October 2013

Advocating for direct revenue allocation to Nigerian Local Governments: A catalyst for national development

The issue of revenue allocation remains very volatile and constitutes a major source of political and governmental tension in Nigeria. This paper examines the revenue allocation system in Nigeria vis-à-vis the functional and institutional relevance of local government in national development. The paper strongly advocates for a direct revenue allocation to Nigerian local governments; it also identifies...

Author(s): Lamidi, Oyedele Kazeem and Fagbohun, Francis Oluyemi

October 2013

Efficient policy of India

Public policy and governance, which defines country’s growth strategy, plays a significant role in any country’s development story. In case of India, if its development and growth is compared with other nations, who were once just as developed as India was, we found that India has not been able to transform itself into a developed nation that it could have done by now. The reason behind this is not just slow...

Author(s): Mohd Atir