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The Control Of The Monetary And Banking System By The Central Bank Of Nigeria., Paul A. Ogwuma Jun 1996

The Control Of The Monetary And Banking System By The Central Bank Of Nigeria., Paul A. Ogwuma

Bullion

To understand the role of the Central Bank of Nigeria in controlling the system under the prevailing functional arrangement, it would be necessary to relate the conceptual framework of monetary and banking system control to the Bank's experience. To this end, the paper is organised in five sections. After Section One which is the introduction, Section Two examines the conceptual framework of monetary and banking system control. This is followed by Section Three which reviewed the CBN's techniques of control and their changes over the years. Section Four appraises the control measures and ascertains their effectiveness while Section Five provides …


Mobilising Financial Resources For Growth: Nigeria's Financial Policy Perspective., Felix U. Ezeuduji Jun 1996

Mobilising Financial Resources For Growth: Nigeria's Financial Policy Perspective., Felix U. Ezeuduji

Bullion

Financial resources for growth are from several sources because no single source could provide the required funding. The major known sources of resources for growth are based to both the informal sector and formal sector activities which include the fiscal operations of the Government foreign sector transactions, capital market activities, and institutional savings mobilisation in the financial sector which is the focus of this paper. This paper is organised in five sections. The introduction constitutes Section One which provides the background, the objective and the organisation of the paper. In section Two, the conceptual framework of financial resource mobilisation is …


Fiscal Federalism: Revenue Allocation For Economic Development In Nigeria., T. O. Okunrounmu Jun 1996

Fiscal Federalism: Revenue Allocation For Economic Development In Nigeria., T. O. Okunrounmu

Bullion

From colonial administration to independence in 1960 and 35 years of self-rule, revenue allocation in the Federal Republic of Nigeria has had a chequered history. It has been subject of intensive lobbying by politicians in the attempt to have their wishes engrained in the Constitution. This paper is prepared in three parts. Part I is a theoretical overview of fiscal federalism while Part II reviews the Nigerian experience with Fiscal Federalism. Part III analyses proposals for an effective fiscal Federalism that would enhance economic development.


Nigeria's Domestic Public Debt Stock: An Assessment., Victor A. Odozi Jun 1996

Nigeria's Domestic Public Debt Stock: An Assessment., Victor A. Odozi

Bullion

Since the early 1980s, Nigeria has taken steps to evolve external debt management strategies encompassing refinancing, restructuring, buyback, collateralisation and debt conversion arrangements as well as issuing external borrowing guidelines. Although the county's external debt problem remains severe, judging both by the absolute level of the debt stock and the unsustainable trend of the various debt servicing ratios, such as debt stock/GDP, debt stock/exports and debt service/export earnings, it is generally acknowledged that the Government had made concerted efforts to address the problem. However, the domestic debt has not been given the same attention, if any at all. the domestic …


The Strategy And Financing Of Economic Recovery In Africa., Ubadigbo Okonkwo Jun 1996

The Strategy And Financing Of Economic Recovery In Africa., Ubadigbo Okonkwo

Bullion

The paper examines the impact of Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAP) on investment and growth in Africa and suggests the need for a new development paradigm. Working in partnership with the private sector, African Governments must establish a sound institutional and incentive framework for rapid growth. An alternative development strategy should be market-friendly and people-centred and must give priority to the accelerated expansion of exports and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). In view of the bleak prospects for external financing, Africa must rely on domestic financial institutions and capital markets to mobilise the required financial resources for economic recovery.


Domination And Resistance, Exclusion And Inclusion: Indigenous People’S Quest For Peace And Justice, Franke Wilmer Jun 1996

Domination And Resistance, Exclusion And Inclusion: Indigenous People’S Quest For Peace And Justice, Franke Wilmer

Peace and Conflict Studies

No abstract provided.


What Can We Learn From Comparing Mediation Across Levels, Tom Molburn Jun 1996

What Can We Learn From Comparing Mediation Across Levels, Tom Molburn

Peace and Conflict Studies

No abstract provided.


The United Nations At Fiftysomething: Challenges And Dilemmas In The Post-Cold War Era, Martin Martin Rochester Jun 1996

The United Nations At Fiftysomething: Challenges And Dilemmas In The Post-Cold War Era, Martin Martin Rochester

Peace and Conflict Studies

No abstract provided.


Creating Global-Local Cultures Of Peace, Paul Smoker, Linda Groff Jun 1996

Creating Global-Local Cultures Of Peace, Paul Smoker, Linda Groff

Peace and Conflict Studies

No abstract provided.


Peace In Our Global Neighbourhood, Shridath Ramphal Jun 1996

Peace In Our Global Neighbourhood, Shridath Ramphal

Peace and Conflict Studies

No abstract provided.


