THE PLACE OF INFORMAL SECTOR IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE
Date
2007-05-26
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Department of Business Administration, Nasarawa State University, Keffi.
Abstract
Nigeria today has found itself in a state of laxolessness partly due to the high level of unemployment, which is has major problem in Nigeria. Successive governments have failed to create new jobs and to ensure job security. This paper suggests the strengthening of the informal sector as an alternative strategy towards job creation and hence alleviating the poverty situation in Nigeria. To move out of poverty; jobs must be created in micro, small and medium enterprises as a right step in attaining the desired reduction in the level of poverty.
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Informal Sector, Poverty & Alleviation
Citation
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