Poverty in Nigeria : causes, manifestations and alleviation strategies / edited by Mustapha C. Duze, Habu Mohammed & Ibrahim A. Kiyawa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Duze, Mustapha C.

Mohammed, Habu.

Kiyawa, Ibrahim A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--Nigeria.

Poverty.

Nigeria--Economic conditions.

Nigeria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd., 2008.

Summary:

One of the critical concerns in Nigeria is how to alleviate poverty in the country. The general prevalence of poverty in Nigeria is paradoxical because the country is one of the biggest oil-producing countries in the world. A 1999 World Bank report for instance showed that some 70 per cent of the population lives below the bread line - usually considered as living on less than US$1.00 a day. This raises a number of very important questions: What are really responsible for the wide prevalence of poverty in Nigeria in the midst of plenty? How is poverty manifested in the country? What alleviation strategies are in place? How effective are they? And what are the implications of all these for the country's democracy project, political stability, nation-building and development discourse? Contributors to this volume address these questions and provide insights into some of the central issues in the discussion of poverty, including how the poor themselves struggle to cope or adapt to their condition. Using multidisciplinary perspectives, the contributors critique the current alleviation strategies and recommend more viable and better- targeted approaches that will sharply reduce the incidence of poverty in Nigeria.

Contents:

Title Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; CHAPTER ONE THE CONCEPT OF POVERTY AND ITS VARIOUS DIMENSIONS; Defining the Concept of Poverty; Theories of Poverty; Dimensions of Poverty; Race and Gender Dimensions of Poverty; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER TWO POVERTY: CAUSES, NATURE AND MEASUREMENT; Introduction; Literature Review and Theoretical Issues; Empirical Literature; Causes of Poverty; Characteristics of Poor; Poverty Measurement/Indicators; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER THREE POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: C.1900-1960; Introduction; Statement of the Problem

Poverty Alleviation in Pre-Colonial Northern NigeriaPoverty Alleviation in Colonial Northern Nigeria; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER FOUR POVERTY ALLEVIATION INITIATIVES IN NIGERIA: 'LEEMP' AS A REASSURING ALTERNATIVE STRATEGY; Introduction; Conceptual Issues and Poverty Indicators in Nigeria; Poverty Alleviation Initiatives in Nigeria; Local Empowerment and Environmental Management Project (LEEMP); Conclusion; References; CHAPTER FIVE THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT AND WAR AGAINST POVERTY: VICTORY VERDICT, 1999 - 2007; Introduction; A Review of Poverty Incidence in Nigeria; Economic Mismanagement

Table 1: Indicators of Size and Quality of Human CapitalTable 2: Net Federal Revenue Allocation to oil Producing States and Ten other most Populated States in Nigeria*; Table 3: States with the highest poverty incidence (po) in Nigeria; Table 4: State with the lowest poverty incidence (po) in Nigeria; Poor Infrastructure; Table 5: Assessments of Condition of Classified Roads in Three Oil-Producing Countries; Anti Poverty Programmes Before and DuringObasanjo's Regime; Table 6: People living in poverty in Nigeria; Table 7: Sector Contribution to GDP; Table 8: Fuel for Cooking Used by Nigerians

Table 9: GDP Growth and Inflation Rate 2002-2006The Way Forward; Economic Transformation; Table 10 Country Structure of Production (% of GDP); Redirecting Local Government Administration; Table 11: Net Federal Revenue Allocation to LGs in Selected States for 2006; Entrepreneurship Development; Rethinking Agriculture; Refocusing of Industrial Growth; Growth of Formal Sectors; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER SIX STATE GOVERNMENTS AND THE WAR AGAINST POVERTY IN NIGERIA; Introduction; Literature Review; Poverty Indicators in Nigeria; Table 1: Socio-Economic Indices in Nigeria

Characteristics of Poverty in NigeriaTable 2: Revenue Generation in Nigeria by Different Tiers of Government; Global War Against Poverty; War Against Poverty in Nigeria; State Governments and the War Against Poverty in Nigeria; Natural Resources; Mineral Resources; Table 3: Different Solid Minerals and Their Possible Industrial Uses; Agricultural Resources; Table 4: Agricultural Resource Endowments of States in Nigeria; Human Resources; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER SEVEN REPOSITIONING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR THE POVERTY ERADICATION AGENDA IN NIGERIA; Introduction; The Concept of Poverty

Figure 1: Symbiotic System of Poverty

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612030932

9781912234561

1912234564

9781282030930

1282030930

OCLC:

319940320