Chapter One 1. Introduction World Bank (1991:31) defined development as “a sustainable increase in living standard that encompasses material consumption, education, health and environmental protection”. Social scientists, particularly economists and sociologists, have for centuries been preoccupied with the subject matter of development. The economists have traditionally considered an increase in per capital income to be a good indicator of development (Hewick and Kindleberger, 1984; Kayo...
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ABSTRACT Government expenditure has remained a significant and unavoidable instrument for fiscal policy. While government expenditure has been instrumental in driving most economies yet the impact and sectoral outcomes vary across countries. This study therefore investigates the impact of public health and education expenditure on their sectoral outcomes. Under-5 mortality rate and total school enrolment were used as health and education outcomes respectively. The study used vector error corr...
ABSTRACT This study Assessed the extent of women’s participation in community development projects in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. Five research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study was 4200 while 420 constituted the sample using proportionate stratified random sampling. The instrument used was a fixed response type of questionnaire. Frequency, percentage and weighted mean were used to analyze the research questions, while t-test was use...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVALDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ixABSTRACT xCHAPTER ONE 11.0 Introduction 11 .1 Background information 11 .1.1 Strategic issues ofthe scheme to Farmers Cane Growers AssociationsMlSSlON 2l.1.2TheSACCOS 41.2 Statement ofthe Problem 51 .3 Research Objectives 71.3.1 General research objective 71.3.2 Specific research objectives 71.4 Research Questions 71.5 Significance ofthe Study 81.6 Scope ofthe Study 81.7 Limitations ofthe Study 91...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Many developing countries are currently undergoing substantial macroeconomic adjustment. It is not clear how such programmes are affecting government expenditures and hence longer-term economic growth and poverty reduction. Thus, it is important to monitor trends in the levels and composition of government expenditures, and to assess the causes of change over time. It is even more important to analyze the relative contribution of various ex...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION iAPPROVAL iiDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivABSTRACT vTABLE OF CONTENTS viiLIST OF TABLES xiLIST OF FIGURES xiiCI-IAPTER ONE 11.0 Introduction 11.1 Background of the study 11.2 Statement of the Problem 41.3 purpose of the study 41.3.1 Specific Objectives of thç study 51.4 Research Questions 51.5 Scope of the study 51.5.1 Content Scope 51.5.2 Geographical Scope 51,5.3 Time Scope 51.6 Significance of the study 61.7 Definition of the key terms 6VIICII.i~.P’I’Ii~...
TABLE OF CONTENTSCover pageTitle page iDeclaration iiDedication iiiCertification ivAcknowledgement vTable of contents viAbstract xiCHAPTER ONEIntroduction 11.1 Background of the Study 11.2 Statement of the Problem 41.3 Objectives of the Study 61.4 Research Questions 71.5 Hypothesis of the Study 71.6 Significance of the Study 81.7 Scope of the Study 91.8 Limitations of the Study 101.9 Definition of Operational Terms 10CHAPTER TWOReview of Related Literature 122.0 Introduction 122.1 Sustainabil...
ABSTRACT Tax has impacted significantly on economy globally. In addition to the revenue generation function it performs for the government, it has also proved to be a useful tool of fiscal policy in achieving the country’s macro-economic objectives. In Nigeria, revenue generation from taxes has contributed substantially to the income of the government although the role of tax in promoting economic growth has not been adequately felt. Past documentations have revealed that revenue from taxes...
ABSTRACT Living as a human being, health is taken as a priority everywhere you go to. As the famous saying goes “Health is Wealth”. Some people are wealthy but are not healthy. A person can encounter any illness at any time. A person cannot say that him/her is over having a certain illness because, when it comes you cannot take it back. People are suffering from different kind of diseases all over the world. But in this case the problem is not only the disease but knowing about the diet a...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVAL iiDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivTABLE OF CONTENTS vLIST OF TABLES viiiLISTS OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ixABSTRACT xCHAPTER ONE 1INTRODUCTION 11.0 Introduction I1.1 Background to the study I1.1.1 Historical Perspective 11.1.2 Theoretical Perspective 31.1.3 Conceptual perspective 41.1.4 Contextual perspective 41.2 Statement ofthe problem 41.3 Purpose of the study 61.4 Specific Objectives ofthe Study 61.5 Research Questions 61.7 Scope ofthe study 61.7.1 ...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Financial reports provides an overview of a business profitability and financial condition in both short and long term. They are necessary sources of accounting information about companies for wide variety of users. In. every business, there, needs information. This information needs ranges from financial, production, marketing etc. Generally, the larger the organization the greater the management need for information. Financial report play...
ABSTRACT Abstract The study examined the effect of internal control on financial performance of selected federal parastatals with emphasis on educational institution. The main objective of the study was to establish the effect of internal control systems on financial performance in federal parastatals. The study specific objectives were; to determine the effect of control activities, risk assessment, control environment, information and communication and monitoring on financial performance of...
ABSTRACT This paper investigated the effectiveness of monetary policy in controlling inflation in Nigeria using secondary annual data spanning from 1981 to 2019. Money Supply, Treasury bills rate, monetary policy rate and exchange rate were the variables used in the study to check inflation. The paper employed cointegration method to check for the long run relationship between the variables, Augmented Dickey Fuller unit root test to check if the variables are stationary or nonstationary, Gran...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ........................................................................................................................................... i APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................................. ii DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................................. iii ACKNOWLEDG...