Individual Assignment 3 Nigerian Public Administration Management Strategies in Response to the Effect of the 2007 Financial Crisis. 1. Background The importance of strategy or strategic management cannot be over emphasized in the delivery of quality public goods and services by public institutions. A good definition of strategy was given by (Johanson 2009) who described key components of strategy as a goal, direction and purpose. The criticality of sound strategic management in the wake of a global financial crisis and its effect should not be taken lightly by public administrations. In the previous unit-2 assignment submitted, three key solutions were identified for overcoming the monetary crisis, which are (a) Fiscal measures, such …show more content…
The introduction of a stimulus package for the recapitalization of banks, state guarantee of wholesale debt obligations and many others were the actions taken to bolster liquidity and restore the market confidence. An important strategic focus for public administration in Nigeria is the development of a modality for the protection of depositors. Nigerian government should learn from international best practices and strategies used to cushion the effect of the global crisis by industrialized nations. In the United States of America, the Congress strategically approved the increase to the depositors' coverage limit as a confidence boosting measure, from $100,000 to $250,000 (150%) throughout the year 2009,( PRB, …show more content…
Through the adoption of sound strategic management models, public institutions can still deliver public goods and services even to the underserved communities. Nigeria’s dependence on oil is possibly the side through which the global financial crisis hit Nigeria the most. This is because the Nigerian economy is so dependent on the crude oil income that jolts immediately impact negatively on economic prices in substantial degrees. A crucial strategic management decision that needs to be made by the government is the adoption of an economic diversification strategic plan in favor of non-oil based
All this panic caused many others to go to banks and withdraw their savings which caused even more banks to
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was the federal government’s reaction to the financial crisis of 2008. The Dodd-Frank act symbolized the government’s regulatory stamp on the banks in the United States . This regulation from the Dodd-Frank Act set the goal to lower dependency on the bank federally by setting up regulations and tampering with companies that are deemed “Too Big to Fail”. Before the enactment of the Dodd Frank act, it took many obstacles to produce the content provided which sparked from the issue at hand with the financial downward spiral and the decisions as well as actions from overseers such as: the Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson and the presiding president George Bush. Two men emerged
Very few of the New Deal programs are still established; the existence of this program over 80 years after its establishment shows that it is a successful, needed component of the American economy. The FDIC now insures at least 250,000 for each depositor in a bank; by doing this, it reduces the consequences if a banking institution were to fail. Since it's establishment, not a single depositor has lost money due to a blank closure. The people of today’s society know that their money is safe in banks, and they are more likely to deposit it than ever
Our 32nd president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his speech, The Banking Crisis, explain to the common man about the legislation that has taken place and the directions the American people will be taking. His purpose is to address his recent decision of closing all banks for an extended holiday. He creates a welcoming tone in order to get through a skeptical audience that had lost hope in the government and had been demoralized by the depressed economy. Roosevelt opens his speech by addressing the citizen of the United States whom he referred as “My friends”, which set up a friendly, and welcoming tone that was much needed during the Great Depression.
