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Book Synopsis Leadership Failure in Africa by : Robinson Philip Okoro
Download or read book Leadership Failure in Africa written by Robinson Philip Okoro and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Leadership failure reviews the natural resources deposit and its overflows in Africa. It brings to fore the faulty leadership structure, bad governance and sharp practices in politics, public service and government which have hindered the greatness of Africa. The book recalls the true picture of poverty, hardship, insecurity, conflicts, human right abuse and unemployment which corrupt-prone mentality has inflicted on Africa and her People. It explains in detail the accusation of the western world by our leaders for Africa's woes and backwardness and reveals the real collaborators of the plundering of Africa wealth after 50/60 years of self rule. It reminds African leaders and Africans that the backwardness of the continent is the effort of every Africans and challenges Africans to rebuke the enemies within so that Africa can be given a facelift in the comity of nations."--back cover.
Book Synopsis The Failure of Leadership in Africa's Development by : Ike Okonta
Download or read book The Failure of Leadership in Africa's Development written by Ike Okonta and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-02-13 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Failure of Leadership in Africa’s Development examines the dominant scholarly theories about the cause of Africa’s underdevelopment and argues that none of the traditionally invoked causes—an alleged black racial inferiority, the colonial and neo-colonial expropriation of Africa, purported natural defects in Africa’s geography—is plausible as the explanation of the main cause of the continent’s underdevelopment. Rather, the book argues that the chief cause of the continent’s lag is the failure of leadership of Africa’s ruling classes. This failure of leadership, the book shows, is most evident in the historically traceable indifference of a long succession of Africa’s ruling classes to the scientific and technological advances that were emerging from Europe and Asia during the most critical periods of Africa’s history. It was this indifference, the book argues, that set the stage for the subsequent conquest, expropriation, and technological stagnation of Africa. The book recommends a blueprint for the continent’s future development.
Book Synopsis Leadership and Economic Crisis in Africa by : Samuel Agonda Ochola
Download or read book Leadership and Economic Crisis in Africa written by Samuel Agonda Ochola and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Leadership and Crime: Siamese Twins in Africa by : Frisky Larr
Download or read book Leadership and Crime: Siamese Twins in Africa written by Frisky Larr and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Leadership and Crime: Siamese Twins in Africa" is a work that examines the festering woes of Black Africa in the quality of leadership it has had across-the-board since the departure of European colonizers from its individual countries. Using Nigeria - the country with the highest population and the largest economy on the continent - as a case study, it identifies the respective areas of leadership failure by indigenous leader but not without highlighting the self-serving groundwork laid by departing colonizers to safeguard long-term strategic interests with zero thought of the future of the indigenes. The resultant impact of conflicts, dictatorship, and self-enrichment to the detriment of the vast, suffering masses is clearly showcased in this sober, matter-of-fact presentation.
Book Synopsis Challenges of Leadership in African Development by : Olusegun Obasanjo
Download or read book Challenges of Leadership in African Development written by Olusegun Obasanjo and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1990 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Contains the report and proceedings of the inaugural program of the African [i.e. Africa] Leadership Forum which took place from 24 October to 1 November 1988 in Ota, Nigeria"--Pref.Includes index.
Book Synopsis Globalization and Africa's Leadership Crisis by : Ikaonaworio Eferebo
Download or read book Globalization and Africa's Leadership Crisis written by Ikaonaworio Eferebo and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper attempts to highlights Africa in the global system and situates Africa's leadership provision of common good of the citizenry, in which, Africa is hardly regarded as anything, as a result of this complete failure. This paper expresses that while the global political economy is market driven by the forces of globalization, where Africa has nothing to offer makes Africa's domestic economies vulnerable as well as miscellany of factors ranging from policy misdirection, lack of good governance, accountability, transparency, corruption, weak institutions, debts, and conflicts consummate what become of the “African condition”, denied Africa of any benefit. For globalization lies insignificant, unequal trade and credit facility that is increasingly impoverishing Africa as a member continent of the global community, especially prices of Africa's primary produce fluctuates in the global market thereby depleting the capacity for foreign exchange earnings of Africa. However, to make up for the deficit, they borrow from Britton Woods Institutions like International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and even foreign governments and to pay interests on the existing loans, soar their indebtedness.
Book Synopsis Globalisation and Leadership in Africa by : Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah
Download or read book Globalisation and Leadership in Africa written by Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-22 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on both pre-colonial and post-colonial eras, this book aims to cultivate a greater understanding of globalisation processes in the context of leadership behaviour in Africa. Analysing empirical evidence and theoretical frameworks, the author evaluates the role of leaders in the failure of African globalisation and seeks to propose an initiative for change. As emphasis shifts from world control to regional and sub-regional control, the new face of globalisation offers an opportunity for Africa to grow and develop with a new leadership perspective. Presenting servant leadership as a solution to Africa’s global failures, this timely book explores the challenges of governance, resource management and regionalisation, and will be of value to anyone interested in the development of Africa as a continent.
