
SOCIAL SECURITY MECHANISMS: THEORIES, DESIGN AND PRACTICE
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Living through hunger and physical hardship from infancy to premature old age; living through economic shifts that close factories and strip currency of its value [...]
THE ECONOMICS OF FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
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The phenomenal growth of derivative markets across the globe indicates their impact on the global financial scene. As the securitie s markets continue to evolve, [...]

EDUCATIONAL WORK PERFORMANCE IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES: PROBLEMS, POLICIES AND PROSPECTS
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Without education, development will not occur, only an educated people can command the skills necessary for sustainable economic growth and for a better quality of [...]

THE DYNAMICS OF ELECTRONIC INVESTMENT NETWORKS: AFRICAN EXPERIENCE
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Expanding opportunities for people in developing countries is a pressing concern for governments and for the global community. This is because of the fact that [...]

THE NIGERIAN WARS, REGIONAL CRISES AND ETHNIC DISTURBANCES: POLICY RESPONSES AND DEMOCRATIC IMPLICATIONS
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Nigeria was incorporated in 1914 when Frederick Lugard (First Governor – General) amalgamated the two British protectorates of Northern and Southern. Nigeria and the Crown [...]

THE NEW GLOBALIZATION ERA AND DIGITALIZATION DEBATE: AN ECONOMIST’S PERSPECTIVE
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During the post-world war II period, industrialization was an irresistible trend made global by the dynamics of international trade. Today, the industrial society faces the [...]

CORRUPTION AND BRIBERY IN THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION
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Nigeria is going through a difficult political and economic transition after forty years of independence. Yet, Nigeria remains a society rich in cultural, linguistic, religious, [...]

KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGICAL INTERACTION: A POLICY ORIENTED STUDY OF THE AFRICAN UNION
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Powered by developments in new technology applications, the world is moving rapidly towards knowledge-based economic structures and information societies that comprises networks of individuals, firms [...]