global-journal-of-human-social-science-e-economics Global Journal of Human-Social Science - E: Economics 0975-587X 2249-460X Global Journals Publishing Group Incorporated 77510 Growth without Development in Nigeria: Issues and Way Forward OlaniyiOlubodun NIGERIA, Nigeria Institute of Social and Economic Research 15 01 2014 14 E4 9 13

Development has long been a catch-all phrase and it now seems that everybody has something to say on the subject. It is indeed crucial to know what one is talking about, if only to allow for the differentiation of development from economic growth with which it is equated all too often. In point of fact, it is believed that the apparent failure of the development project can be attributed to precisely this misunderstanding surrounding the notion of development itself.

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Development has long been a catch-all phrase and it now seems that everybody has something to say on the subject. It is indeed crucial to know what one is talking about, if only to allow for the differentiation of development from economic growth with which it is equated all too often. In point of fact, it is believed that the apparent failure of the development project can be attributed to precisely this misunderstanding surrounding the notion of development itself.