Purchase Of Service Contracting Versus Government Service Delivery: The Views Of State Human Service Administrators, Peter M. Kettner, Lawrence L. Martin Jun 1996

Purchase Of Service Contracting Versus Government Service Delivery: The Views Of State Human Service Administrators, Peter M. Kettner, Lawrence L. Martin

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Purchase of service contracting (POSC) as a mode of human service delivery is based largely on untested normative grounds. This article presents the results of a national study comparing the views of state human service administrators on the relative merits of POSC versus government service delivery in four issue areas: (1) service costs, (2) service quality, (3) bureaucracy and red tape, and (4) effect on government employees. The study results provide some support for POSC in three of the four issues areas. The study finds that geography plays no role in the views of state human service administrators, but that …


Public Trust, Riparian Rights, And Aquaculture: A Storm Brewing In The Ocean State, Jose L. Fernandez Jun 1996

Public Trust, Riparian Rights, And Aquaculture: A Storm Brewing In The Ocean State, Jose L. Fernandez

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Improving Public Access To Coastal Beaches: The Effect Of Statutory Management And The Public Trust Doctrine, Daniel Summerlin Jun 1996

Improving Public Access To Coastal Beaches: The Effect Of Statutory Management And The Public Trust Doctrine, Daniel Summerlin

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Managed Computer System Conceptualization: Knowing When To Say No, Menachmen Monnickendam Jun 1996

Managed Computer System Conceptualization: Knowing When To Say No, Menachmen Monnickendam

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Computer systems in human services are often abandoned after significant investments have already been made. A case study of preventing the utilization of a wrong computer system for a child development center illustrates how managed system conceptualization minimized damage. Critical consciousness and adherence to specific computer implementation technology created an environment which supported recurrent system efficacy evaluation. When the system, as initially conceptualized, could not meet practitioners' needs, early project abandonment was achieved. Some considerations for successful system development in human service are presented.


A Landowner's Remedy Laid To Waste: State Preemption Of Private Nuisance Claims Against Regulated Pollution Sources, Kathleen Roth Jun 1996

A Landowner's Remedy Laid To Waste: State Preemption Of Private Nuisance Claims Against Regulated Pollution Sources, Kathleen Roth

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Performance Standards And Welfare Reform, Timothy J. Bartik Apr 1996

Performance Standards And Welfare Reform, Timothy J. Bartik

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Moltke And The German Military Tradition: His Theories And Legacies, Antulio J. Echevarria Ii Mar 1996

Moltke And The German Military Tradition: His Theories And Legacies, Antulio J. Echevarria Ii

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Understanding Latino Ethnic Identity Development: A Review Of Relevant Issues, Azara Rivera-Santiago Mar 1996

Understanding Latino Ethnic Identity Development: A Review Of Relevant Issues, Azara Rivera-Santiago

New England Journal of Public Policy

One of the most promising areas in cross-cultural psychology is the development of identity among various ethnic groups in the United States. This article has a twofold purpose. First, it offers the concept of ethnic identity as defined and studied within the social sciences — sociology, anthropology, and psychology — including a review of some of the recent work on ethnic identity development proposed by leading investigators in the field of psychology. The author discusses their generalizability across ethnic groups. Second, it presents a number of dimensions considered important in conceptualizing and studying Hispanic ethnic identity development. These include acculturation, …


The Health Status And Lost Earnings Of Hispanic And Non-Hispanic Women, Janis Barry Figueroa Mar 1996

The Health Status And Lost Earnings Of Hispanic And Non-Hispanic Women, Janis Barry Figueroa

New England Journal of Public Policy

Based on data from the 1990 early release file of the Latino sample of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), this article examines the loss of earnings suffered by disabled or health-limited Hispanic women workers. For comparative purposes, the author created an identical analysis based on a sample of black and white non-Hispanic women from the 1989 original-sample PSID. The research also considers the prevalence of poor health among Latinas to ascertain whether their lower labor-force participation, earnings, and number of hours worked can be associated with episodes of poor health. The empirical results show that Hispanic women are …


Editor's Note, Padraig O'Malley Mar 1996

Editor's Note, Padraig O'Malley

New England Journal of Public Policy

This issue of the New England Journal of Public Policy is devoted to further consideration of the public policy implications of specific topics that are of concern to the Latino community and in need of urgent redress. This must be a priority if the United States is not to find itself hopelessly mired in the ramifications, blithely ignored at the end of the twentieth century, of the complexities the changing ethnic composition of the country will create in the opening decades of the twenty-first century.