Book Synopsis Trappings of Power by : Z Allan Ntata
Download or read book Trappings of Power written by Z Allan Ntata and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-11-29 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is it that by his death, having solved the countrys hunger problems and set an example for Africa on how to deal with foreign donors and international aid organisations such as the IMF and the World Bank, Mutharika was regarded as a pariah both in Malawi and internationally? Mutharika had overseen the expansion of the transport infrastructure, presided as Chairman of the African Union and helped Malawi achieve rapid GDP growth. How is it that he also left Malawi with serious economic problems particularly relating to nonexistent foreign exchange reserves and the inability of the country to import fuel? Why is it that that when he died, he had become the most hated man in Malawi, at least aside from his staunch party followers? This book analyses the presidency of Bingu wa Mutharika from the inside, his love-hate relationship with foreign donors and international aid agencies and his political successes and failures to show how power and political success in Africa is a trap that ensnares African leaders to easily forget their mission to serve the people. The role of patronage and culture, and the tendency of advisors in contributing to their leaders feelings of infallibility is also highlighted. The book uncovers lessons on the inner dynamics of power and politics in Africa that will be enlightening to all interested in African politics specifically, and third world political development in general.
Book Synopsis Governance and Leadership in Africa by : Robert I. Rotberg
Download or read book Governance and Leadership in Africa written by Robert I. Rotberg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the problems in Africa today, including widespread poverty and civil unrest, can be traced to the continents legacy of bad governance. In the post-independence period, authoritarian strongmen took control of many countries, enriching themselves and their cronies by exploiting the peoples labor and their countrys resources. In recent years, however, a growing number of African states have embraced democratic principles and established transparent and open governments. In this book the noted Africa scholar Dr. Robert Rotberg examines the current state of governance and leadership in Africa. He discusses the various types of government found in the continent, clearly showing the correlation between the quality of a countrys leadership and the quality of life enjoyed by that countrys people.
Book Synopsis Power in Action by : Steven Friedman
Download or read book Power in Action written by Steven Friedman and published by Wits University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that South Africans, like everyone else, need democracy for a more equal society What are democracies meant to do? And how does one know when one is a democratic state? These incisive questions and more by leading political scientist, Steven Friedman, underlie this robust enquiry into what democracy means for South Africa post 1994. Democracy is often viewed through a lens reflecting Western understanding. New democracies are compared to idealized notions by which the system is said to operate in the global North. The democracies of Western Europe and North America are understood to be the finished product and all others are assessed by how far they have progressed towards approximating this model. Power in Action persuasively argues against this stereotype. Friedman asserts that democracies can only work when every adult has an equal say in the public decisions that affect them.Democracy is achieved not by adopting idealized models derived from other societies–rather, it is the product of collective action by citizens who claim the right to be heard not only through public protest action, but also through the conscious exercise of influence on public and private power holders. Viewing democracy in this way challenges us to develop a deeper understanding of democracy’s challenges and in so doing to ensure that more citizens can claim a say over more decisions in society.
Book Synopsis Leadership in Africa by : Gerrie Swart
Download or read book Leadership in Africa written by Gerrie Swart and published by Adonis & Abbey Pub Limited. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gerrie Swart, a lecturer in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of South Africa, (UNISA) is the the Guest Editor of this volume. Gerrie, who has been a frequent contributor to the journal in the last year and half, solicited, and ensured a timely delivery of all the articles in the lead theme in this edition. We are deeply grateful to him. In this issue, we focus on the quality of leadership in the continent, looking at the challenges, triumphs and trends. In his paper, Gerrie Swart, argues that any "mention of African leadership today regrettably always tends to conjure up the negative associations with Africa's so-called 'Big Men' and the ravages of dictatorship that has on frequent occasions laid waste to many African states' political and socio-economic stability." He contends that while there are instances to buttress such observations, it is also necessary "to evaluate the important initiatives, trends and responses that have emerged from the African continent to the challenges posed to, and by African leadership." He maintains that Africa's leadership crisis is in a state of flux and is actually moving towards "achieving stable, responsible and accountable leadership that the continent is in dire need of." Henning Melber and Roger Southall discuss continuity and change in Africa's leadership dynamics. In particular they discuss retired African presidents and their potential roles in African politics. Faten Aggad assesses the progress made so far with the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), which was launched in 2003 with the purpose to "foster the adoption of policies, standards and practices that lead to political stability, high economic growth, sustainable development and accelerated sub-regional and continental economic integration through sharing of experiences and reinforcement of successful and best practice, including identifying deficiencies and assessing the needs for capacity building." Yolanda K. Spies examines the role of leadership in Africa's quest for the transformation of the Security Council of the United Nations and argues that there has been a