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Moral economies of corruption : state formation and political culture in Nigeria / / Steven Pierce
| Moral economies of corruption : state formation and political culture in Nigeria / / Steven Pierce |
| Autore | Pierce Steven <1968-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Durham : , : Duke University Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 306.209669 |
| Soggetto topico |
Corruption - Nigeria
Political culture - Nigeria |
| ISBN |
9780822374541
9780822360773 9780822360919 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | A tale of two emirs : colonialism and bureaucratizing emirates, 1900-1948 -- The political time : ethnicity and violence, 1948-1970 -- Oil and the "army arrangement" : corruption and the petro-state, 1970-1999 -- Moral economies of corruption -- Nigerian corruption and the limits of the state. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910137495803321 |
Pierce Steven <1968->
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| Durham : , : Duke University Press, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The national conference as a model for democratic transition : Benin and Nigeria / / Wuyi Omitoogun, Kenneth Onigu-Otite
| The national conference as a model for democratic transition : Benin and Nigeria / / Wuyi Omitoogun, Kenneth Onigu-Otite |
| Autore | Omitoogun Wuyi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ibadan, : IFRA-Nigeria, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii-40 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Onigu-OtiteKenneth |
| Collana | Transnational Africa |
| Soggetto topico |
Political Science
democracy Nigeria civil society national conference democratic transition Benin |
| Soggetto non controllato |
democracy
democratic transition Nigeria civil society Benin national conference |
| ISBN | 979-1-0923-1263-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti |
National conference as a model for democratic transition
national conference as a model for democratic transition |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910520197003321 |
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Omitoogun Wuyi
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| Ibadan, : IFRA-Nigeria, 2021 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nigeria Since Independence [[electronic resource] ] : Forever Fragile? / / by J. Hill
| Nigeria Since Independence [[electronic resource] ] : Forever Fragile? / / by J. Hill |
| Autore | Hill J |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2012.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (189 pages) |
| Disciplina | 966.905 |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa—Politics and government
Politics and war Political science Terrorism Political violence Diplomacy International relations African Politics Military and Defence Studies Political Science Terrorism and Political Violence International Relations |
| ISBN |
1-283-73778-7
1-137-29204-0 9781283737784 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Fear of Failure: Negative Sovereignty and the Birth of State Failure; The causes and consequences of state failure; Identifying failed states; Failure to promote human flourishing; The spread and spread of the concept of state failure; Conclusions; 2 The Enemy Within: Insurgency and the Failure of the Nigerian State; The ways and extent of Nigeria's failure; Boko Haram; The MEND; Failure to control; Failure to promote human flourishing; Failure to provide security
Failure to provide healthcare and educationThe dangers of disintegration; Conclusions; 3 The Emperor's New Clothes? Federalism, the Decline of Old Loyalties and the Rise of New Jealousies; The post-independence background to federalism; The function of federalism; ' Not a nation': federalism and the preservation of difference; A spur to ethnic tensions; Damage to national unity; Damage to political rights; Corruption; Out of many came forth one: federalism and the quest for unity; Conclusions; 4 Fuel to the Flames: Oil and Political Violence in Contemporary Nigeria A brief history of the Nigerian oil industryOil and its lubrication of Nigeria's failure; Damage to the economy; Damage to the environment; Damage to democracy; Corruption; Failure to promote human flourishing and the spread of armed violence; Secessionism; On troubled waters: oil and its contribution to Nigeria's unity; Conclusions; 5 Of the People but for the People? Nigeria and Its Armed Forces; The legacy and reputation of Nigeria's armed forces; The armed forces' contribution to Nigeria's failure; A failure to defend; The abuse of human rights The armed forces' efforts to prevent Nigeria's failure and disintegrationMaintaining and preserving security; Strengthening public participation and trust in the political process; Promoting social integration and harmony; Conclusions; Conclusions; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785959203321 |
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Hill J
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| London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012 | ||
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Nigeria since independence : forever fragile? / / J.N.C. Hill
| Nigeria since independence : forever fragile? / / J.N.C. Hill |
| Autore | Hill J. N. C (Jonathan N. C.), <1978-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2012.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (189 pages) |
