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The Impact Of Public Spending On Poverty Reduction In Nigeria [1980-2011]
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1.7 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
This
study is limited to analyze the impact of public expenditure and poverty
reduction in Nigeria from 1980-2011. The choice of this period based on
the economic history. The 1980s witnessed a radical change in Nigerian
economy, which led to the introduction of structural adjustment program
(SAP). It also the period when the standard of living index fell, was
resulting in further rise in the incidence of poverty.
Furthermore,
looking at how government expenditure helps in reducing of poverty, not
all sectors of the economy were used. The sectors are those that have
direct impact on people’s welfare, which include agriculture and water
resources, health, housing and environment, education, transportation
and communication.
This research work suffered some limitations
because research in economics has never been easy with the researchers.
In most cases the researcher is threaten to a number of factors such as;
the mobility of involve in this research was stressful; the time
required to carry out this research was highly limited as the researcher
required time for other academic activities.
Finally, despite of the above problems encounted, by the special grace of God, the objective of this study will be achieved.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This work was done to analyze the impact of public spending on poverty eradication in Nigeria from (1980-2011). In this research work, multiple regression analysis was used and five variables were used in the empirical analysis. They are government expenditure on agriculture and water resources (AGWR), health (HTH) education (EDU) transportation and communication (TRCM) and Housing and environment. The data used in this research was collected from secondary data obtained from National Bureau of ... Continue reading---
