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"This is a compilation of essays on a swathe of subjects: economics, politics, law, finance, education, media, military, international relations, focusing on public policy in an emerging economy, in a key African state. Put together in one neat volume, they are at once original, as they are full in depth and breadth. The methodological approach to this collection was innovative in its design. It was based on a careful dissection of crucial aspects of public policy in their raw elements, and placed in the context of their conceptual and empirical groundings. It is bearing witness to a marriage between theory and practice. This is then used to critique policy choices, and proffer alternative options to fill the lacunae where necessary. The eclectic mix of theories deployed for analysis stands it out from the conventional approach seen in standard textbooks."

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Why I Wrote This Book -- What Is Connection? -- How to Use This Book -- Note -- Part I: Educate -- 1 Education -- 2 Education of Self (Internal Culture) -- What Does Your Bias Say about You? -- Understanding Unconscious Bias -- Identifying Prejudices -- Knowing Your Emotional Triggers -- The Goal Here Is to Learn, Unlearn, and Relearn -- Notes -- 3 What Are Your Core Values? -- Articulating Your Core Values -- How Our Biases and Values Help Us Connect -- The Role of Emotional Intelligence -- 4 Education of Environment -- Learn How to Collect and Gather Information -- Become an Active Listener -- Be an Active Member of Your Community -- Notes -- 5 Thinking Like a Sociologist -- Develop a Habit of Understanding Why Things Are the Way They Are -- Study Melting Pots, Tossed Salads, and the Intersections in between Over Time -- 6 Applying LORA to Educate -- Listen -- Observe -- Reflect -- Act -- Part II: Don't Perpetuate -- 7 Don't Perpetuate Systems -- Experiencing Stereotypes -- The Danger of Perpetuating Stereotypes -- 8 Identity -- Revealing My Identities -- Making Assumptions about Other People's Identities -- Insiders versus Outsiders -- 9 Privilege -- Types of Privilege -- Equality and Equity -- Barriers to Connection -- Notes -- 10 The Media -- Journalism -- Platforms Have to Acknowledge Their Power -- Entertainment (Movies, Music, Books, and TV) -- 11 Workplaces -- The Connection between Diversity and Inclusion -- Assess -- Arrange -- Apply -- Accountability and Analysis -- Affinity -- Diversity and Inclusion Starts at the Top -- Note -- 12 What about Recruiting and Talent Acquisition? -- Talent Search -- The Power of Employer Branding -- Notes -- 13 Education -- History -- Social Justice -- 14 How Allies Can Use Their Privileges and Limit Othering.

In this study the author discusses the reasons for inflation in Nigeria and the ways in which incomes are effected by, and in turn influence, the inflationary spiral. He analyses the measures which have been taken to implement incomes policies and shows that if such a policy is to succeed it must be applied firmly and fairly to all income-earners. A comparative study of incomes policies in other African countries highlights how easy it has often been for influential interest groups to escape incomes control

As Nigeria prepares for elections in early 2011, newspaper headlines will be dominated by the antics of warring politicians desperate to claim and regain that most glittering of prizes -- a term in office. Adapted from the source document.

This study proposes and tests the credible brand model (CBM), which explicates the effects of customer-based brand equity and ideological congruency on audiences' perceptions of the credibility of news media outlets and the believability of their messages. Data from a survey and an experiment probing respondents' perceptions of two media outlets (CNN and Fox News Channel) were analyzed with structural equation modeling. The data showed strong support for the CBM.