| Disciplina | 966.905 |
| ISBN |
1-283-73778-7
1-137-29204-0 9781283737784 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Fear of Failure: Negative Sovereignty and the Birth of State Failure; The causes and consequences of state failure; Identifying failed states; Failure to promote human flourishing; The spread and spread of the concept of state failure; Conclusions; 2 The Enemy Within: Insurgency and the Failure of the Nigerian State; The ways and extent of Nigeria's failure; Boko Haram; The MEND; Failure to control; Failure to promote human flourishing; Failure to provide security
Failure to provide healthcare and educationThe dangers of disintegration; Conclusions; 3 The Emperor's New Clothes? Federalism, the Decline of Old Loyalties and the Rise of New Jealousies; The post-independence background to federalism; The function of federalism; ' Not a nation': federalism and the preservation of difference; A spur to ethnic tensions; Damage to national unity; Damage to political rights; Corruption; Out of many came forth one: federalism and the quest for unity; Conclusions; 4 Fuel to the Flames: Oil and Political Violence in Contemporary Nigeria A brief history of the Nigerian oil industryOil and its lubrication of Nigeria's failure; Damage to the economy; Damage to the environment; Damage to democracy; Corruption; Failure to promote human flourishing and the spread of armed violence; Secessionism; On troubled waters: oil and its contribution to Nigeria's unity; Conclusions; 5 Of the People but for the People? Nigeria and Its Armed Forces; The legacy and reputation of Nigeria's armed forces; The armed forces' contribution to Nigeria's failure; A failure to defend; The abuse of human rights The armed forces' efforts to prevent Nigeria's failure and disintegrationMaintaining and preserving security; Strengthening public participation and trust in the political process; Promoting social integration and harmony; Conclusions; Conclusions; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826842603321 |
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Hill J. N. C (Jonathan N. C.), <1978->
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| New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nigerian unity : in the balance / / Gerald McLoughlin, Clarence J. Bouchat
| Nigerian unity : in the balance / / Gerald McLoughlin, Clarence J. Bouchat |
| Autore | McLoughlin Gerald |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Carlisle, PA : , : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vii, 91 pages) |
| Soggetto topico |
Political stability - Nigeria
Ethnic conflict - Nigeria |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Nigeria's importance to the United States -- Nigeria as an entity -- Cross and crescent -- The cultures and regions -- Many peoples, many systems -- The land -- Population -- The economy -- Petroleum politics -- Corruption -- What divides can unite -- The political economy -- Fault lines -- Solutions -- Conclusion. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Nigerian unity |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703445903321 |
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McLoughlin Gerald
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| Carlisle, PA : , : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Oil, politics and violence [[electronic resource] ] : Nigeria's military coup culture (1966-1976) / / Max Siollun
| Oil, politics and violence [[electronic resource] ] : Nigeria's military coup culture (1966-1976) / / Max Siollun |
| Autore | Siollun Max |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Algora Pub., c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
| Disciplina | 966.905/3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Coups d'état - Nigeria - History - 20th century
Military government - Nigeria - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-87586-710-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The pre-coup days: politics and crisis -- The Nigerian army: the way things were -- Soldiers and politics -- Enter "the five majors" -- From civilian to military rule: history in the making -- A new type of government -- The army implodes -- The July rematch -- Mutineers in power -- The killing continues -- Legacy of the 1966 coups -- Aburi: the "Sovereign National Conference" that got away -- Murtala Muhammed: human tempest -- The post war years: civil and military discontent -- Another army plot: another military government -- Friday the 13th: the watershed coup of 1976 -- Crime and punishment. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455393203321 |
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Siollun Max
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| New York, : Algora Pub., c2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Oil, politics and violence [[electronic resource] ] : Nigeria's military coup culture (1966-1976) / / Max Siollun
| Oil, politics and violence [[electronic resource] ] : Nigeria's military coup culture (1966-1976) / / Max Siollun |
| Autore | Siollun Max |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Algora Pub., c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
| Disciplina | 966.905/3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Coups d'état - Nigeria - History - 20th century
Military government - Nigeria - History - 20th century |
