ADMINISTRATIVE IMPERATIVES OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION: THE CASE OF THE NIGERIAN CUSTOMS SERVICE AND BORDER FORMALITIES

WALKER, JUDITH-ANN

CAHIERS AFRICAINS D`ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE. AFRICAN ADMINISTRATIVE STUDIES, n.º 52/1999, pág. 101

1. Introduction. 2. Trade liberalization, theglobal and the regional arguments. 3. Administrativeimplications of trade policy reform. 4. West africaneconomic unions, ECOWAS and obstacles to tradeliberalization. 5. The nigerian customs and tradeliberalization: issues of administrative reform. 6. Tradeliberalization, border administration and administrativereform in the nigerian customs service. 7. Summary andconclusion.