Issues in Economic Development

Contents: Preface. 1. Key issues in economic growth and development nexus in Nigeria. 2. Key issues in growth and development in Nigeria. 3. Comparative economic system. 4. Investment in Nigeria. 5. Macro-economic trend. 6. Major obstacle to Nigeria economic growth. 7. Transport pricing. 8. Transport in Nigeria development. 9. Pricing in transport: a multimodal perspective. 10. Monetary policy impacts on growth, inflation and exchange rates. 11. Challenges with current financial structures. 12. Globalization and its conceptual usages. 13. History of Nigeria trade. 14. Trade, economic growth and poverty: theoretical and empirical links. 15. Gap in the existing trade policy. 16. Foreign trade barriers in Nigeria. 17. Youth empowerment and development drive. 18. Global sustainability. 19. Income distribution and development. 20. Overview of Nigeria economy. References. Index.

This book is the outcome of 33 years of research experience of different research works conducted by the authors and their colleagues. The contents of the book covers the syllabus on the subject matters related to both social sciences and applied sciences research. This book is designed to create awareness about the emergency trends in agricultural designing, developing new economic process to the target people and provide a platform for forthcoming researchers.