to Ghana, clash with Prasad peaks, Stolper insists on coherent macroeconomic framework, disputes about projected underspending, plan completed; Postscript 1999; Addendum June 2001; Name index; Subject index.