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Social Development In Nigeria: A Case Analysis, Gloria Mead Jinadu Dec 1985

Social Development In Nigeria: A Case Analysis, Gloria Mead Jinadu

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Nigeria is plagued by a social poverty that continues to escalate dramatically, in spite of the rapid economic growth associated with the "petrol naira." Efforts to check this deterioration and ensure development are hindered by the lack of culturally rooted structural and conceptual supports in the social development sector. These support components have been, and still are absent and until they are established, economic growth and ideological choices will be irrelevant to any rational effort to halt the escalation of social poverty and enhance the quality of life enjoyed by Nigerians.


Somalia Fisheries Development: Past, Present And Future, Bruce Barbour Oct 1985

Somalia Fisheries Development: Past, Present And Future, Bruce Barbour

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

This paper is being presented in three distinct parts. Each section deals with fisheries development in Somalia, East Africa, past, present and future. The first section focuses on a project proposal by a World Bank/U.N. FAO joint effort. This proposal exemplifies a traditional approach to development. This traditional approach will be defined and then evaluated. The second section is a report of the authors consultancy to the Somali government concerning the development of the fisheries within the Coastal Development Projects jurisdiction. The approach employed was one of first defining the problem and then working on solutions. This section is being …


The Development Of Political Consciousness In The South African Novel, Leah Catherine April Jan 1985

The Development Of Political Consciousness In The South African Novel, Leah Catherine April

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of The Multinational Corporations On Leading Issues And Policy Making In Less Developed Countries. (A Case Study On Kenya), Wamukota Francis W. Wambalaba Jan 1985

The Impact Of The Multinational Corporations On Leading Issues And Policy Making In Less Developed Countries. (A Case Study On Kenya), Wamukota Francis W. Wambalaba

Dissertations and Theses

The era of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) is so significant in the development of the Less Developed Countries (LDCs) as was the era of the Industrial Revolution in the development of the now More Developed countries (MDCs). It could be referred to as one of the major economic frontiers in the LDCs as is the computer frontier in the MDCs now. Naturally therefore, there are problems of distrust, fear of eventual crisis, uncertainty of the correct path and a pain in policy making. Coupled with the North/South delicate relationship, the MNC's (which mostly comes from the North) acceptability in LDCs (which …


International Counter-Trade: The Developing Countries International Business Strategy In The 1980’S, Asayehgn Desta Dec 1984

International Counter-Trade: The Developing Countries International Business Strategy In The 1980’S, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta

No abstract provided.