Local Government Administration in Nigeria and Community Development: The Efficiency Services Interrogation

Ibietan, Jide and Ndukwe, Peter (2014) Local Government Administration in Nigeria and Community Development: The Efficiency Services Interrogation. International Journal of Management Sciences, 3 (10). pp. 751-764.

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Abstract

The central thesis or argument of this paper is that the performance of local governments in Nigeria, especially in the fourth republic can be interrogated through the Efficiency Services theory. The kernel of this theory is that local government acts as an efficient agent for providing services that are local in character. Through a heavy reliance on secondary data backed by practical observation and analytical framework, the paper observed that the leading personnel, policy outcomes and political/administrative environments of local government administration in Nigeria (within the period of study) portrayed them as failed institutions. The paper canvassed the need for synergy and collaborative approach to community development and reform initiatives anchored on “theory to practice” policy inclination

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Local Government; Administration; Community; Development; Efficiency; Services
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JZ International relations
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Hannah Akinwumi
Date Deposited:	08 Mar 2015 22:37
Last Modified:	08 Mar 2015 22:37
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/3759

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