Comparative Study of Local Government Systems in Nigeria and United States of America (USA)

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dc.contributor.authorRaji, Shittu Ade
dc.contributor.authorGaruba, Rasheed Obasekore
dc.contributor.authorLetswa, A.M
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-27T09:04:24Z
dc.date.available2020-02-27T09:04:24Z
dc.date.issued2018-12
dc.description.abstractThe operational challenges facing local government system in Nigeria have seriously curtailed its optimal performance at meeting the needs of the people at the grassroots compared to the United States of America (USA) where the structural arrangement of the local government administration has contributed immensely to sustainable development of the country. This paper carried out a comparative study and appraisal of local government structures in Nigeria and USA in order to unveil the extent to which local administration has responded to the development aspirations of the people in both countries. The paper, which relied on secondary source, found that local government system is better organized structurally and legally in USA, and have recorded tremendous successes in meeting the development aspirations of her citizens as opposed to Nigeria where the reverse is the case. The poor performance of local government administration in Nigeria was linked to concerts of internal factors, including corruption, weak funding and lack of financial autonomy, among others. Nigeria should domesticate much of the USA local government model in order to make the governance system at the local level more democratic, self sustaining and more responsive to the development needs of Nigerians.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2616-1346
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3851
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLapai International Journal of Administrationen_US
dc.subjectLocal Government,en_US
dc.subjectAdministration,en_US
dc.subjectFederal States,en_US
dc.subjectNigeria,en_US
dc.subjectUSA.en_US
dc.titleComparative Study of Local Government Systems in Nigeria and United States of America (USA)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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