THE EFFECT OF DEREGULATION OF THE OIL SECTOR ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY. A RESEARCH PROJECT MATERIAL ON ECONOMICS
ABSTRACT
This research work examines the effect of deregulation of the oil sector on the Nigerian Economy, it examines the definition, reasons modes, theories, problems as well as the solution to deregulation and its relation to privatization policy in the course of carrying out the investigation, hypothesis were stated and literature like magazine, textbooks, information from the internet, newspapers and questionnaires were prepared, and used in order to effectively and critically examines this issues and how it affects the general public with a view of making recommendation on how best to ensure the effective implementation of the policy. This project provides a background information of the topic of discussion with the purpose of assessing the effects of deregulation of oil sector on the Nigerian economy and examines the reasons, problems and solutions to deregulation. In an attempt to carryout this investigation, the study centred around the down stream oil sector with specific reference to the Nigerian economy
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The economic system practiced by any country determines the type of economic policy that country produces, that is determines the monopoly of power of power in production and distribution activities with special reference to the ownership, decision making as well as incentive structure operating in the country. Karl Polory (1964) distinguishes three (3) main types of economic system as the traditional (subsistence) planned (command) and market economy. However, the field of comparative economic system breaks the above categories into the capitalism, socialism and communism.
The economic system operative in Nigeria are basically the capitalism, socialism and communism system. But with the collapse of the communism and socialism economic policies in 1986 to give rise to a unipolar economic system-capitalism the policy of “deregulation” has been found expedient to implement.
This policy (deregulation) was first mooted during the military era but was given fillip by the present administration.