This chapter carries out a comparative analysis of intergovernmental fiscal transfers or oil revenue sharing in the two federationsFederations. It builds on the background country case studies presented in the two previous chapters to offer explanations of the roles of federal constitutional rule (both formal and informal), societal factors, and political practices in shaping oil-related fiscal transfer in Canada and Nigeria—the equalization programmeEqualization program and Federation Account transfers, respectively—carried out within their historical contexts and with primary focus on conflict between the two orders of government and between states or provincial governments.

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Oil Revenues, Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations, and Conflict in Canada and Nigeria

  • Eyene Okpanachi

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This chapter carries out a comparative analysis of intergovernmental fiscal transfers or oil revenue sharing in the two federationsFederations. It builds on the background country case studies presented in the two previous chapters to offer explanations of the roles of federal constitutional rule (both formal and informal), societal factors, and political practices in shaping oil-related fiscal transfer in Canada and Nigeria—the equalization programmeEqualization program and Federation Account transfers, respectively—carried out within their historical contexts and with primary focus on conflict between the two orders of government and between states or provincial governments.