MPA855 Past Questions April 2014

NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

14/16AHMADU BELLO WAY, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS

SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

MARCH 2014, EXAMINATION

COURSE CODE: MPA 855                                                     CREDIT UNIT: 2

COURSE TITLE: DECENTRALIZATION   AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

TIME ALLOWED: 2HRS

 

Instructions:

  1. Attempt question number one (1) and any other two (2).
  2. Question number 1 is compulsory and carries 30 marks while the other 2 carry 20 marks

each.

  1. Present all your points in coherent and orderly manner.

 

Question 1:

 

Define the ‘’term’’ decentralization.

‘’The concept of decentralization has several uses in the public service of developing countries, when employed in the context of public administrative system’’. Clarify this conceptual analysis. State the ideology behind the adoption of a decentralized form of administration in Nigeria.                                                                                                     30 marks

 

Question 2:

Deconcentration is a form of decentralization, how true is this assertion. What are the basic features of deconcentration?    And why is it necessary in dynamic democratic societies?

20 marks

 

Question 3

Privatization is an economic exercise, what is the rationale behind its institution and how justifiable are these rational in view of the collapsing world economy.                     20 marks

 

Question 4:

Define the term LOCAL GOVERNMENT, what are the problems confronting local councils in Nigeria and as a public administrator, what solutions do you proffer for its solutions.

20 marks

 

Question 5:

What do you understand by the term ‘intergovernmental relations’? What constitutes its composition? Why is it a necessary tool in dynamic democracies?                           20 marks


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