PART I: PERSPECTIVES ON ETHNICITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Chapter 1: Ethnopolitical and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review Chapter 2: Elitism, Ethnicity, and Development in Nigeria Chapter 3: Ethnoregional Inequality and Poverty: Social Policy as an Imperative to Stability and Inclusive Development in Sub-Saharan Africa PART II: SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITY AND ETHNIC IDENTITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Chapter 4: The Sociopolitical Ascendancy of the Kikuyu in Post-Independence Kenya: The Colonial Legacy of Ethnic Inequality Chapter 5: Gendered Ethnicity: Compounding Inequality in Resource Distribution and Decision-Making for Women in Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter 6: Ethnic Inequality and Agricultural Resource Allocation and Distribution in Nigeria: The Need for Inclusive Growth Chapter 7: Regional Trade Performance and Poverty: An Assessment of the Economic Growth Linkage in Nigeria PART III: GOVERNANCE AND ETHNIC IDENTITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Chapter 8: Not Everything Is About Ethnicity: Conflict and the Politics of Belonging in Africa Chapter 9: Socioeconomic Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa and Its Links to Governance Systems Chapter 10: Ethnic Diversity, Socioeconomic Inequality, and Conflict in Nigeria: The Case for Political and Financial Restructuring Chapter 11: Identity, Inequality, and Colonial Overhang: Law and Continuing Legacies of Divide and Rule in Nigeria