Catholic Social Teaching, Historical Overview and Application to the Challenges of Africa
Table of Contents

Chapter Title Page
Chapter 1 The Value of Values 1
Chapter 2 Ethics and Democracy 11
Chapter 3 Pope John Paul II’s “Laborem Exercens” and its Relevance for the Nigeria Ethics of Work in the Public and Civil Service 19
Chapter 4 Ethics in Higher Education as Tool for Discovering Our Ultimate Destiny 37
Chapter 5 Global Poverty and Global Health - From the Millennium Development Goals (MDG's) To Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) 47
Chapter 6 The Integral Nature of African Cultural & Religious Values as Ethical Values 57
Chapter 7 Development in Africa: Cultural, Ethical and Religious Considerations 69
Chapter 8 Philosophical Response to Socio-Political and Economic Challenges in Africa 79
Chapter 9 Expectations on Social Infrastructures from the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Year 2002 Budget 87
Chapter 10 Training of SAOs and their Deputies on Aid Management and Coordination 99
Chapter 11 Corruption: Threat to Democracy and Market Economy - The Case of Nigeria 107
Chapter 12 Hot Spot Nigeria: A Response 121
Chapter 13 Violence in Nigeria - An Overview 139
Chapter 14 Regionalism, Ethnic Conflicts and Democracy in Africa 145
Chapter 15 Religion and Politics - Perspectives of the Social Teaching of the Church: The Case of Nigeria 149
Chapter 16 Righteousness in Governance 165
Chapter 17 Grassroots Women Animation and Conscientization Towards Political Awareness and Democratic Behaviour and Action 179
Chapter 18 Transformational Leadership and the Challenges of Governance in Enugu State 183
Chapter 19 Everything has its Time; The State of the State 195
Chapter 20 Cultism Versus Freedom and Learning in Educational Institutions in Nigeria 207
Chapter 21 The Social, Political and Economic Situation of Nigeria: A Critical Survey 219
Chapter 22 The Business of Business is Ethics 233

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