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- Nigeria Beyond Divorce: Amalgamation in Perspective
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: Safari Books
summary
Most Nigerians, when they talk about Nigeria, will always refer to her with bubbling jingoism as 'giant of Africa' or 'our great nation, Nigeria' but fail to ask 'giant of what?' Goodness or Evil? Productivity or Consumption? Success or Failure? Meritocracy or Mediocrity? Hollowness or Substance? Capturing the "mood of the nation" this book offers diagnosis on the country which are broad-based, instructive and well presented. Part I outlines the developmental stages of Nigeria while Part II gives an in depth diagnosis of the major problems besetting Nigeria, following Part III gives examples of nations and leadership traits Nigeria could emulate. - See more at: http://www.africanbookscollective.com/books/nigeria-beyond-divorce#sthash.IEbP6uoc.dpufMost Nigerians, when they talk about Nigeria, will always refer to her with bubbling jingoism as 'giant of Africa' or 'our great nation, Nigeria' but fail to ask 'giant of what?' Goodness or Evil? Productivity or Consumption? Success or Failure? Meritocracy or Mediocrity? Hollowness or Substance? Capturing the "mood of the nation" this book offers diagnosis on the country which are broad-based, instructive and well presented. Part I outlines the developmental stages of Nigeria while Part II gives an in depth diagnosis of the major problems besetting Nigeria, following Part III gives examples of nations and leadership traits Nigeria could emulate. - See more at: http://www.africanbookscollective.com/books/nigeria-beyond-divorce#sthash.IEbP6uoc.dpuf
Table of Contents
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- List of Abbreviations
- pp. xi-xiv
- Acknowledgements
- pp. xv-xviii
- Prologue – Nigeria At A Glance
- pp. xxiii-xxxii
- Part I: Developmental Stages of Nigeria
- Part II: The Main Problems of Nigeria
- Part III: Examples for Nigeria to Emulate
- Part IV: Strategic Solution to Problems
- Chapter Twenty: Restructuring The Polity
- pp. 211-236
- Part V
- Notes and References
- pp. 251-252
- Appendix – 1: List of Kidnappings
- pp. 253-262
- About the Author
- pp. 270-303
- Back cover
- p. 312
Additional Information
ISBN
9789788431572
Related ISBN(s)
9789788431343
MARC Record
OCLC
856870048
Pages
310
Launched on MUSE
2013-11-15
Language
English
Open Access
No