engaged in economic development both at the national and regional level (OECD‚ 1996). The study of economic growth must start with the study of the people who produce it. They work with their own hands‚ design‚ build and operate the machines of production‚ and structure and run the institutions and markets that make growth possible. Julian Simon concluded that the size of the human population together with the technologies these people produce is the root cause of economic growth (Simon‚
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Economic growth in Bangladesh: experience and policy priorities ____________________________________________________________ The Liberation War of 1971 destroyed about a fifth of Bangladesh’s economy‚ and the post-war dislocations left the country on a slow growth trajectory for better part of two decades. Then the economy accelerated from 1990‚ driven by a remarkable turnaround in the growth of multi-factor productivity. We identify factors that inhibit another growth spurt: low levels
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changes in the economy affect the society‚ however we should think whether the economic growth brings benefit in terms of wealth and well-being. Economy is an integral part of society‚ because it defines actions that give rise to the production‚ distribution‚ exchange and consumption of goods and services. I would like to focus on the national economy in terms of economy in the UK. Economists to measure economy growth and well-being individual members are looking at the level of GDP per head‚ which
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EXPENDITURE GROWTH AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA (1990 – 2010). Introduction In the nineteenth century‚ public expenditure under the influence of the classical economists‚ played a limited role in economic activity. There was neither any sound classification of government expenditure nor any standard laid on which all such expenditures should be based. However‚ in the latter part of the nineteenth century‚ Wagner (1883) observed that there exists a relationship between economic growth and public
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Over the past fifty years there has been a rapid increase in Buddhist adherents‚ this is due to the accelerated improvement in technology and the consequent elevation of globalisation. Buddhism is a wide spread‚ immensely populated religion that circumscribes a variety of traditions‚ beliefs and practices‚ based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha). Over time‚ the Buddhist environment has been affected by the diversity of cultures within societies which has implemented change
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developed country? Surveys are made and reports being churned out that state the economic growth of a nation. Does the rate of this economic growth a true indicator in this regard? If that is true why is it then that even in the 21st century decades after the industrialization and years after globalization the proportion of developed countries to under-developed countries is still wide enough? The answer lies in the economic development of these countries. If the gross domestic product or national income
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ref=MjBfMDZfMTFfMTNfMV8yN18xNzI0OTk= Economic growth and economic development Like the infrastructure development‚ improvement of legal mechanism Can now be regarded as the most important precondition for sustainable Growth‚ a stronger economy‚ and pro-people system of governance‚ Writes M S Siddiqui Economic development generally refers to sustained and concerted actions‚ taken by the policy-makers and communities‚ which promote the standard of living and economic health
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Globalisation has had a significant effect on the nature of politics. Of the largest 100 economies in the world‚ 51 are corporations; only 49 are countries. Multinational corporations are a significant force challenging the concept of a national economy. In the modern world‚ national governments have much less control over their economies than previously. Governments need multinational support to run effectively. They are dependent on corporations for their resources and services‚ eg: providing
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POLICY AND NIGERIAN ECONOMIC GROWTHOmitogun Olawunmi and Ayinla‚ Tajudeen A. Department of Economics Olabisi Onabanjo University‚ Ago-Iwoye Abstract This paper has examined empirically the contribution of fiscal policy in the achievement of sustainable economic growth in Nigeria. Using the Solow growth model estimated with the use of Ordinary Least Square method‚ it was found that fiscal policy has not been effective in the area of promoting sustainable economic growth in Nigeria. Although‚ the finding
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THE GROWTH OF INTELLECTUAL AND ACADEMIC INTERGRITY IN NIGERIA The cultural attitude in Nigeria(especially in the western part of Nigeria)‚ before the era of globalisation was that no one could own words or knowledge. Folk tales‚ stories and even the Yoruba history was passed down orally from one generation to the next and nobody has really been able to pin point the source or origin of these tales till date. This is evidenced by some Yoruba literature books (YORUBA LEGENDS by M. I. Ogunmefu and
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