Gst 201 course guide
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| SELF-ASSESSMENT EXERCISE What does social justice mean to you 3.2 Individual and Social Justice in Nigeria You should remember that every country or nation is an aggregation of individuals. But the individual, being the sole creative and the prime mover in all activities, is considered a vital key to human development. Since the end result of every country or nation is general harmony, then, the individual must impose some degree of restraint on himself for the country to achieve the needed harmony. He must allow his ability to be regulated bylaw. In Plato’s understanding, for instance, the rules that make society possible also make men good. Social justice is the cornerstone of other virtues of the state. Without social justice the state cannot be harmonious. You should know that in Nigeria there is yet no general harmony. There is no check and balance between the individual and the State. In the Nigerian context, some conditions need to be fulfilled Full employment for all citizens A national minimum wage compatible with descent living and economic well-Being; Free education at all levels Modernization of agriculture Rapid industrialization Improvement in infrastructural facilities A comprehensive social insurance scheme and etc. It is only under these conditions that the individual as the sole creative and propelling force of development could be optimized. Download 0.68 Mb. Share with your friends:
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