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Title Contemporary development issues in Nigeria / edited by A.O. Olutayo, A.O. Omobowale, Olayinka Akanle
Published Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 237 pages)
Summary Annotation Africa today confronts, and is known for, daunting developmental challenges, despite the abundant human and material resources and significant global development assistance. A number of issues have been identified as causes of the continent's poor development performance. However, a number of these implicated issues have been insufficiently unaccounted for, and the majority of existing analysis on them is too generic and misinformed. Against this background, this book uses Nigeria as an example to contribute knowledge and informed research to the wider African continent. Nigeria is the most populous nation in Africa, and is one of the continent's most resource-endowed countries, but, despite this, it is one of the poorest countries in the entire world. While many studies have examined the country in depth, its continued development complications and its paradoxical status on the world stage suggest that there is still a need to better understand the country. Even though the issues of Nigeria are engaged with directly in this book, the findings have implications and relevance for the rest of the continent and many other developing countries in general. As such, this book will be of particular interest to all development students, scholars, practitioners and policy makers, especially those interested in the sustainable development of Africa, both now and in the future
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index
Subject Economic development -- Nigeria
Development studies.
Sustainability.
Political economy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
Economic development
Economic history
Economic policy
SUBJECT Nigeria -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091858
Nigeria -- Economic policy
Subject Nigeria
Form Electronic book
Author Olutayo, Akinpelu Olanrewaju, editor
Omobowale, Ayokunle Olumuyiwa, editor
Akanle, Olayinka, editor
ISBN 9781443876643
144387664X