There is a dilemma between the current call
for a private sector led economic growth process for a reduction in government
participation in the Nigerian economy, and the call for government domination
in the economy. Government expenditure represents an important policy
instrument through which an enabling environment can be created for a greater
private sector participation in the economy.
However,
against the background of deepening economic crises that began in the 1980s
following the oil market glut and world economic depression, the Babangida led Administration introduced the structural
adjustment programmed (SAP) in 1986.The SAP programme, which was packaged on the basis of neoclassical
doctrine, had, as part of its European
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e - ISSN 1857 - 7431. Policy recommendation a reduction in
government spending and greater role for private sector in the economy. It is
therefore important to demonstrate the role government could play to enhance
and sustain private sector investment in the economy. This calls for a thorough analysis of the relationship between
government expenditure and private investment in Nigeria.
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