Bola Dauda, Toyin Falola

Gebundenes Buch

Representative Bureaucracy, Meritocracy, and Nation Building in Nigeria

Beschreibung

This book is a comprehensive theoretical and empirical investigation of the practical application of representative bureaucracy in Nigeria. Part I consists of four chapters, beginning with a theoretical and an historical overview of representative bureaucracy and policy making in Nigeria. This includes a discussion of the myths, contradictions, and the resultant dilemmas of administration. It highlights the complexities and intricacies of public policy-making, and examines the concept of representative bureaucracy including its meaning, forms, criticisms, prospects, limitations, and history. It also examines the need for administrative reforms, what reforms have taken place, and the country's search for appropriate bureaucracy for nation building. Part II details the objective and empirical facts regarding the representativeness of bureaucracy in Nigeria and its implications. Unlike past approaches, this book provides solid evidence of what difference representative bureaucracy actually makes on the ground. Using a novel and rigorous methodological approach, the actual impact of the civil service on policy-making is assessed and insights are provided into how a more representative bureaucracy affects policy. The approach is enhanced by the authors' advantage as Nigerian scholars who had both worked in the Nigerian political system as civil servant and university professors. This landmark study will be of value to scholars and students of Nigerian and African political, economic, and social development .

Autor

Bola Dauda is an eminent public administrator and scholar. He served as the undersecretary and revenue budget officer for Ogun State and he represented the State and Federal governments of Nigeria at the World Bank in 1978. He holds a master's and doctorate degrees in Political Theory and Institutions from the University of Liverpool, where he worked between 1988 and 1991 as a comparative public administration and management resource faculty. Between 1991 and 1993, he was a senior research fellow and the research team leader of a team of researchers into the experiences of the African Caribbean People in Leicestershire, a project sponsored by the United Kingdom's central government in collaboration with the Leicestershire County Council, Leicester Local Authority, and the University of Leicester. Between 1993 and 1997, he was head of department of Race and Community Studies at the Edge Hill University College. Widely published, his writings have been translated into Spanish, Chinese, and French. He is co-author of Representative Bureaucracy, Meritocracy, and Nation Building in Nigeria. He is a regular media commentator and analyst on public policy and governance in Nigeria and the U.K. He is an honorary fellow of the University of Leicester, and a life member of the U.K. Coaching Academy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambria Press
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 656g
• ISBN-13: 9781604979121
• ISBN-10: 1604979127
• Artikelnr.: 44315986