The route to power in Nigeria: a dynamic engagement option for current and aspiring leaders

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