| ISBN | 0-87586-710-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The pre-coup days: politics and crisis -- The Nigerian army: the way things were -- Soldiers and politics -- Enter "the five majors" -- From civilian to military rule: history in the making -- A new type of government -- The army implodes -- The July rematch -- Mutineers in power -- The killing continues -- Legacy of the 1966 coups -- Aburi: the "Sovereign National Conference" that got away -- Murtala Muhammed: human tempest -- The post war years: civil and military discontent -- Another army plot: another military government -- Friday the 13th: the watershed coup of 1976 -- Crime and punishment. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778575503321 |
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Siollun Max
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| New York, : Algora Pub., c2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Oil, politics and violence : Nigeria's military coup culture (1966-1976) / / Max Siollun
| Oil, politics and violence : Nigeria's military coup culture (1966-1976) / / Max Siollun |
| Autore | Siollun Max |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Algora Pub., c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
| Disciplina |
966.905/3
966.9053 |
| Soggetto topico |
Coups d'état - Nigeria - History - 20th century
Military government - Nigeria - History - 20th century |
| ISBN | 0-87586-710-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The pre-coup days: politics and crisis -- The Nigerian army: the way things were -- Soldiers and politics -- Enter "the five majors" -- From civilian to military rule: history in the making -- A new type of government -- The army implodes -- The July rematch -- Mutineers in power -- The killing continues -- Legacy of the 1966 coups -- Aburi: the "Sovereign National Conference" that got away -- Murtala Muhammed: human tempest -- The post war years: civil and military discontent -- Another army plot: another military government -- Friday the 13th: the watershed coup of 1976 -- Crime and punishment. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820261703321 |
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Siollun Max
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| New York, : Algora Pub., c2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Petrolio, forze armate e democrazia [[electronic resource] ] : il caso Nigeria / / Marcella Emiliani
| Petrolio, forze armate e democrazia [[electronic resource] ] : il caso Nigeria / / Marcella Emiliani |
| Autore | Emiliani Marcella |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Roma, : Carocci, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 359 p |
| Disciplina | 966 |
| Collana | Studi storici Carocci |
| ISBN | 88-430-2847-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Altri titoli varianti | Petrolio, forze armate e democrazia |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145926603321 |
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Emiliani Marcella
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| Roma, : Carocci, 2004 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The political economy of colonialism and nation-building in Nigeria / / Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba, editor
| The political economy of colonialism and nation-building in Nigeria / / Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (396 pages) |
| Disciplina | 966.905 |
| Soggetto topico | Nation-building - Nigeria |
| ISBN | 3-030-73875-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- List of Tables -- Part I The Political Economy of Colonialism -- 1 Introduction: Colonialism and Challenges of Nation-Building in Nigeria -- References -- 2 The Political Economy of Colonialism and Nation-Building in Nigeria -- Introduction -- European Ideology and Rationale forColonialism -- Colonialism and Its Legacy -- Colonialism and Nation-building inNigeria -- Recommendations and Conclusion -- References -- 3 British Colonial Administration and Development of Western Education in Ilorin Emirate, 1900-1960 -- Introduction -- The Establishment of Ilorin Emirate -- British Overrule of Ilorin Emirate -- Colonial Education Objectives: Its Place of Western Education in Ilorin Emirate -- The Emergence of Western Education in Ilorin Emirate -- Ilorin People Response to Western Education -- Initial Colonial Educational Efforts in Ilorin and the Development of Primary Education -- Christian Missions Efforts in Western Education in Ilorin -- Community Efforts in the Development Education in Ilorin -- The Development of Secondary and Teacher Training Schools in Ilorin -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Appendix A: List of Secondary Schools in Ilorin, 1915-60 -- Appendix B: List of Primary Schools in Ilorin from 1915 to 1960 -- References -- 4 Imperial Citizens or Economic Nationalists? An Analysis of Colonially Restructured Northern Nigerian Economy in the 1940s -- Introduction -- Restructuring the Political Economy of Northern Nigeria up to the 1940s -- The Nexus Between Migration, Labour and Wage in Northern Nigeria -- Catechizing the Citizenship/Nationalists Question in Imperial Northern Nigeria -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 That They Do Not Labour in Vain: British Colonial Exploitation and Expropriation of Cocoa Industry in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria -- Introduction.
