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Linking the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria: Vistas and Limits

Authors: OGU Michael

Publication Type: Chapters in Books

Journal: Millennium Development Goals (mdgs) As Instruments For Development In Africa, Ed. J. Ganu & M. A. Oni, 598-613. Arabian Journal Of Business And Management Review. Published By Babcock University, Valley View University, And Arabian Group Of Journals

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When the United Nations General Assembly concluded the Millennium Summit in 2000, it was with a view to positively transforming development options of the less developed world. The vision was for a world in which conditions of living for the ordinary person would be qualitatively improved in terms of reduced poverty, access to opportunities and better partnerships among nations to achieve these aims. Undoubtedly, the above are the very aspirations of democratic transition in Nigeria. Therefore, this paper aims fundamentally to link these two concepts, bringing into relief the vistas of opportunity possible by this, and the conceptual and operational limits of such a coupling.

Specifically, we ask, what are the local parameters for the engagement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Nigeria? How can an externally imposed agenda and deadline provide internal progress? What are the limits to the process of democratic consolidation in Nigeria in the current era? How do these limits translate into further constraining the objectives of the MDGs? Conversely, how might the lessons learnt from the implementation of the MDGs elsewhere provide a more optimistic future for the Nigerian citizen in terms of poverty reduction, gender equality and women’s empowerment, and global partnerships for development? Analyzed within a human security framework, this research will contribute to the growing literature on the role of the United Nations and other development partners in enhancing the capacity and the possibility of contemporary Nigerian governments promoting democratic consolidation.

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OGU,M. . (2012). Linking the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria: Vistas and Limits, 1 (), 638-638.

OGU,M. . "Linking the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria: Vistas and Limits" 1, no (), (2012): 638-638.

OGU,M. and . (2012). Linking the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria: Vistas and Limits, 1 (), pp638-638.

OGUM, . Linking the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria: Vistas and Limits. 2012, 1 ():638-638.

OGU,Michael , . "Linking the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria: Vistas and Limits", 1 . (2012) : 638-638.

O.Michael , "Linking the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria: Vistas and Limits" vol.1, no., pp. 638-638, 2012.

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