Abstract
Deregulation or the removal of fuel subsidy has been boiling over Nigerians because of its attendant problems such as inflation, hardship, unemployment, the government’s insincerity and unreliability over promises. The privatization of the downstream oil sector enhance investments and empowerment of Nigerians as well reduce the level of corruption in the sector. The population of study was 400 and a sample size of 200 which give 5% of the total population. Primary and secondary methods of data collection were adopted. Also, three hypothesis were tested the objective of this study is to evaluate the pattern of petroleum prices in Nigeria. The problem of this study is that market failure made government to venture into petroleum product marketing and distribution. The findings revealed that the removal of petroleum subsidy will bring attention on government to promote other relevant sector of economy like education, health and agriculture. And also deregulation will break the monopoly of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The following recommendation were made, that the four refineries already established should be maintained and made to operate at full capacity. The government should show degree of honesty, sincerity, accountability, reliability, transparency and integrity in its dealings with the people. This research work focus at social-economic implications of the deregulation by examining the merits and demerits involved. This work recommends that the nation will be better off with this privatization of downstream oil section provided that Nigerians are carried along and government provides the essentials of life as a remedy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Table of contents
List of tables
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Statements of problem
1.2 Objectives of the study
1.3 Statement of hypothesis
1.4 Significance of the study
1.5 Scope of the study
1.6 Limitations of the study
1.7 Definition of terms
1.8 References
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 introduction
2.2 Local government administration and rural development
2.3 Efficiency of local government administration
2.4 Functions of local government
2.5 Sources of local government finance
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.10
2.11
2.12
2.13
2.14
2.15
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY 30
3.1 Introduction 30
3.2 Research design 30
3.3 Sources/methods of data collection 31
3.4 Population and sample size 32
3.5 Sampling techniques 35
3.6 Validity and reliability of measuring instruments 35
3.7 Method of data analysis 36
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
4.1 Introduction
4.2 presentation of data
4.3 Analysis of data
4.4 test of hypothesis
4.5 Interpretation of result
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Summary of finding
5.3 Conclusion
5.4 Recommendation
References
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Bureaucracy had its origin in the industrialized world and was transferred to the less developed nations of the world. Therefore, Bureaucracy implies an organization characterized by rules, procedures, impersonal relations, elaborate and fairly rigid hierarchy of authority, responsibility and relationships. To achieve control and coordination in a large organization demands that Bureaucracy principles be enthroned.
Bureaucracy is expected to function with specific norms of rationality; this marked a shift from over reliance on the primary relations and cultural values of the non-industrialized nations.
In developing nations like Nigeria Bureaucracy has come to be basically linked with unnecessary red-tapism and inefficiency. This stigma determined the functionality of Bureaucracy in the third world countries. This has really created doubts in the mind of many whether it is actually suitable for large organizations like the civil service. Administration is all about carrying out activities to achieve public goal; and achievement of public goal rest on proper control and coordination which enhances administrative efficiency that involves competing successfully large and complicated task that no one individual could accomplish alone. Therefore Bureaucracy instills efficient and effective way of management organization in large scale.
The civil service of Imo state was established in 1991 as an off shoot of the old Anambra state with the purpose of assisting the executive perform its function, since its inception this organization in spite of the reform it has undergone has performed abysmally very low.
Thinking about efficiency in the civil service we should know that, it is far more direct and simple to evaluate and determine in commercial organization where the criterion of efficiency is largely guided by the profit objectives. In public administration, the values which public serve to realize are difficult to quantify in concrete terms. In spite of the difficulty, the public administrator must still apply the criterion of efficiency ton his work. Finally the resources, which are inputs available to the public administration are strictly limited and are made available to him after much priming. It is generally agreed that the public service should be efficient as well as effective. Infact, many people would like to see public service adopt the principle and practices of business management which are regarded for more efficient than those of the public or civil service. No doubt, it is now generally recognized that public administration in order to serve the needs of modern times, must adopt some of the modern management principles and techniques.
