Abstract

The topic local government system as an instrument for rural development is to assess the preference of Nigeria local government systems in the area of rural development.
To explain why local governments have been ineffective.
To recommend a fundamental solution towards making local government rural development oriented.
To achieve the above tasks, the paper is divided into six parts. Parts one clarifies the concepts of local government and rural development. Part two deals with local government and rural development in the pre-colonial Nigeria. An assessment of local government and rural development in the colonial era is done in part three. While in part four, the role of local government in rural development in post colonial Nigeria is examined, part five explains the ineffectiveness of Nigerian local governments, and findly in part will I suggest a fundamental solution to the problem of local government in Nigeria.

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Title page ii
Approval page iii
Dedication iv
Certification v
Abstract vi
Acknowledgement vii
Table of contents ix

CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 General background to the subject matter 2
1.2 Problems associated with the subject matter 5
1.3 Problem(s) that the study will be concerned with 8
1.4 The importance of studying the area 10
1.5 Definition of important term
References (using APA Method) 11
Reference 12
CHAPTER TWO
1.0 Literature review 13
2.1 The origin of the subject area 13
2.2 Schools of thought within the subject area 16
2.3 The school of thought relevant to the problem of study 18
2.4 Different methods of studying the problem 19
2.5 Summary 20
2.6 References 23

CHAPTER THREE
Presentation and Analysis 24
3.1 Data Presentation [highlights of the study] 24
3.2 Analysis of the data 25
3.3 Recommendation 27
3.4 Conclusion 28
Reference 30
Bibliography 31

Introduction

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Local Government System In Nigeria As An Instrument For Rural Development

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Introduction