Politico-Economic Background of Yorubaland Focusing on Occupation -- The Early Cocoa Planters and Cooperative Bodies in Ibadan -- Colonial Agricultural Policy, Export Production and the Development of Cocoa Industry -- Cocoa Money and Rear Producer Price and Income of Cocoa in Colonial Nigeria: 1914-1931 -- Acres Planted in Cocoa in Ibadan -- Volume of Cocoa Exported from Western Nigeria -- The Middlemen (Produce Buyers): Rating in the Produce Trade -- Ibadan Cocoa Farmers -- The Real Beneficiaries of Cocoa Industry -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 6 A History of Anti-leprosy Campaign in Sokoto Area of Northern Nigeria, 1919-1975 -- Introduction -- The Origins of Anti-leprosy Campaign in Sokoto Area -- Native Authorities and the SIM Agreement in Anti-leprosy Campaign -- Central Colonial Government and the Policies of Anti-leprosy Campaign -- Government, NA, SIM and the Management of Leprosy at Amanawa PLS -- Government, NA, SIM and the Management Leprosy at Segregation Villages -- Government, NA, SIM and Leprosy Out-Patients' Clinics -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Power, Politics, and Pilgrimage: The Hajj and Colonial Ideology in Nigeria, 1903-1927 -- Introduction -- Background on Overland Pilgrimage from Nigeria -- Pilgrim Routes, the Dual Mandate, and the Palmer Report -- The Diplomacy of Indirect Rule and the Pilgrimage of Emir Muhammadu Dikko -- Pilgrims, Politics, and Propaganda: The Lethem Report -- Conclusion -- Part II Governance, Nation-building and Development in Nigeria -- 8 Nigeria Since 2014: Restructuring or Dismemberment? -- Introduction -- Conceptual Clarification -- Nigeria's Political Structure Before and After 1966 -- Brief Outline of Agitations for Restructuring -- Perspectives on Restructuring -- Anti-restructuring -- Restructuring in Whose Interest? -- Conclusion -- References. 9 The Nigerian Restructuring Agitations and Debates in Perspective -- Introduction -- Restructuring as Secession/Separation -- Restructuring as Regionalism -- Restructuring as Fiscal Federalism -- Restructuring as Devolution of Powers and Local Government Autonomy -- Restructuring as State and Local Government Creation -- Restructuring as Generational and Gender Power Balance -- Restructuring as Restriction of Sharia Law to Civil Matters -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- 10 African Women in Politics: Past, Present and the Future -- Introduction -- The African Woman in This Paper -- Conclusion -- References -- 11 Women in Political Leadership in Nigeria: Issues, Prospect and Challenges -- Introduction -- Conceptual Clarification -- Theories of Leadership -- Women and Political Leadership in Nigeria: Past and Present -- Challenges to Women Participation in Leadership, Conclusion, and Recommendation -- References -- 12 Democracy and Demilitarization in Africa: Towards a Reconceptualization -- Introduction -- Conceptualizing Democracy and Demilitarization -- Colonial Basis of Militarism and Authoritarianism in Africa -- One-Party Rule and Consolidation of Authoritarian Rule: -- Military Dictatorship and Assault on Constitutionalism -- Limits of Neo-Liberal Transitions to Civil Rule -- Can the Political Elite Demilitarize? -- Conclusion -- References -- 13 Ethnicity, Citizenship Identity and Nation Building in Africa: The Nigeria Experience -- Introduction -- Theoretical Perspectives on Ethnicity -- State Building, Ethnicity and Citizenship Identity in Africa -- Citizenship Identity and the Morality for Nation Building in Nigeria -- Conclusion -- References -- 14 Ethnicity, Farmer-Herder Conflicts, and Nation-Building in Nigeria -- Introduction -- Theoretical Argument -- Method -- Nature of Farmer-Herder Conflicts in Nigeria. Causes of Farmer-Herder Conflicts in Nigeria -- Ethnicity and Politics in Nigeria -- The Mirage of Nation-Hood in Nigeria -- Ethnicity and Farmer-Herder Conflicts in Nigeria -- Conclusion -- References -- 15 ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement, Border Porosity, and the Emerging Threats to Human Security in North Central Nigeria: An Appraisal of the Influx of Migrant Fulani Herders -- Introduction -- A Synopsis of ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, ECOWAS Transhumance Protocol, and Herders Migration to Nigeria -- Method -- Discussion -- Border Porosity, the Influx of Armed Fulani Herdsmen, and Arms Proliferation in Nigeria -- Unregulated Influx of Armed Herdsmen and the State of Human Security in Benue State -- Conclusion -- References -- 16 The Role of Leadership in Governance and Development Crises at the Grassroots Level: Insights form Ijebu North Local Government Area, Ogun State Nigeria -- Introduction -- Ijebu North-East Local Government Area at a Glance -- Evolution of Local Government Administration in Nigeria -- Conceptual Analysis -- Theoretical Discourse -- Status of Local Government Administration in Nigeria Since 1999 -- Methodology: Population, Samples and Sampling Techniques -- Data Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation -- Demographic Characteristics of Respondents -- Data Analysis -- Findings and Discussions -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- 17 Local Government Finance and Implications for Development: A Case Study of the Ikorodu Government Area Lagos State -- Introduction -- Conceptual and Theoretical Discourse -- Finance in Nigeria Local Government -- Data Presentation and Analysis -- Discussion of Findings -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- 18 Cooperative Societies and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A viable Model for Human Development in Nigeria -- Introduction. Cooperative Societies -- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -- Human Development -- Model -- Sustainable Development Goals -- an Inclusive Analysis -- Cooperative Societies as a Mechanism for Sustainable Development in Nigeria -- Conclusion -- Recommendations -- References -- Index. |
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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