Author: N.E. EgbunaVolume: 53 Issue No:2 Year:2011Abstract: This paper investigates monetary policy transparency at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) using the index of Central Bank transparency developed by Eijiffinger and Geraats (2006) and used by Malik and Din (2008) in ...
Author: V. Adefemi IsumonahVolume: 53 Issue No:2 Year:2011Abstract: Fear of ethnic domination has shaped Nigeria's political history. It gave birth to and has sustained the federal system of government, which provides for a measure of self-rule for ethno-regional groups in t...
Author: Kwabena A. KyeiVolume: 53 Issue No:2 Year:2011Abstract: Substance use is a serious problem in tertiary institutions in South Africa. Students use substances for many reasons: dealing with depression, celebrating social events, imitating role models and getting relief...
Author: A.O. FolawewoVolume: 53 Issue No:2 Year:2011Abstract: This study investigated the sources of inflation persistence in SSA countries, using a simple model of accommodating monetary policy framework. The model was estimated using a dynamic panel estimation technique wi...
Author: V.P. DiejomaohVolume: 53 Issue No:1 Year:2011Abstract: The Splash Theory of Wealth Distribution and Creation, presented in a book of six chapters, is a very valuable addition to the body of literature on employment promotion in general, especially in Africa. The book...
Author: M.N. Ezemonye & C.N. EmeribeVolume: 53 Issue No:1 Year:2011Abstract: The agricultural potential of any region depends on both the climatic factors and level of infrastructural development of the area. In Southeastern Nigeria, rainfed agricultural production will ...
Author: J.C. Odozi, T.T. Awoyemi & C. EhirimVolume: 53 Issue No:1 Year:2011Abstract: A common narrative on Africa’s development process is that specific country policies of income growth and redistribution are necessary for poverty reduction. This study investigated th...
Author: A.G. Garba and P.K. GarbaVolume: 53 Issue No:1 Year:2011Abstract: The paper investigates two questions as a means to a better understanding of the informal sector in Nigeria and more successful development trategies. The first question was: how should the Nigerianinf...
Author: Christiana E.E. OkojieVolume: 52 Issue No:2 Year:2010Abstract: Gender is one of four cross-cutting or mainstreaming areas, along with education, human resources development, environment and poverty that are critical for development planning. Given that a key objectiv...
Author: Oka ObonoVolume: 52 Issue No:2 Year:2010Abstract: Most of the time, social scientists talk to people they know will largely agree withthem. Rarely do they try talking to others who start from very differentassumptions, or who use fundamentally different methods. This...
Author: T. Ademola OyejideVolume: 52 Issue No:2 Year:2010Abstract: Developing countries can be said to be at disadvantage in the contemporary global trade and financial architecture. Therefore, this paper offers a discussion on rethinking this architecture so as to enable th...
Author: Ademola Ariyo & Babajide FowoweVolume: 52 Issue No:1 Year:2010Abstract: The current global financial crisis has its roots in the subprime mortgage crisis which started in 2007 in the US mortgage sector and subsequently spread to virtually all financial institutio...
Author: Ben E. AigbokhanVolume: 52 Issue No:1 Year:2010Abstract: The global economy witnessed food and fuel price shocks in 2007. These were followed by financial shocks in September/October 2008, triggered by the collapse in the mortgage lending market in USA. Due to the in...
Author: N.I. IkpezeVolume: 52 Issue No:1 Year:2010Abstract: Ranging beyond its subtitle this paper also covers the causes of the global crisis. While the proximate cause is traced to the subprime mortgage debacle in the USA, the remote causes range from excessively loose mon...
Author: Mike I. ObadanVolume: 52 Issue No:1 Year:2010Abstract: Against the backdrop of several development challenges and policy goals, various development strategies and policies have been formulated and implemented in Nigeria since the return to democratic governance in 19...
Author: Edet B. AkpakpanVolume: 52 Issue No:1 Year:2010Abstract: This paper deals with the part that economics and economists have played in the current global financial crisis and the implications of the crisis for the future of the subject. It examines the practices in the...
Author: Louise van Scheers and Jan WiidVolume: 53 Issue No:2 Year:2011Abstract: The aim of this quantitative research was to gather the perceptions of SME owners on assessing funds in the Gauteng area. While SMEs can be linked to substantial job creation, small enterprises a...
Author: Oka ObonoVolume: 52 Issue No:2 Year:2010Abstract: Most of the time, social scientists talk to people they know will largely agree withthem. Rarely do they try talking to others who start from very differentassumptions, or who use fundamentally different methods. This...
Author: Temitope W. OshikoyaVolume: 52 Issue No:2 Year:2010Abstract: This paper argues that regional economic integration remains an essential part of Africa's development strategy. The need for regionalintegration in Africa is rooted in the Continents geography, geology, de...
Author: Oyinlola OlaniyiVolume: 52 Issue No:2 Year:2010Abstract: The paper reviews developments in the Nigeria’s economic from 1960 to 2008 and observed that the precipitous de-industrialization of the economy which started with the oil crisis of the early 1980s was in fac...