Analyzing Development Administration in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges

Abstract

Economy and efficiency serves as both ends and means blurring the distinction between them. Development Administration therefore can be seen as an instrumental means for defining, consolidating, and implementing national goals in developing countries. The study is guided by two specific objectives; examine the challenges of development administration in Nigeria and ascertain plausible mitigation strategies to the identified challenges towards engineering and fostering social and economic progress in Nigeria. The study adopted the Marxist theory of post colonial state, by Alavi (1972). Content analysis were used in the study. However, the study revealed that Nation-building and socio economic development are dependent on development administration, hence recommended amongst others that promoting and creating enabling policies, environment and building capacity for participation in global economy is imperative in mitigating perceived challenges.