Struggles of Post-Independence Nigeria - Missed Opportunities and a Continuing Crisis

This book examines Nigeria's struggles with corruption, poverty, inequality, crime, and insurgency to show how poor leadership in the post-independence era has failed to use the country's enormous natural and human resources to improve citizens' lives.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter One: The Economy: Shattered
Chapter Two: High Cost of Governance: "Nigerian Factor"
Chapter Three: Corruption
Chapter Four: Leadership: The Missing Link
Chapter Five: Summary and Conclusions

About the author

Ucheoma Nwagbara is adjunct professor of public policy, health policy, and urban policy at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Summary

This book examines Nigeria's struggles with corruption, poverty, inequality, crime, and insurgency to show how poor leadership in the post-independence era has failed to use the country's enormous natural and human resources to improve citizens' lives.

Product details

• Authors: Ucheoma Nwagbara
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781793633750
• ISBN: 978-1-79363-375-0
• No. of pages: 372
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Nigeria, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct, Political corruption, Central / national / federal government policies, Corruption in politics, government and society, Central government policies