The route to power in Nigeria: a dynamic engagement option for current and aspiring leaders
Balogun, M.J.
Proceeding from a longitudinal analysis of Nigeria's governorship history, this book shows how personalities have overwhelmed institutions, to the detriment of the country's democratic consolidation. INDICE: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK - The Leadership-Governance-Development Nexus: Separating Coincidences from Correlations - THE NIGERIAN ENVIRONMENT - Values, Vision and Leadership in a Diverse Society - Leadership Selection, Governorship and Development: The Institutional Dimension - Role of Civil Society in Leadership Recruitment and Renewal - Soft Choices in a Hard Environment - Engaging the Environment from the Macro-economic Angle - Balancing Domestic WelfareNeeds with External 'Conditionalities' - FACTORS IN THE RISE AND FALL OF LEADERS - Civility in the Lion's Den: Leadership Selection and Retrenchment in theFirst Republic - Leadership as an Imposition: The Military Short-cut to Power- Enter the Fourth Republic - LESSONS FOR CURRENT AND ASPIRING LEADERS - Visionary Leadership and Management of Uncertainty
- ISBN: 978-0-230-61934-0
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 15/09/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés