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The Opportunity Cost of Public Expenditure of Kaduna State: A Case of Free Feeding Policy in Public Primary Schools
Published In: GJHSS Part: E: Economics Volume: 16 Issue: 2
This paper focuses on the opportunity cost of school feeding policy introduced by Kaduna State Governemnt. Kaduna State Public Primary School like any other States suffers huge set back in terms of Teachers welfare, infrastructural facilities, Teachers training and development, Teachers motivation among others. It is on this basis that the study critiqued government choice of feeding pup...
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Authors Vahyala Adamu TariRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 45 to 51
Food Security Status in Bangladesh: An Analytical Overview
Published In: GJHSS Part: E: Economics Volume: 16 Issue: 2
Food is a basic human need for human survival. To achieve Millennium Development Goals, food security has become top most concern for Bangladesh. This paper examines performance, challenges and policies in food security in terms of availability, access, and absorption or nutrition. Specifically, this paper focuses on the progress in supply side of food in terms of availability at the nat...
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Authors Sanjoy Kumar SahaRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 35 to 43
Reproduction of Poverty and Recent Transformations in Cuban Welfare Regime. Identifying Challenges to Social Equity.
Published In: GJHSS Part: E: Economics Volume: 16 Issue: 2
This paper presents a discussion about how current changes in welfare regime in Cuban current context limit poor families´ capabilities of resilience and opportunities for overcoming poverty. From the analysis of contextual changes in welfare regime in the country, it is analyzed the role and relationships between State social policies, market based transactions, and familiesÃ...
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Authors Angela Isabel Pena FariasRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 21 to 33
Reaping Demographic Dividend in Bangladesh: Challenges and Prospects
Published In: GJHSS Part: E: Economics Volume: 16 Issue: 2
Demographic change in Bangladesh is opening up new economic opportunities. As in many countries, declining infant and child mortality helped to spark lower fertility, effectively resulting in a temporary baby boom. As this cohort moves into working ages, Bangladesh finds itself with a potentially higher share of workers as compared with dependents. If working-age people can be productive...
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Authors Mallika Roy, Md. Safiullah KayeshRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 11 to 20
The Effect of Government Sectoral Expenditure on Poverty Level in Kenya
Published In: GJHSS Part: E: Economics Volume: 16 Issue: 2
This study investigated the effect of sectoral government expenditure on poverty level in Kenya. Private Consumption per capita, a measure of poverty, was the independent variable while education, health, agriculture and infrastructure expenditures were the independent variables. Time series data for the period of 1964-2010 was used and was tested for unit root using Augmented Dickey Ful...
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Authors Loyce V. Omari, Willy MuturiRead Journal Click Here
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Poverty Assessment and Analysis of Factors Affecting Income of the Poor Khmer Households in Loan my Village, Tam Binh District, Vinh Long Province
Published In: GJHSS Part: E: Economics Volume: 16 Issue: 1
Poverty is a considering problem which has been happening among the ethnic groups of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, especially the poor Khmer. Therefore, the research on "Poverty assessment and analysis of factors affecting income of the poor Khmer households in Loan My village, Tam Binh district, Vinh Long province" was necessarily conducted. The research were collected by direct intervie...
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Authors Nguyen Quang Tuyen, Nguyen Thi Ngoc MaiRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 29 to 32
Analysis of Supply Side Factors Influencing Employability of Fresh Higher Learning Graduates in Tanzania
Published In: GJHSS Part: E: Economics Volume: 16 Issue: 1
This study analysed the supply side factors influencing employability of fresh higher learning graduates in Tanzania taking Arusha city as a case study. The snowballing procedure was used to obtain 80 respondents who were used for analysis. Primary and secondary data was collected using structured interview, observation and documentary review. In particular, the study used logistic regre...
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Authors Nicholaus E. Nikusekela, Eliafura M. PallangyoRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 21 to 27
Role of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) in Indian Microfinance
Published In: GJHSS Part: E: Economics Volume: 16 Issue: 1
Economists have long agreed that access to finance plays an essential role in the process of dipping the inequality in wealth distribution, it enhancing the household income and provide better employment opportunities. Microfinance in India is now mounting and covering wider boundaries more importantly it gets appreciations as a tool to reduce poverty. It has become a critical tool for r...
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Authors Jahangir Ahmad Bhat, Dr. Pushpender YadavRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 13 to 20
Risque D’instabilité Socio-Politique Et Attractivité Des Investissements Directs Etrangers (IDE) Au Cameroun
Published In: GJHSS Part: E: Economics Volume: 16 Issue: 1
Ce papier prolonge la réflexion sur l’environnement des affaires et des investissements qui reste un déterminant majeur de la qualité et de la quantité des Investissements Directs Etrangers (IDE) en destination d’un pays. Le risque d’instabilité socio-politique crée un environnement défavo...
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Authors Gouenet Marcel Renu00c3u00a9Read Journal Click Here
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Reality and Solutions for the Relationships between Social and Economic Growth in Vietnam
Published In: GJHSS Part: E: Economics Volume: 15 Issue: 9
Economic growth and social welfare have very important correlation with all countries. History has shown that some nations have fast economic growth but weak social welfare or vice versa. However, there are also economic developments that couple with very strong growth of social welfare. Therefore, the relationship between economic growth and social welfare is strategically economic - so...
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Authors Dr. Le Dinh PhuRead Journal Click Here
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Post-Retirement Engagement Plan Among Oil Company Workers in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: Is there Interest in Agricultural Investment?
Published In: GJHSS Part: E: Economics Volume: 15 Issue: 9
Workers, including oil company workers are advised to plan for their exit from their employing firms or establishments to avoid been driven below poverty line after retirement. There is also advocacy for people to invest in agriculture by state and federal governments. This study therefore examined the level of interest in agricultural investment among oil company workers in the Niger De...
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Authors Ofuoku, A.U., Ekine, D.I.Read Journal Click Here
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Page No. 15 to 19
Effect of Social Capital on Poverty: Evidence from Fish Farming Households in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Published In: GJHSS Part: E: Economics Volume: 15 Issue: 9
Despite the role of artisanal fishing in the economy of AkwaIbom state, Nigeria, the fishing households are still poor. Poverty among fishing households could be reduced if they establish good networks among themselves and a high degree of connectedness referred to as social capital. In this study, the effect of social capital on the poverty level of fishing households in AkwaIbom state ...
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Authors Salman K.K., M.E. EkongRead Journal Click Here
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Functional Ethnicity, Regionalism and Regional Integration of South West Nigeria: A Study of ODU’A Investment Company Limited (OICL)
Published In: GJHSS Part: E: Economics Volume: 15 Issue: 8
With the abolition of regionalism in 1967, ethnicity became more intensified in Nigeria as the country became more polarized. While regionalism promoted nation building in spite of its abuse as a result of ethnicity, which culminated in the civil war (1967-1970), the latter is mostly an agent of disintegration. However, ethnicity does not necessarily constitute threat to the socio-politi...
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Authors Idowu, Ajibade SamuelRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 27 to 37
Does Unemployment Significantly Impact on Economic Growth in Nigeria?
Published In: GJHSS Part: E: Economics Volume: 15 Issue: 8
This study examines the impact of unemployment on the economic growth of Nigeria from 1985 to 2010. The Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Augmented Dickey-Fuller methods are used to estimate the model of one dependent variable (Real GDP growth rate) and two explanatory variables (inflation and unemployment). It was found that unemployment does not have a significant impact on the economic...
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Authors Onwachukwu Chinedu IncreaseRead Journal Click Here
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