Corrupt, mismanaged, and seemingly hopeless: that’s how the international community viewed Nigeria in the early 2000s. Then Nigeria implemented a sweeping set of economic and political changes and began to reform the unreformable. This book tells the story of how a dedicated and politically...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Setting the Stage for Reform -- Building an Economic Team -- Mapping Out the Reform Strategy -- 2 Advancing Macroeconomic Reforms -- Nigeria-One of the World's Most Volatile Economies -- What Did We Do to Solve These Problems? -- Toward a...