Foreword, Martha Montero-Sieburth, Ralph Rivera Mar 1996

Foreword, Martha Montero-Sieburth, Ralph Rivera

New England Journal of Public Policy

These articles echo the issues of today that will have an impact on the future and help us understand how current thinking about ethnicity, education, and health within Latino populations presents opportunities for the coming century. The Latino presence in the United States will certainly make itself known. As Richard Rodriguez poignantly reminds us, "We will change America, even as we will be changed."


Latino Students' Academic Literacy In Science Education: Contextualizing Policies, Raimundo Mora Mar 1996

Latino Students' Academic Literacy In Science Education: Contextualizing Policies, Raimundo Mora

New England Journal of Public Policy

This article reviews various interpretations of academic literacy that are being applied to science education, their limitations in terms of Latino students, and the case study experiences of three Latino students majoring in science. The author examines the ways in which factors he has identified in his experiences and research as crucial can be integrated to improve academic literacy programs. He recommends to planners of science programs methods to effect advancement in Latinos' academic performance.


Puerto Ricans' Access To Health Care, Ralph Rivera Mar 1996

Puerto Ricans' Access To Health Care, Ralph Rivera

New England Journal of Public Policy

The shift toward cost containment in health policy over the past decade has had negative consequences for the most vulnerable populations in the country, namely, ethnic minorities, the poor, and the uninsured. The Puerto Rican population is significantly affected by this shift, yet little is known of their health care usage. This study investigates the extent to which Puerto Ricans' health care use is determined by the relationship between predisposing variables, enabling variables, need, and other contextual variables and probes the implications of the findings for health policy. The adult Puerto Rican subsample (n = 1598) of the Hispanic Health …


Risk Perception And Trust: Challenges For Facility Siting, Howard Kunreuther, Paul Slovic, Donald Macgregor Mar 1996

Risk Perception And Trust: Challenges For Facility Siting, Howard Kunreuther, Paul Slovic, Donald Macgregor

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

The authors maintain that, by granting legitimacy to different notions of fairness and building on common values such as responsibility, it is possible to design siting procedures that promote social cohesion, trust and a sense of fair play.


Fairness As Compassion: Towards A Less Unfair Facility Siting Policy, Benjamin Davy Mar 1996

Fairness As Compassion: Towards A Less Unfair Facility Siting Policy, Benjamin Davy

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Dr. Davy argues that siting efforts fail because of perceived injustices and urges authorities to search more aggressively for ways to avoid injustice and to cope with the anguish of those who may be unavoidably shortchanged.


Procedural And Substantive Fairness In Landfill Siting: A Swiss Case Study, Ortwin Renn, Thomas Webler, Hans Kastenholz Mar 1996

Procedural And Substantive Fairness In Landfill Siting: A Swiss Case Study, Ortwin Renn, Thomas Webler, Hans Kastenholz

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

The authors describe the design and implementation of a process for siting a landfill. They see it as an application of procedural equity expressed in discourse ethic philosophy - one that includes checks for competence and substantive fairness.


New Themes In International Social Welfare: Introduction, James Midgley Mar 1996

New Themes In International Social Welfare: Introduction, James Midgley

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This introductory article provides a brief overview of developments in international social welfare paying particular attention to the major themes which have characterized the field. It summarizes the new themes reflected in the contributions to the special issue, noting that they are indicative of future directions for international social welfare investigation.


The Promotion And Preservation Of Culture As Part Of Environmental Policy, Nancy Perkins Spyke Mar 1996

The Promotion And Preservation Of Culture As Part Of Environmental Policy, Nancy Perkins Spyke

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


The Marginalization Of Social Welfare In Developing Countries: The Relevance Of Theories Of Social Policy Development, Kwong-Leung Tang Mar 1996

The Marginalization Of Social Welfare In Developing Countries: The Relevance Of Theories Of Social Policy Development, Kwong-Leung Tang

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Social welfare development has been marginalized in many developing countries. This study examines the social policies of developing countries and refers to four major theories of social policy development (social conscience, modernization, dependency and diffusion) to see if they offer an explanation of the phenomenon. It is argued that dependency theory and diffusion theory provide better interpretations than the other two theories. The paper shows how theories of social policy have international relevance in explaining current trends in social welfare.


Toward A Developmental Model Of Social Policy: Relevance Of The Third World Experience, James Midgley Mar 1996

Toward A Developmental Model Of Social Policy: Relevance Of The Third World Experience, James Midgley

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Growing dissatisfaction with conventional social policy approaches, as embodied in the residual and institutional models, has fostered a search for new ideas. The developmental social policy model offers a viable alternative but it is relatively unknown in the industrial nations. Drawing on the experience of Third World countries, this paper describes the developmental model and examines its implications for social policy in the West.