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The Deregulation Policy Of The Down Streamsector Of The Nigerian Petroleum Industry: A Critical Reveiw, Ozy B. Orluwene Jp

Dr Ozy B.Orluwene,JP

Abstract The article attempts to take a critical look at the current deregulation policy of the present administration. It examines the main components of the reform policy programme. The article notes that the current policy just like the previous ones will fail because they are based on erroneous assumption of the failure of the previous policies without identifying and addressing the fundamental problems why the previous one failed. The paper contends that the prevailing neo capitalist political economy for better or for worse continues to influence what happens in the public sector. It therefore concludes that the policy or programme …