Category: AJPAS Vol 1(1)

PROFESSOR F.C. OKOLI Department of Public Administration and Local Government University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Abstract The difficulties experienced by social scientists in theory building are identified and discussed, using Barrington Moore’s Social Origins   of Dictatorship   and Democracy   as   a case study? Employing purely analytical and inductive methods, it was discovered that these difficulties manifest themselves…

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ALAFURO EPELLE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY OF BENIN BENIN CITY ABSTRACT Apologists of multinational corporations’ (MNCs) operations argue that their existence in Third World countries have helped extend to these societies the benefits of technological revolutions already being enjoyed in the Western world. They also aver that these MNCs provide employment…

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Dr. Ezeani, Onyebuchi Emmanuel Department of Political Science University of Nigeria, Nsukka.                                                                    Abstract The article examines the impact of privatization on, labour in Africa. It argues that the impact of privatization on labour can only be fully understood or appreciated within the context of the political economy of privatization. Thus, it notes that as…

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Dr. Jonah Onuoha Department of Political Science          University of Nigeria, Nsukka Abstract Since Tres Ikle wrote his magnum Opus titled “How NationsNegotiate”, the central question has remained, what determines the outcome of International negotiations between a developing state like Nigeria and a multilateral Aid Agency such as the World Bank. The is fundamental because despite…

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REV. FR. P. O. J. UMECHUKWU DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA Abstract It has been amply demonstrated that the press is a veritable tool for the sustenance of the Nigeria’s nascent democracy. In events of crises, the press could be used to generate opinions, galvanize opinions and even mould them to achieve…

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Dr. Fab. O. Onah Department of Public Administration and Local Government University of Nigeria, Nsukka. ABSTRACT The   meaning,    nature   of and   reasons for workforce development in public organisations in Nigeria are addressed. The Common dimensions and the impact of diversity in public organizations in Nigeria were assessed and criticallydiscussed. Workforce diversity is the differences such…

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Orji Nkwachukwu Department of Political Science Ebonyi State University Abakaliki Abstract The objective of this paper is to highlight the role of civil society in poverty reduction in Africa, and to explore the opportunities a strong civil society participation in government’s poverty reduction programme hold for poverty eradication in Africa. The paper will begin by…

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OKONETTE EKANEM DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, CALABAR ABSTRACT Almost without exception, in the study of social, political or economic phenomenon, a good knowledge of the past is a guaranteed access into the facilities by which the present can be explained and the future predicted. Much of the explanation of the present economic…

Read More “UNDERDEVELOPMENT PROBLEMATIQUE IN PRE-COLONIAL AND CONTEMPORARY AFRICA: BEYOND WALTER RODNEY’S THEORY OF TECHNOLOGICAL ARREST” »

A.M. OLADOYIN1 T.A. OLAIYA2 Abstract Local government (LG) administration has been fraught with asubstantial quantum of crises ranging from constitutional tooperational crises. While the constitutional derives from the mistycover given to the authority-status and functions of LG councils(LGCs), the operational relates to inhibitions faced from the State-tierof government and the veritable local crises within the…

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O.O. Okereke Department of Government/Public Administration Abia State University Uturu. ABSTRACT The poverty rate in Nigeria is high. The poor are so called because they lack the resources to meet their basic needs. The lower class public servants are poor because their income is not enough to meet their basic needs. The desire to live…

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