BARRIERS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT-CAPACITY IN NIGERIA

MEAD, TIMOTHY D.

ARPA. THE AMERICAN REVIEW OF PUBLIC AMINISTRATION, n.º 2/1996, pág. 159

1. Introduction. 2. Barriers to Local-Government Area Capacity in Nigeria. a) Instability in Local Government. b) Financial Barriers to Local Capacity. c) Traditional Rulers and local Discretion. d) Absence of a Tradition of Accommodation Between Elected and Professional Officials. e) Short-Term Perspectives. 3. Prospects for Local-Government Capacity in Nigeria.