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Title

The empowerment of the civil society in a democracy : Nigeria and the United States of America / edited by Oyin Ogunba.

Publication

[Nigeria] : American Studies Association of Nigeria, c2000.

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Additional Authors

• Ogunba, Oyin.
• American Studies Association of Nigeria.

Description

viii, 444 p.; 22 cm.

Subjects

• Democracy > United States > Congresses
• Civil society > United States > Congresses
• Civil society > Nigeria > Congresses
• Political participation > United States > Congresses
• Comparative government > Congresses
• Political participation > Nigeria > Congresses
• Democracy > Nigeria > Congresses

Note

• "This book is the product of our Society's first conference in the new democratic dispensation in Nigeria"--Pref.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 442-444).

Contents

Good governance, democracy, and civil society / Alaba Ogunsanwo -- Constitutionalism and civil society empowerment in democratic societies : comparing the American and Nigerian experiences / W. Alade Fawole -- Governance and the separation of powers in a democracy : Nigeria and the U.S.A. / N. Claude Ejituwu -- A comparative study of Nigerian and American initiatives in conflict resolution in the post-Cold War era / Yomi Akinyeye -- Devolution of powers in Nigeria : lessons from the American model / Paul Obi-Ani -- The American civil rights movement and Nigerian civil rights organizations : lessons in the empowerment of civil society / Ayodeji Olukolu -- The role of pro-democracy and non-governmental organizations in the growth of democratic ideals in Nigeria / W.O. Alli -- Local institutions and public service delivery : the challenge of the American experience / Richard Olaniyan and S. Bamidele Ayo -- Growing democratic ideals in the Nigerian university system / Shamsudeen O.O. Amali -- A comparison of some Nigerian and American experiences in empowering prison inmates for democratic governance / C.E. Onukaogu -- Government and economic transformation in 19th century USA : some thought for Nigeria / O.N. Njoku -- The wealth of Poor Richard : the relevance of Benjamin Franklin's discourse on wealth to poverty alleviation and wealth management in Nigeria / Obododimma Oha -- Economic liberalization and poverty alleviation : a comparative study of the United States and Nigeria / Adeyinka Banwo -- Management of poverty and wealth in Nigeria and the United States / Adebayo A. Lawal -- Fostering a Nigerian dream on the American model : civil education through the mass media / Foluke Ogunleye -- The role of information dissemination in a democracy : Nigeria and the United States / Diri I. Teilanyo -- Empowering the civil society through a free press : examples from Nigeria and the United States / Adesoji Abimbola Omotayo -- Democracy and the empowered mass media : managing information in the Clinton-Lewinsky affair and "Buharigate" / Noma Owens-Ibie -- Civics education and the masses in Nigeria / Zakariya Damina Gosnit -- Language, civic education, and the empowerment of the civil society : democracy at work in the U.S.A. and Nigeria / Babatunde Olusola Opeibi -- Poetry and democratic principles : a study of some poets from Nigeria and the United States / Joseph A. Ushie -- Black alienation : two archetypes / Olusegun Adekoya -- Democracy, social periphery, and the visibility of power : the example of Toni Morrison's heroine, Sula, and Achebe's Beatrice / Mary E. Modupe Kolawole -- Radical popular theatre in a democratic perspective : a focus on Nigeria and the United States / Charles Uji -- The struggle for inclusion in the scheme of things : Femi Osofisan's Moruntodun, James Baldwin's Blues for Mister Charlie, and Lorraine Hansberry's A raisin in the sun / Francis Ibe Mogu -- Patriotism in American and Nigerian music : a comparative study / O.O. Bateye -- Gender economics and women's inclusion in economic policies in a democratic era : a Nigerian perspective / Ebele Amali -- Women and participation in the political process : a comparative analysis of the American and Nigerian experiences / Folasade O. Ifamose -- Women's involvement in politics : a comparative study of Nigeria and the United States of America / Taiwo Makinde.

Call Number

Sc D 10-1314

ISBN

• 9782515140
• 9789782515148

LCCN

2004448604

OCLC

56551186

Title

The empowerment of the civil society in a democracy : Nigeria and the United States of America / edited by Oyin Ogunba.

Imprint

[Nigeria] : American Studies Association of Nigeria, c2000.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 442-444).

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Table of contents

Added Author

Ogunba, Oyin.

American Studies Association of Nigeria.

Research Call Number

Sc D 10-1314