The Great Degeneration Case Study

Question

Ferguson, N. (2013). The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die. .Honig, Bonnie. Emergency Politics: Paradox, Law, Democracy. Princeton: PrincetonUniversity Press, 2009.

Ferguson highlights in his paper that the current generation is misusing resources and as a result pile up the debts and heap burden upon the future generation. To avert this amongst the many things he mentions is good leadership to enforce the regulations in place to avert the disaster pilling up. Hence therefore we are forced to assess what leadership is good for sustainable utilization of resources that takes into consideration the future generations.

What Ferguson highlights is very relevant to the society today because politics and leadership of nations is really affecting the development of many nations. The way countries are being run directly reflects on the development progress in the countries. Study of leadership therefore becomes an interesting component for study so that we can be able to build up on the need for sober leadership for the development of nations. Of interest in Fergusons highlight is the fact that he highlights the negligence with which resources are being utilized without consideration for the future generations who are also heavily dependent on how well we preserve the resources for them. Compromise in terms of the implementation of regulations and policies as highlighted by Ferguson seems to be the core undoing of the leadership in place which leaves the nations vulnerable in terms of their economies and sustainability.

The research therefore will strive to highlight the importance of leadership in nations with special reference to the resource allocations, utilization as well as sustainability. In the...

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...p is a craft that is made and the way it is made determines the output. The fact that leaders learn and grow means that the leaders are made and not that a person id born with a leadership calling in him or her.

Conclusion

In as much as each and every leaders has a different approach to leadership, there are attributes that are commonly shared amongst all these leaders. Approaches might be different but the goals intended to be achieved are the same. All leaders have qualities that stand out and make them better in their leadership or management. Despite using different approaches to achieve the goals and objectives, the qualities they share remain constant across board and hence the similarity in their success as the unique end results of their roles. Resources utilization should be done sustainably under the watch of the leadership considering future generations.