000			01452cam a22002174i 4500
020			_a9789788135302 (hardback)
020			_a9789788135586 (paperback)
022			_a9789788135586
082			_aJQ3089.3 .O43 2012 _b4
100	1		_aOlaopa, Tunji.
245	1	0	_aPublic administration and civil service reforms in Nigeria / _cTunji Olaopa.
264		1	_aIbadan, Nigeria : _bbookcraft, _c2012.
300			_axii, 320 pages ;
505	0		_aTheories of public adiministration -- The civil services and the idea of professionalism -- Overview of the theory and practice of public administration in Nigeria -- Evolution of the Nigerian civil service and reform initiatives -- The Obasanjo civil service renewal programme, 1999-2007 -- Elements of an optimal public administration system; model for the Nigerian federal civil service --Postscript.
520			_aThis book provides a comprehensive insight into the origin and evolution as well as the various phases of growth and decline of the Nigerian civil service; the nature and problems of past and current reforms; and an agenda of action to reposition it as a professional service. This is presented with the backdrop of an extensive exploration of the main theoretical issues and concepts in the field of public administration.
650		0	_aAdministrative agencies
650		0	_aExecutive departments
650		0	_aOrganizational change
650		0	_aCivil service reform
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