essay on the advantage and the disadvantage of globalization of the
nigerian stock exchange.

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Request for Question Clarification by missy-ga on 26 Jul 2002 21:12 PDT

Hi Ben,

Do you need references to help you write this essay?

You might want to have a look at the information posted by the U.S.
Department of Commerce at:

http://www.buyusa.gov/nigeria/en/index.php?page=48

Nigerian Stock Exchange/USCS Strategic Alliance Seminar     
April 24, 2002 

It includes several papers that discuss the issues of globalizing
stock markets in emerging economies.  Only some of the info is
specific to Nigeria, but it looks like a good overview to get you
started.

Also take a look at this (fairly technical) report on the impact of
globalizing stock markets in Nigeria and elsewhere, which found
(surprise, surprise) that the benefits accrue largely to the
already-rich:

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/economics/discpapr/DP0102-42.pdf