THE RELEVANCE OF SOCRATES AND GREEK POLITICAL THEORY OF THE STATE TO CONTEMPORARY MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDIES AS ENUNCIATED BY PLATO:PAST HISTORY AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MODERNNATION STATES
Abstract
This is an unreferenced paper within the body composite of the narrative. However, a bibliography is provided at the end of the paper. This is because, it is a complicated paper to assemble and, much of the discussion therefore, relies on the critical analysis of the authors, citing examples of colonial impact on the so called developing nations in terms of the form, structure, and historic development of all education in the so called "Third World" and the devastating effects that linger on. Some of the opinions expressed in the paper are by the authors and, to this end they take sole responsibility for these opinions. There is no abstract or methodology that was used in assembling the content of this paper. The authors use their own emphasis and examples that, affect the content of this paper. This is done on the basis of underscoring the realities of colonial oppression and its dominance over Africa as a whole and the so called developing world, much to the detriment of education discourse over several centuries. Such a situation continues in the 21st century unabated and, is an indictment and tragedy of so called development and the education subjugation of the so called developing nations by the Western developed countries, which use such words as the 'dark continent in the case of Africa and other derogatory words for so called 'Third World countries, such as 'third world,' developing nations, frontier markets, developing and under developed nations, but to mention a few. However, readers are reminded that the central theme and thrust of the paper revolves around the philosophy of Socrates as enunciated by Plato and the concepts of Greek Political Theory, which for all intents and purposes must be clearly appreciated by Business Schools and universities the world over and, particularly on the continent of Africa and the so called developing world.
