The Challenges of Public Sector Audit as an Effective Accountability Tool in PPP Arrangements in Nigeria. By S. C Okaro and Gloria Ogochukwu Okafor (Mrs). Both of Department of Accountancy‚ Nnamdi Azikiwe University‚ Awka. E Mail: sundaychukwunedu@yahoo.com. E Mail:go.okafor@unizik.edu.ng Contact Author: S.C Okaro Contact E Mail: sundaychukwunedu@yahoo.com Abstract The Purpose of this study is to explore some of the challenges constraining public sector audit from acting as an effective accountability
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Niccolo Machiavelli had a grand vision of a man who would rule with cleverness and a steady hand when he wrote The Prince. Russia delivered a leader capable of taking power and controlling it in such a form as Machiavelli prescribed it. Vladimir Ilich Lenin was this man‚ he became the first leader of one of the most Machiavellian governments ever in existence‚ the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Lenin represented the key principles of the Machiavellian idea. When the Communist government
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of Machiavelli Leadership is required in almost every walk of life‚ from sports to management or even a father being the leader of a household. Leadership is the courage to guide or inspire others to follow you by laying out a path for them or showing by example. Although people criticize Machiavelli for saying that the government should be brutal if necessary‚ he does have a lot of wise advice about leadership. Machiavelli wrote a book to a prince to advise him on how to be a good prince. It
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political turmoil. Within Niccolo Machiavelli’s life alone‚ there were multiple invasions as well as internal conflicts and political unrest. Machiavelli was Head of the Militia during a brief period when Florence was a republic‚ free of Medici family rule‚ but when they returned to power in the early 16th century‚ Machiavelli was tortured‚ imprisoned‚ and internally exiled. It was during this time that he wrote his famous Il Principe‚ or The Prince. In it‚ Machiavelli covers many notable topics
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virtuous‚ and intern receive some positive purpose in life? In Machiavelli’s The Prince he states “A Prince (Phil) should not necessarily avoid vices such as cruelty or dishonesty if employing them will benefit the state. Cruelty and other vices should not be pursued for their own sake‚ just as virtue should not be pursued for its own sake: virtues and vices should be conceived as mean to an end. Every action the prince (Phil) takes must be considered in light of its effect on the state‚ not in terms
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it is about moral behavior. Niccolo Machiavelli was an aristocrat who had his ups and downs according the shifts in power in Florence. His writings encourage a prince to secure power by almost any means necessary. Lao-Tzu’s Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching and Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Qualities of the Prince both have main goals of how to mold a better prince. Their views on government and the ways they attain their goals each differ in method. Machiavelli and Lao-Tzu have very different
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makes it more evident that Christianity persuades his views. Although it seems his writings have become quite well known and admired‚ not everyone fully shared his beliefs. Niccolo Machiavelli‚ for instance‚ seemed to believe in a government that was not driven by morality‚ but more by practicality. In‚ The Prince‚ Machiavelli stresses that the moral fibers of government should not be so soft. Like St. Augustine‚ his work went on to become one of the most famous books ever written about politics
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Tzu and Niccolo Machiavelli had two opinions on how one should lead their people. To be a leader‚ one must guide in the way they think is the best way to live. As humans‚ love and fear is something that surrounds us in our day to day life. Some‚ like Lao Tzu prefer to show love and to be loved‚ while some‚ like Niccolo Machiavelli‚ have the preference to be feared. To be loved means to be cherished‚ and that was Lao Tzu’s goal as a leader. To be feared means to be frightened‚ just like Niccolo Machiavelli
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In southern Italy in 1978‚ Niccolo Ammaniti’s “Im Not Scared” depicts a sense of Michele’s ethical struggles and steady move towards good in the face of evil. Some character values through the novel are disintegrated through fear‚ whereas Michele‚ rose above them because of his concern for others and loyalty. His decisions are generally the right ones. His compassion and natural sense of what is right and wrong are sure guides‚ despite his age‚ naivety and fears. Michele draws upon a naïve but heroic
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Niccolo Machiavelli‚ arguably the finest political theorist of his time‚ wrote in his famous work “The Prince” that a ruler use any methods available to him to maintain stability‚ for even though some methods might seem abusive and purely attempts toward staying in power‚ in reality they benefit the people because the ruler manages to maintain stability which is all the people could ask for. If another country is about to attack yours and your people are at risk‚ would you even hesitate in bribing
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