Abstracts
This research work, “Critical analysis of the performance of the National Economics Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS) on the Nigeria Economy, (A Case Study of Enugu State)†seeks to look at the major causes of Nigerians Economic Misfortunes and his is greatly attributable to the poor industrial capacity utilization, massive unemployment and underemployment, high late of inflation, high poverty rate, poor wealth distribution, Mono-cultural economy (oil) high rate of corruption, etc. The main objectives of this research are to find out if NEEDS has made any impact on the Enugu State and to analyses such impacts. To achieve the above stated objectives, a systematic research methodology was adopted. Good research questions were used on the sample such as the government, the private sectors, and the public and donor communities. From the data gathered here, it was discovered that in as much as the government has been playing its economic development role fairly well by adopting several failed economic reform programmes in the past, the economic debacle of Nigeria persists and this case for NEEDs. In this research work the simple size is 40 and the sampling techniques is random sample used as probability proportionate i.e. 50 and methods of data collecting is questionnaire, Interview etc. Based on the findings of this study, the following recommendations were made amongst others, (i) The level of awareness of NEEDs is too low that over 70% of the country’s populations one yet in the dark about it. (ii) The institution responsible for the implementation of NEEDs should be headed by well-qualified citizens of Nigeria with remarkable integrity.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page
Approval
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Table of contents
List of tables
Abstracts
CHAPTER 1:
INTRODUCTION
1:1 Background of the study
1:2 Statement of problem
1:3 Objectives o the study
1:4 Significance of the study
1:5 Research questions
1:6 Scope of the study
1:7 Limitation of the study
1:8 Definition of terms.
CHAPTER II:
LITERATURE REVIEW
2:1 The national economics empowerment and development strategy (NEEDs).
2:1.1Features of NEEDs
2:1.2Objectives of NEEDs
2:2 The Macro economic framework
2:2.1Real sector
2:3 Reforming the government
2:3.1Tackling corruption and promoting transparent and accounting ability
2:3.2Public sectors
2:3.3Security and administration of justice
2.4.1The social charter and implementation strategy
2:4.2Causes of poverty
2:4.3Social sector as addressed by NEEDs
2.5 Possible implementation challenge of NEEDs
2.6 Growing the private sector towards a competitive private sector
2:6.2Infrastructural development
2:6.3Specific sectorial strategies
2:6.3Agriculture and food security
2:6.4Manufacturing, including micro small and medium enterprises (SMES)
2.7 Implementation and financing implementation 46
2:7.1Institutional framework
2:7.2Instruments
2:7.3Monitoring and Evaluation
2:7.4Financing
2:7.5Other sources of finance
2.8 Summary of review
CHAPTER III:
RESEARCH METHODS
3.1 Research design
3.2 Area of study
3.3 Population of the study
3.4 Sample size and sampling technique
3.5 Instrument for data collection
3.6 Methods of data collections
3:6:1Primary data
3:6:2Secondary data
3.7 Validation and Reliability of the Instrument
3.8 Method of data analysis
3.9 Decision rule
CHAPTER IV:
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1 Data presentation and analysis
4.2 Data analysis techniques
4:2.1Primary data analysis
4:2.2Secondary data analysis
CHAPTER V:
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
5.1 Summary of findings
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendations
5.4 Suggestions for further study.
References
Appendix
Questionnaire