You are required to write an analytical research paper focusing on the history, economics, and/or politics of an issue in any country or region in Africa. It should include a discussion on the how the oil crisis affects the Nigerian economy, culture, and overall global presence. Also how corruption effects how the country has struggled to profit from its natural resource of oil.
This paper shopuld include 3,200-3,500 words long, not including the abstract or tables of data. All sources must be cited in the text and documented in the bibliography. When you use information from the Internet, be sure you provide complete and exact websites, including the pape number where it applies. Use the American Psychological Association (APA) style for citations and quotations: http://www.bibme.org/citation-guide/apa.
The paper must include
1. Title Page with Student’s name
2. Page numbers
3. An abstract 100-125 words and should summarize, the paper’s essential points on the page after the title page
4. Must be 3200-3500 words (not including diagrams, tables, title page, and abstract page) one inch margin and Times New Roman 12 font
5. be proof-read and edited
6. have a good, logical flow of the discussion that is developed around the theme of your paper. In the introduction breifly describe how the paper will be organized
7. be analytical (simply summarizing what you read and presenting facts themselves ARE NOT enough) Data should be presented in relative terms and included to support statements. For example, to provide information about the size of foreign debt, instead of simply giving absolute amount, present it relative to export revenue or GDP. Avoid being repetitous.
8. Have any quotes that are longer than two lines indented on both sides and single spaced.
9. Have a conclusion and a set of recommendations that are drawn from the discussion
10. Have all sources properly cited in the text and documented in the bibliograpghy in alphabectical order.
Citation instructions: Citation in text should be by author and year of publication. If it is a quote, the citation should also include the page number(s), if available. The author could be an organization, such as the World Bank. You may not simply provide a website link as a source. Here are a few examples.
That led to the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warning that South Sudan was “poised on the brink of an abyss” (The New York Times, 2016)
The oil and gas discoveries in East Africa can also exacerbate the impact of asymmetric shocks (Masson, 2012)
Bibliography examples:
IMF (2000), Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers-Progress in Implementation. Washington D.C.: IMF
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