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Title:Political Bases for the Dissolution of a Public Enterprise: A Nigerian Case
Author:McHenry, Dean E.
Year:1985
Periodical:Canadian Journal of African Studies
Volume:19
Issue:1
Pages:175-191
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:development corporations
public enterprises
Economics and Trade
Politics and Government
Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment
Development and Technology
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/485058
Abstract:This study seeks to identify the principal reasons for the failure of one public corporation (Nigeria's Cross River State Agricultural Development Corporation) which was established to promote development. The fate of a public corporation is decided formally by government leaders. To determine why a public corporation has failed, focus must be on the calculus employed by such leaders in reaching their decision. Will the dissolution of the corporation significantly increase or decrease the support likely to be given to government leaders? This study provides a test for both political and military leaders. Examined is the degree to which a public corporation achieves the formal objectives set for it. Then are assessed the consequences on the standing of political leaders. An analysis shows that the accomplishments of the corporation undermine support for the leaders, prompting their decision to dismantle it. - Bibliogr., notes, sum. in French, tab.
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