Oben Timothy Mbuagbo
Biographic Data
| ID | 222090 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Oben Timothy Mbuagbo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Oben Timothy |
| FAMILY NAME | Mbuagbo |
| SIGNATURE | MBUAGBO O T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Buea |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Balancing material prosperity with spiritual growth for effective Christian citizenship
It has generally been realized by churches in Cameroon that their role in the public sphere could no longer be narrowly defined by spiritual nourishment of their members. This is especially so in a local and national context of growing poverty and social exclusion, especially of women. This essay seeks to understand why and how women of the Full Gospel Mission Cameroon have recently mobilized local resources and resourcefulness to enhance their s…
Why government should not collect taxes’
This paper explores how Cameroonians view the payment of taxes to the Cameroonian state in the backdrop of the pervasive corruption and the dismal levels of social service provision characterising public governance in the country since the early 1990s. It does so by combining a review of secondary literature about the nature of state–society relations in Cameroon and public opinion surveys and citizens' comments in the private press relating to t…
Urban Governance Policies in Cameroon and the Crisis of Political Exclusion
The democratic impulse that spurred a wave of political and economic reform policies in Cameroon in the 1990s appears to have witnessed a reversal. This is the case with urban governance policies. The imposition of state-appointed city administrators on locally elected mayors and councillors in contradiction to the aspirations of citizens has not augured well for local democratic practices. This interventionist drive by the state in the process o…
Civil society and democratization
This paper attempts to identify a new orientation for civil society in a Cameroon dangling on the eaves of democratic transition. It points to civil society's current deficiencies in its efforts to assert itself successfully as an important and central player in effecting political and social change. This is blamed on government's unwillingness to introduce genuine democratic reforms because anti-democratic forces remain strong and on the lack of…
Assessment of the Hygiene and Sanitation Campaign in Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon
Why government should not collect taxes’
This paper explores how Cameroonians view the payment of taxes to the Cameroonian state in the backdrop of the pervasive corruption and the dismal levels of social service provision characterising public governance in the country since the early 1990s. It does so by combining a review of secondary literature about the nature of state–society relations in Cameroon and public opinion surveys and citizens' comments in the private press relating to t…
Urban Governance Policies in Cameroon and the Crisis of Political Exclusion
The democratic impulse that spurred a wave of political and economic reform policies in Cameroon in the 1990s appears to have witnessed a reversal. This is the case with urban governance policies. The imposition of state-appointed city administrators on locally elected mayors and councillors in contradiction to the aspirations of citizens has not augured well for local democratic practices. This interventionist drive by the state in the process o…
Assessment of the Hygiene and Sanitation Campaign in Cameroon
Cameroon
Civil society and democratization
This paper attempts to identify a new orientation for civil society in a Cameroon dangling on the eaves of democratic transition. It points to civil society's current deficiencies in its efforts to assert itself successfully as an important and central player in effecting political and social change. This is blamed on government's unwillingness to introduce genuine democratic reforms because anti-democratic forces remain strong and on the lack of…
Why government should not collect taxes’
This paper explores how Cameroonians view the payment of taxes to the Cameroonian state in the backdrop of the pervasive corruption and the dismal levels of social service provision characterising public governance in the country since the early 1990s. It does so by combining a review of secondary literature about the nature of state–society relations in Cameroon and public opinion surveys and citizens' comments in the private press relating to t…
Urban Governance Policies in Cameroon and the Crisis of Political Exclusion
The democratic impulse that spurred a wave of political and economic reform policies in Cameroon in the 1990s appears to have witnessed a reversal. This is the case with urban governance policies. The imposition of state-appointed city administrators on locally elected mayors and councillors in contradiction to the aspirations of citizens has not augured well for local democratic practices. This interventionist drive by the state in the process o…
Balancing material prosperity with spiritual growth for effective Christian citizenship
It has generally been realized by churches in Cameroon that their role in the public sphere could no longer be narrowly defined by spiritual nourishment of their members. This is especially so in a local and national context of growing poverty and social exclusion, especially of women. This essay seeks to understand why and how women of the Full Gospel Mission Cameroon have recently mobilized local resources and resourcefulness to enhance their s…
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Democratization (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)