| dc.description.abstract | This book, developed out of a doctoral thesis at th
e Department of Economics, St.Andrews
University, UK, analyses the conflicts between oil
companies and village communities in the
Niger Delta by focusing on litigation. The author d
efines a village community as the local people
affected by oil operations on the ground. Membershi
p of the village community is defined both
in terms of physical residence in a village and in
terms of subscription to village social norms.
The aims of the book are threefold, first, it aims
to study management, secondly, it attempts to
provide a detailed analysis of the nature of the di
sputes and finally it aims to make a contribution
to the research and debate on the role of multinati
onal companies in developing countries.
The author uses a micro-analytical approach to the
study of the conflict, which combines the
analysis of concrete institutional arrangements wit
h investigations of personal experiences and
perceptions of the legal system. The book also adop
ts a unique social-legal approach in order to
provide a more holistic picture of the disputes bet
ween oil companies and village communities. | en |
