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ABSTRACT Introduction The whole world has gradually become a global village whereby everybody relates in terms of communication, trade, exchange of ideas, increase in job mobility, improved GDP, etc. The driving force behind this great advancement is knowledge-based economy. A knowledge economy is one where organisations and people acquire, create, disseminate and use knowledge more effectively for greater economic and social development by providing more efficient ways of producing goods an...
This is a research carried out in accordance with section (1a) as provided by the Fourth schedule 1999 constitution which states one of the function of the local government council as; the consideration and making of recommendations to a state commission on economic planning. three aspects of the economic where look into and recommendations where made based on those three aspects. These are; population growth rate (indigenous and non-indigenous) and housing figures of Bosso local governm...
ABSTRACT Currently, the banking industry is experiencing an exponentially increasing competition among other challenges like government regulations. Therefore, to curb these challenges and be sustainable in the fragile business environment, banks have shifted their focus towards appealing to the public in order to create a good corporate image through philanthropic, ethical, economic and community based practices. The general objective of the study was to investigate Corporate Social Respons...
ABSTRACT French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is among the leading export vegetables in Kenya, intensively grown by small scale farmers. Despite the economic importance of the crop, many growers are still not able to achieve maximum yield and quality due to unfavourable weather and heavy infestation by insect pests as the crop is predominantly grown in open fields. Coloured net technology is an emerging technology, which introduces additional benefits on top of the various protective functions...
ABSTRACT The question of whether foreign aid stimulates economic development still attracts intense debate. This perennial debate has been given fresh life due to the recent election of some of Africa’s more impactful leaders like Nana Akuffo Addo of Ghana who seems bent on wearing Ghana off aid. Akuffo Addo’s “Ghana Beyond Aid” agenda is interesting because historically, while some scholars have a benign view of aid, others accuse foreign aid of being responsible for Africa’s devel...
ABSTRACT One of the main pillars of Kenya’s vision 2030 is anchored on infrastructure development and economic development .For this reason investment in the nation’s infrastructure has been given a high priority to ensure the economy of the country grows. Over the years, transport infrastructure has been a key player in determining the growth rate of urban towns in Kenya . However, the recent past has seen Narok town starting to face the problem of traffic congestion. The study area bord...
TABLE OF CONTENT Title Page Approval Page Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of Content List of Tables CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study 1.2 Statement of Research Problem 1.3 Research Questions 1.4 Objectives of the Study 1.5 Significance of the Study 1.6 Scope of the Study 1.7 Summary of the chapters CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 ...
ABSTRACT The exports sector plays a vital role in economic growth and development in Ghana. NonTraditional Exports (NTEs) is essential in expanding the exports sector. Hence, this paper applied the augmented gravity model of trade to investigate the determinants of Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) growth in Ghana. A panel dataset of Ghana and her 78 major trading partners from 2004 to 2016 was used. The Poisson Pseudo Maximum Likelihood regression (PPML) was used to reveal the effect that var...
ABSTRACT Small and medium enterprises SMEs play a key role in triggering and sustaining economic growth and development in developed and developing countries. Despite their great importance increased market competition especially from modern and large competitors makes it difficult for SMEs to survive. In developing countries the major problem with SMEs is difficult in assessing information, finance and lack of institution support. As a result to these difficulties most SMEs do not live beyon...
Recently most nations have been experiencing reduced gross savings due to external shocks, among them the financial crisis and coronavirus disease-related macroeconomic costs, this study investigates the role of the inflation rate in explaining the variation in the saving behaviour in Kenya. Available empirical works have been conducted mostly in advanced economies and hence are difficult to generalize for developing countries considering differences in macro economic conditions. Therefore, t...
1.1INTRODUCTION In most developing countries including Nigeria, government participation in economic activity is usually significant. One of the ways through which government has intervened in Nigerian economy is through the establishment of public enterprises and statutory bodies operating services of an economic or social character on behalf of the government. Since the colonial era, especially after independence in 1960, Nigerian public enterprises have witnessed a steady growth unit rec...
ABSTRACT Environmental challenges such as climate change continue to threaten human existence globally. This has necessitated renewed focus on some existing policies that by design or otherwise may counter global efforts at addressing these challenges. Various engineering solutions have been championed while economic and social development tools have focused on using various policy instruments to reduce the concentration of emissions in the atmosphere. One of such policies is the fuel subsidy...
ABSTRACT The research work examines the economic relations of Israel and Nigeria from 1992 to 2010. In order to ensure an in-depth comprehension of this relationship, in this study, Nigeria’s foreign policy towards Israel relating to foreign investment, bilateral trade, foreign Aid and diplomatic interactions, were reviewed. Undoubtedly, Nigeria’s foreign policy towards Israel was seldom subjected to referendum or public hearing to arrive at a peoples’ oriented resolution and adoption...
Abstract The growth of entrepreneurship is the need of hour today. With the kind of saturation of job market and the development of artificial intelligence, there will be further severe imbalance in the demand and supply of jobs. This could create a big economic crisis and lead to many other macro-economic fluctuations. Hence the challenge is to prepare for the near future by equipping the current human resource. Management, which is considered as one of skill based professional course, is th...