manifest failure of leadership in that quest. He blames the African Union for understandably, but idealistically and unsuccessfully trying to foment a Common Position on Security Council reform. His position is that it is "time for a new strategy - not necessarily conceived as an AU project, but certainly as an African one, and leadership is required." Gilbert M. Khadiagala discusses the December 27, 2007 elections in Kenya and argues that the electoral malaise and the violent convulsion that gripped the country stemmed from the failure of Kenya's leaders to structure politics around solid institutions." Besides the articles in the lead theme we also brought together a number of other articles - from an interview with the legendary Professor Ali Mazrui on the occasion of his 75th birthday to an analysis of Olusegun Obasanjo in the popular imagination in Nigeria. African Renaissance becomes 4 years in June African Renaissance, which made its debut as a bi-monthly multidisciplinary journal in June 2004, turns four next years soon. The journal became a quarterly in 2007 and is now generally regarded as one of the most important, multidisciplinary independent journals on African politics and society. To take the journal to the next level, we will be inviting Guest Editors for various editions of the journal. The aim is to bring other intellectual ferments into the journal and ensure that issues and themes covered are not only those that appeal to me as the editor and publisher. Marcel Kitissou will be the Guest Editor for Volume 5 No.2 while Issaka Souare will be the Guest Editor for Volume 5 No 3. Both Kitissou and Souare have been very closely associated with the journal, from the time of its inception in 2004. For details, plse contact: [email protected]
Book Synopsis The Leadership Contraception by : Asandoh Louis Ngwa
Download or read book The Leadership Contraception written by Asandoh Louis Ngwa and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book does justice to the multicolored leadership regimes plaguing the socioeconomic affluence of Africans and Africa as a continent at large. being unmistakably lost in the mire of leadership failure and deliberate wickedness, Africa is a dying giant in need of leadership resuscitation. A continent where the political class have assumed the role of gods as consistent looting, incompetence and rascality is the mercy they dispense on the people. Their strategic appetite to numb or completely eradicate every prospective youth from the play of power and politics in an attempt to change the status quo is a merciless mystery. Nevertheless, the dead are not afraid of dying. So will be the rise the resurrection of the youths as they take hold of their future and completely stamp out anything that stands on their way from inside and outside. This book is a weapon to emancipate the youth and equip them with zeal for self determination and deliverance from the hold of inhumane and dictatorial mis-leadership. It is neither a fight for one man nor a fight for one nation, it is a fight for one people and these people are Africans. African will not be saved by a Whitman, the very reason she is where she is today. We must take our destinies into our hands and the time is now.
Book Synopsis Lessons from Political Leadership in Africa by : Chris Jones
Download or read book Lessons from Political Leadership in Africa written by Chris Jones and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The central message of this book is that leadership serves as a blueprint to transform Africa into a global powerhouse. There is an urgent need to refocus our efforts on the African Continent and her people, while at the same time forging ahead with democratic, accountable, people-centred, ethical and transparent governance and leadership. Corruption has undoubtedly become a hostile enemy in robbing the poor, violating the trust of the people and eroding the moral fibre of society. Abuse of power, position or office compounded by greed, self-enrichment and acts of dishonesty has dire consequences for mankind, and, as such, each contribution in this book promotes Africa’s vision to sustain humanity and its people, away from social ills such as extreme poverty, distinct inequalities and large-scale unemployment. What is needed is a new generation of bold, passionate, confident, inspiring leaders to make a difference and leave an edible mark in the global arena. This is the fundamental spirit of leadership for the Africa that this book wants and wishes to nurture. We cannot go back and change the past, but we can learn lessons, both good and bad, and change the future towards a bigger, better, and brighter tomorrow!
Download or read book Why Africa is Poor written by Greg Mills and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic growth does not demand a secret formula. Good development examples now abound in East Asia and further afield in others parts of Asia, and in Central America. But why then has Africa failed to realise its potential in half a century of independence? Why Africa is Poor demonstrates that Africa is poor not because the world has denied the continent the market and financial means to compete: far from it. It has not been because of aid per se. Nor is African poverty solely a consequence of poor infrastructure or trade access, or because the necessary development and technical expertise is unavailable internationally. Why then has the continent lagged behind other developing areas when its people work hard and the continent is blessed with abundant natural resources? Stomping across the continent and the developing world in search of the answer, Greg Mills controversially shows that the main reason why Africa's people are poor is because their leaders have made this choice.
Book Synopsis The Trouble with Nigeria by : Chinua Achebe
Download or read book The Trouble with Nigeria written by Chinua Achebe and published by Heinemann. This book was released on 1984 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel about Nigeria prophesied the 1983 coup.
Book Synopsis Institution Building and Leadership in Africa by : Lennart Wohlgemuth
Download or read book Institution Building and Leadership in Africa written by Lennart Wohlgemuth and published by Nordic Africa Institute. This book was released on 1998 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control
Book Synopsis Thinking Leadership in Africa by : Allan Bukusi
Download or read book Thinking Leadership in Africa written by Allan Bukusi and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
