Actors and Institutions: The Politics of Agricultural Public Spending in Nigeria.
Onadipe, Tolulope.
2019
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This dissertation examines how and to what extent the interplay of
actors and institutions shape public agricultural budget outcomes in Nigeria,
within the framework of actor-centered institutionalism. Through a single-case
study of agricultural public expenditure decision-making in Nigeria with
within-case analysis, this dissertation examines: i) how the structure of
intergovernmental relations ... read moreaffects the roles and incentives of government tiers
in the joint provision of public agricultural goods and services; ii) how formal
budget rules and informal budget practices affect the roles and incentives of key
actors in the federal agricultural budget process, the nature of the interactions
between actors in the budget process, and the features of the budget process
itself; iii) how and to what extent actors' perceptions, preferences,
capabilities, constellations, and mode of interactions within the institutional
architecture that governs public expenditure decision-making processes shape
subnational agricultural budget outcomes in Nigeria. The dissertation employs
in-depth, semi-structured interviews with over 100 key informants at the federal
and subnational levels, including government officials, donors, policy analysts,
and policy advocates to explain public agricultural budget outcomes in Nigeria,
focusing on the interplay of actors and institutions. By doing so, it tried to
shed light on the puzzle of underinvestment and misinvestment in African
agriculture. This dissertation contributes theoretically, empirically, and
methodologically to literature on the political economy of public expenditure
decision-making in Africa. Implications for research and policy as well as
potential avenues for future research are provided.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tufts University, 2019.
Submitted to the Dept. of Economics and International Business.
Advisor: Steven Block.
Committee: Katrina Burgess, and Tewodaj Mogues.
Keywords: International relations, Agriculture, and Political science.read less - ID:
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