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Leadership and Governance is a collection of essays on political economy, leadership and governance, and corruption and community development, as well as on information technology and education. This book, thus, presents a broad overview of the major problems facing the Nigerian economy. Towards that, the contributors highlight the relationship between good leadership and governance and the economic health of Nigeria as they explore the forces for a meaningful change in the polity. This book asserts that political leaders in Nigeria should be held to a higher standard of leadership and governance in order for the economy to grow and develop for 'common good'. Nigeria's educational system is the foundation for its national development. But this is impossible without investing in human capital (education and health), fixing the existing dilapidated infrastructure and institutions and acquiring technological capability that drive the economy. The power of productivity of the Nigerian economy cannot rise above the quality of its leadership, governance and graduates. Today Nigeria's young democracy is in a state of uncertainty because of ineffective leadership and governance as well as lack of accountability. Since all the essential factors are missing in Nigeria's scheme of affairs, its economy as well as the democracy transition will continue to choke and stagnate. There are myriad ways to reform the Nigerian educational system, improve its quality of graduates and the state of the economy. But closing the nation's higher institutions for five months on the pretext that there is no money to meet teachers demands is not a way to improve the state of education and its weak economy. The trouble with Nigeria's democracy is that the people do not get the type of government they want. For instance, praying to God only, as President Goodluck Jonathan often does, to rescue the nation from its challenges is not by any means a strategy to solve Nigeria's socioeconomic and political problems. His administration needs to adopt a long-term strategy for creating a learning culture to improve the state of education and the security situation so as to tackle its development challenges. This includes motivating the teachers, treating them as professional they really are, and providing them with the tools to effectively educate the youths. Like the Nigerian economy without functional infrastructure and institutions, the leaders cannot strip the teachers of the tools they need to perform their duties and expect them to perform miracles. New challenges require new paradigms. The political leaders should adopt new, effective and innovative methods to meet the needs of the economy, the rapidly growing population and the ethno-religious and politically dynamic society. This book posits that without a paradigm shift in values, beliefs and thinking on ways to reform the Nigerian educational system, as well as to invest in the commanding heights of the economy, its educational system and the economy would remain prostrate with its attendant catalogue of human misery.
About the Author: About the Authors Victor E. Dike, Ed.D, is the Founder/CEO, Center for Social Justice and Human Development (CSJHD), a nonprofit organization in Sacramento, California that provides educational and training services to underserved groups. He has been in the teaching profession for over 20 years, and his teaching experiences range from high school/adult education to the university level. He holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Management-Human Resource Development-from Drexel University Sacramento, a Master of Science in Applied Economics-Labor and Industrial Relations-from the University of North Texas, Denton and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond. A prolific writer, Dr. Dike is the author of several books and has contributed chapters to other books. His most recent books include Can Nigeria Build its Economic Future? a critical review of issues facing the nation. Saarbrucken, Germany: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing (2013), Leadership without a Moral Purpose, BookSurge Publications (2009) and Nigeria and the Politics of Unreason: A Study of the Obasanjo Regime. London: Adonis & Abbey Publishers (2003, November 20). Also, he is the author of numerous peer-review articles including, "Human capital development, technological capabilities and national development: The Nigerian Experience," African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation & Development, 2012, 4(2), 11-28 and "Leadership and the Nigerian Economy" (forthcoming, SAGE Open, 2014). Agatha Ekeh holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in nursing science, and currently a Doctoral Student in Educational Leadership Management (Human Resource Development) at Drexel University Sacramento, California. She teaches clinical nursing skills at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF). Meshack Okpala, P.E., Ph.D. is a Branch Chief at Caltrans, a Department in the State of California Government. His research interests are challenges of sustainable development, democratic governance, policy support for democratic governance, electoral process and conflict, public policy and public administration reform.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781494759513
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 244
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: Implication on the Nigerian Economy
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1494759519
  • Publisher Date: 10 Jan 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 14 mm
  • Weight: 412 gr


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