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The Pitfalls Of Poverty Alleviation Programmes In The Curbing The Incidence Of Poverty In Rural Areas
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The study hypothesis is:
Hypothesis 1
HO: poverty alleviation programmes are not effective in curbing the incidence of poverty in rural areas
H1: poverty alleviation programmes are effective in curbing the incidence of poverty in rural areas
Hypothesis 2
HO: institutional capacity is not a significant factor affecting the effectiveness of poverty alleviation programmes
H1: institutional capacity is a significant factor affecting the effectiveness of poverty alleviation programmes.
Scope and Limitations of the Study
The
study scope is limited to investigating the examine the pitfalls of
poverty alleviation programmes in the curbing the incidence of poverty
in rural areas in Lagos state. Limitation faced by the research was
limited time and financial constraint
Definition of Basic terminologies
Absolute
Poverty: refers to insufficient or total lack of necessities and
facilities like food, housing, medical care, education, social and
environmental services, consumer goods, recreational opportunities,
neighbourhood amenities and transport facilities, etc.
GDP: means
Gross Domestic Product. This is the Naira value of all the goods and
services produced within a country but excluding net income from abroad.
Globalisation: is a process of creating a global market place in which,
increasingly, all nations are forced to participate based on the
following key elements: the interconnection of sovereign nations through
trade and capital flows, harmonization of the economic rules that
govern relationships between these nations; creating structures to
support and facilitate dependence and interconnection.
GNP: means
Gross National Product. It is the market value of all the goods and
services produced in Nigeria over a specific period of time usually a
year at factor cost.
Organisation of study
The study is grouped
into five chapters. This chapter being the first gives an introduction
to the study. Chapter two gives a review of the related literature.
Chapter three presents the research methodology; chapter four presents
the data analysis as well as interpretation and discussion of the
results. Chapter five gives a summary of findings and recommendations.
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