Agricultural Economics of Nigeria: Paradoxes and Crossroads of Multimodal Nature Professor Eric C. Eboh Professor of Agricultural Economics University of Nigeria CONTENTS 1.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 2 2.0 CONCEPTUAL APPROACH OF THIS INAUGURAL LECTURE 6 REFLECTIONS ON THE STRATEGIC ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY 8 3.0 4.0 5.0 AGRICULTURE FROM THE LOOKING GLASS OF MAN’S ECONOMIC HISTORY 16 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY FROM PARADIGMATIC VIEWPOINTS ABOUT THE STATE VIS-A-VIS MARKET 21 6.0 NIGERIAN AGRICULTURE
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Economic development is generally understood to mean an increase in national production that result in an increase in average per capita gross national product (GNP). An increase in average per capita GNP alone however is not sufficient to denote the implied or expected meaning of economic development. Besides an increase in average per capita GNP‚ most interpretations of the concept imply a widespread distribution of income as well. Economic development as commonly defined today‚ The strategies
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The role of agriculture in economic development has undergone an important evolution. In the past‚ agriculture was often viewed as the passive partner in the development process‚ however‚ it is now typically regarded as an active and co-equal partner with the industrial sector. This essay addresses the question of how the agriculture sector can contribute to sustainable economic development of developing countries with the case examples of Zambia. In the same work‚ the essay suggests what the government
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Raising Capital in the Financial Markets CHAPTER ORIENTATION This chapter considers the market environment in which long-term capital is raised. The underlying rationale for the existence of security markets is presented‚ investment banking services and procedures are detailed‚ private placements are discussed‚ and security market regulation is reviewed. CHAPTER OUTLINE I. The mix of corporate securities sold in the capital market. A. When corporations raise cash in the capital market
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Social Capital and Rural Development Definition: The term social capital refers to the various norms‚ values and cultural aspects which govern the people living in a society and the institutions they are attached with. It is a kind of bonding that holds the societies and communities together and without which there can be no economic growth as per the desired expectations. Social Capital is considered as one of the most important capital available to the community for achieving developmental goals
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Caribbean Human Capital Development Caribbean political leaders such as Sir Grantley Adams (Barbados)‚ Sir Norman Manley (Jamaica) and Dr. Eric Williams (Trinidad) believed in the principle of enhancing Human Capital. Assess the advantages and disadvantages of the Human Capital Theory in its application to Caribbean societies. As the world industrializes‚ the desire to optimize efficiency and maximize profits is paramount to societal development. Many have written on this‚ proposing numerous
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SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY College of Engineering Technology Management‚ Economics and Policy Program Technology Management‚ Economics and Policy Papers Economic Development in MONGOLIA Erkhemchimeg BYAMBASUREN and Almas HESHMATI TEMEP Discussion Paper No. 2010:53 공 과 대 학‚ 기술경영경제정책 대학원과정 151-742 서울시 관악구 신림동 산 56-1 Technology Management‚ Economics and Policy Program College of Engineering‚ Seoul National University San 56-1‚ Shillim-Dong‚ Kwanak-Gu‚ Seoul 151-742 ‚KOREA Phone: ++82-2-880-9140
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ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3‚ No.9‚ 2011 www.iiste.org Government Expenditure and Economic Development: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria Muritala Taiwo Department of Economics and Financial Studies‚ Fountain University Osogbo‚ Nigeria Corresponding Author’s E-mail: muritaiwo@yahoo.com Tel: +2348034730332; +2347054979206 Taiwo Abayomi Department of Economics‚ Tai Solarin University of Education‚ Ijebu-Ode‚ Nigeria E-mail: yommy246@yahoo.com Tel: +2348055821802 Abstract This study attempts to empirically
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DEVOLOPMENT ECONOMICS Fall 2013 COLLEGE OF ECONOMICS JINAN UNIVERSITY Instructor: Lan Ding （丁岚） Office Hours: Pending or by appointment Email: tlanding@jnu.edu.cn Time: Monday‚ 19:00-22:00 Classroom: A506 Course Overview Development Economics explains the unprecedented progress that has been made in many parts of the developing world—but fully confronts the enormous problems and challenges that remain to be addressed in the years ahead. The course shows the wide diversity
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Financial Express May 10‚ 2007 CAPITAL MARKET IN BANGLADESH: SOME RECENT TRENDS Courtesy by: AIMS of Bangladesh Ltd The capital market Bangladesh capital market is quite small compared to both other regional markets and to the size of its economy. Though generally a capital market has two prongs‚ the stock market and the debt market‚ Bangladesh market has only stock market in active operation‚ as a debt market is still in its incipient stage. However‚ the stock market is also considerably small
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