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Taming the Tiger views Nigeria as a country on the verge of political, economic and social disintegration, the result of political instability. At the core of Nigeria's political instability is the Nigerian military, which ruled the country for nearly thirty of Nigeria's thirty-nine years of post-colonial history, including fifteen years of continuous and uninterrupted rule from 1984-1999. Author 'Emeka Nwagwu compares the Nigerian military to an untamed tiger marauding the jungles, preying on the other animals within its ecological system. This work is a clarion call for civil-military relations reform as a mechanism for arresting the drift toward political instability. According to Nwagwu, unless the military is "tamed," military officers will continue to be a force for instability that would ultimately lead to national disintegration.
'Emeka Nwagwu is Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Jackson State University, Mississippi.
Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Contemporary Africa De ColonizationChapter 3 Territorial and Ethnic DivisionsChapter 4 Political InstabilityChapter 5 Lack of DevelopmentChapter 6 Contemporary NigeriaChapter 7 The Legacy of Military Rule in NigeriaChapter 8 Untamed TigersChapter 9 Why this ContributionChapter 10 Limitations of this WorkChapter 11 Organization of BookChapter 12 NotesChapter 13 Chapter I: Colonialism and the Development of Nigerian Military Institutions; The Development of the Nigerian Military; Recruitment Policy; Recruitment Policy in Preparation for Independence; Soldiers as Social Outcasts; Colonialism and the NigerianChapter 14 Chapter II: Abacha: Last Warrior?; Causes of Military Intervention in Nigerian Politics; Cultural Pluralism; Safety and Security of Citizens; Regime Values; Social Mobilization; Multipartism; The Nigerian Syndrome; The Decline of the Nigerian MilitaChapter 15 Chapter III: The Need for Civil-Military Relations Reform in Nigeria; Killing: An Insufficient Deterrent to Military Coups; Prolonged Military Rule; Dominate Influence of the Retired Generals; Leadership Deficit; Old Wine in New Barrels; Official CoChapter 16 Chapter IV: Military Reform Policy; Economic Sanctions and Political Ostracism; Civil Resistance; Mutiny in the Armed Forces; Objectives of Civil-Military Reform; Elements of the Military Reform Plan; Shared Governance; Balanced Appointments; CreatiChapter 17 Chapter V: Civil-Military Relations Studies; Models of Civil-Military Relations; Traditional or Aristocratic; Democratic; Penetration; Contemporary Models; Subjective- Civilian Control; Objective- Civilian Control; Concordance Model; Structural ModeChapter 18 Chapter VI: Military and Political Stability; Why Israel?; Civil- Military Partnerships in Israel; The Influence of Zionism Military; Training and Education; NotesChapter 19 Chapter VII: Rapid Promotions and Out-Placement Systems and Political Stability; NotesChapter 20 Chapter VIII: Civil-Military Partnership and Political Stability; Role for Former Presidents; NotesChapter 21 Chapter IX: Conclusions and Epilogue; National Scandals; The Turning Point; The Babangida SAGA; Sharia in One State and Political Stability; The Nationalities Conference; International Organizations and Political Stability; An Equitable System of In