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Politicization of Local Government Appointment and Service Delivery in Nigeria. A Study of Enugu State 2007-2014

ABSTRACT  The growing importance of administration can be traced back not only to changes in the volume, complexity and specialization of government, but to changes in the relationship between governmental organizations and their environment. The nexus between the local government and democratic governance has been keenly explored on intense academic debates. These debates have aimed at beaming attention on systems such as poor service delivery, lack of accountability, poor staffing and tota...

Skill Acquisition as a Tool for Poverty Reduction in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT  Successive Administration in Nigeria have been faced with the phenomenon of poverty and unemployment in Nigeria and various attempts have been made to tackle this problem. Bayelsa State is worst hit with this monster of unemployment and poverty in the state. This research is an attempt to evaluate the various measures put in place to eradicate poverty and the issue of unemployment in Bayelsa State. This research has X-rayed how skill acquisition was used as a tool for poverty reduc...

Demographic And Economic Determinants of Variations in Infant Mortality in Nigeria

ABSTRACT  This research work focused on the assessment of the demographic and economic determinants of infant mortality in Nigeria. To achieve the objectives of the study, infant mortality rate (measure of child health outcome) was regressed on government health expenditure, real GDP, inflation, population growth rate and population density in Nigeria. From the results, the major explanatory variables (public expenditure on health, inflation except RGDP) alongside population growth rate and ...

Deficit Financing and Economic Growth in Nigeria

ABSTRACT  Deficit Financing is a government policy of financing large public expenditure by borrowing money rather than by raising taxes. This started way back in 1961; it is used to stimulate the economy. Deficit financing has not accelerated the growth of the economy, but has created more economic crises. Government finds ways of financing the deficit through borrowing from domestic sources such as the issuing of treasury bills, FGN bonds, treasury certificates, treasury...

Appraisal of Health Workforce Retention in Rural Areas of Amuru District, Uganda

ABSTRACT  The research findings noted that there is greater unmet health needs in rural and remote locations than in pen-urban areas of Amuru district. The study sought answers to the following research questions: - is there health workforce imbalances and deficit in rural areas of Amuru district; what factors compel health workers to come, to stay and leave in rural areas of Amuru district; and what specific health workforce retention strategies are in rural areas of Amuru district? The qua...

Workplace Environment and Employee Performance in Two Selected Microfinance Institutions in Bambili, Cameroon

ABSTRACT  The work environment which encompasses several factors impacts on the way the employees perform their work. A comfortable and all inclusive workplace environment will boost the employees’ performance hence boosting the organizational performance.This research examined the effect of workplace environment on employee performance in microfinance institution in Bambili, Cameroon. The research was guided by three objectives; i) to examine the effect of training and Career Development ...

Staff Training and Project Implementation in Somali Aid Foundation (Saf), Mogadishu, Somalia

ABSTRACT  The study sought to examine staff training and project implementation in Somali Aid Foundation (SAF), Mogadishu, Somalia. The study objectives were; to investigate the staff training practices of Somali Aid Foundation (SAF), Mogadishu, Somalia, to determine the level of project implementation in Somali Aid Foundation (SAF), Mogadishu, Somalia and to establish the relationship between staff training and project implementation in Somali Aid Foundation (SAF), Mogadishu, Somalia. The s...

Assessing the Loan Repayment Position among Agricultural Borrowers from Financial Institutions in Uganda A Case of Gulu and Pader District

ABSTRACT  The Ugandan economy like most other developing countries has survived upon credit, grants and donations among other things. Credit in Uganda has been extended to business practitioners through commercial banks, non Bank financial intermediaries and non Governmental organizations. However it is believed that there is a rate of default in repayment of borrowed funds from financial institutions and especially so in the agricultural sector. The Main Objective of the study therefore set...

Civil Society Organization Activities and Poverty Level in Galkayo District- Somalia

ABSTRACT  The study intended to establish the relationship between civil society organization activities and poverty level in Galkayo Somalia, using descriptive and correlation designs. The first major objective of this study was profile characteristics of respondents in which the study indicates that were involved in the study. 41% of the respondents were male, while 59% were female. So, it shows that most of respondents were female than male. Also table 2 indicates that the majority of the...

Role of Micro Finance Institutions in Promoting Economic Growth among Vihiga District Entrepreneurs (Kenya)

ABSTRACT  The research is all about the role of M.F.I. s in promoting economic growth among entrepreneurs in Vihiga district (Kenya) the introductory chapter introduces the role of M.F.I.s in influencing borrowing, shaping the attitude of entrepreneurs and the M.F.I. intervention activities. The second chapter deals with the review of literature on borrowing from M.F.I.s, the attitude shapers towards M.F.I and the literature on M.F.I intervention. The researcher used published books, journal...

Determinants of Export Growth in Uganda (1991-2016)

ABSTRACT  Agriculture in Ugandan, accounts for about half of GDP, it contributes about 85% of exports, and employs 80% of the work force. Statistics show that the value of traditional exports remained minimal compared to the other sectors of the economy. This study examined factors affecting export performance in Uganda between 1991 and 2016. Secondaiy data were employed using time series to analyze the influence of macroeconomic factors such as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Real Exchange...

Challenges in the Development of the Uganda National Land Policy

ABSTRACT  There have been a number of attempts to address the land question in Uganda in the recent past, but all these attempts have not satisfactory addressed the problem. The study on challenges in the development of the Uganda National Land Policy aimed at finding out the process of Uganda national land policy development; examining the role of stakeholders in the development of the national land policy and investigating the challenges encountered by the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Ur...

The Role of the Catholic Church in Crime Prevention A Case Study in Iganga Municipal Council

ABSTRACT Crime Prevention Crime Prevention measures can and should have consequences that are oriented normatively, empirically and strategically toward creating a better society for all. Therefore, in the light of increasingly rabid law-and-order discourse, and the trait and express support for the crime control agenda by more conservative crime prevention practitioners, the task ahead for the liberal and radical criminologists is to continue the fight against punitive coercive forms of crim...

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Leadership Quality and Organizational Effectiveness in Selected Ministries in Puntland State of Somalia

ABSTRACT The study was carried out to investigate the Relationship between Leadership Qualities and organizational effectiveness in Ministries in Puntland State of Somalia. This study was based on five objectives that were; 1) To determine the profile of the respondents in terms of gender, age qualification and experience. 2) To determine the level of leadership quality. 3) To determine the level of organizational effectiveness . 4) To determine whether there is significant difference between...

Management Information System and Project Success in Project Concern International, Tanzania

ABSTRACT MIS is continuously being introduced in organizations. Every new management information system is a large investment and it is hence crucial to smoothly get the users to accept the system and the new ways or working. Therefore, it is vitally important that the management information system in projects succeed. But it is commonly known that information systems in projects are very seldom completely successful and every project has to tackle various challenges. The aim of this thesis i...


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