There where issues that had to be faced when trying to resolve the problems. One of these issues was trying to back debt from being in
The forty-six billion the Fed gave to lenders was two-hundred times more than the daily average. The quick infusion of cash was a far cry from normal Fed operations. On the day of the 9-11 attack, the S&P 500 dropped 4.9% and continued to go down causing markets to crash in less than a weak. The Federal Reserve’s quick and decisive action, however, helped the markets return to normal in just over 19 days. This action helped keep the U.S economy stable and prevent an economic
Another reform to the Emergency Banking Act of 1933 happened three months later. The new reform increased the power of the Federal Reserve to regulate banking, which divided the banks that dealt with public deposits of investors on Wall Street (Rauchway). Roosevelt feared that one day the FDIC would have to pay out too large a sum, which would lead to the closing of more banks, but he agreed with the reform anyway (Rauchway). In 1935 the FDIC obtained a permanent charter, and now plays a large role in today’s banking
In the spring of 1931, the Federal Reserve began to expand the monetary base, but the expansion was insufficient to offset the deflationary effects of the banking crises. In the spring of 1932, after Congress provided the Federal Reserve with the necessary authority, the Federal Reserve expanded the monetary base aggressively. The policy appeared effective initially, but after a few months the Federal Reserve changed course. A series of political and international shocks hit the economy, and the contraction resumed. Overall, the Fed’s efforts to end the deflation and resuscitate the financial system, while well intentioned and based on the best available information, appear to have been too little and too
The recent financial crisis is attributed in many ways to financial innovations in the mortgage market that made it easier for people with high risk of default to access credit. Although these financial innovations gave millions of Americans an opportunity to purchase a home, their overall social benefit is questionable (Johnson, Kwak 2012). In his address at the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta in March 2007 Ben Bernanke pointed out, that despite "the challenges and the risks that financial innovation may create, we should also always keep in view the enormous economic benefits that flow from a healthy and innovative financial sector" (Bernanke 2007). The goal of financial innovations is to make financial intermediation easier, moving capital to where it is needed most. Bernanke continued to state that financial innovations promoted economic growth, and made the economy more resilient to busts.
Nigeria’s economic prospects were what fueled the passion of most politicians from both the North and South of Nigeria. This meant that when Nigeria finally gained independence these politicians made sure that there was no room for outside interference with how the country’s economy was run. Therefore, to understand the reason for the economical difference between Northern and Southern Nigeria in the fifteen years following independence one would have to examine the financial decisions and events that set Nigeria’s economy on a path that was nothing short of disappointing by the end of
Along the same line of thinking for protecting the freedoms of the people, the government creates and enforces the law of the market but should not directly participate in the game (Friedman, 1975). Intervention as a discrepancy from Friedman’s theory is understood as the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates low prior to the crisis. This will be discussed later in the
Emergency management describes the process of preparing for disasters, responding to their occurrence and putting in place both structural and nonstructural measures to mitigate against them. Emergency management has come a long way in terms of evolution in the United States of America. In terms of evolution, there have been a number of changes with evidence in shift from state to federal and local involvement in disaster management. This paper will thus discuss the evolution of emergency management as well as the lessons that have come as a result of this evolution. The evolution can be traced back to the biblical times, Moses himself tried to manage floods by splitting the Red Sea (George et al, p. 1).
The Media and The Manufacture of Deviance 800 words, Assessment Weighting 30% Briefly define the concept of ‘moral panic’ Cohen argues the concept of moral panic is a person or group that becomes defined as a threat to society to a person’s social value and their interests. Moral panic is fear that comes from a group or issue that causes panic within society, but it’s believed this fear and reaction is exaggerated and this is felt and reacted to by the public forms of media such as newspapers, articles and live news etc; knife crime and islamophobia. “Implicit in the use of two words moral panic is the suggestion that the threat is to something held sacred by or fundamental to the society” (Thompson, Kenneth 1998) Cohens definition of moral panic is an over exaggerated reaction by groups
According to Kraft and Furlong (2013), “public policy is a course of government action or inaction in response to public problems. It is associated with formally approved policy goals and means, as well as the regulations and practices of agencies that implement programs” (p. 2). Public policies are all around us. Nevertheless, it is impossible for an organization or business to operate without mixing with public policies.
INTRODUCTION Burger KAMI fast food restaurant which served to prepare the burgers were different from those found in Malaysia. Burger was necessarily meet the aspiration of the people of Malaysia for meat produced meat to make hamburgers come from fresh meat. We produce our own beef burger with certain processes to be used as a meat burger. We have the concept of serving fast food to suit local tastes with fast and efficient service in a comfortable and relaxing environment. Our company will also sell fast food service, eco-friendly appeal to the price conscious, health-minded consumers.