Clusters, Networks, and Innovation in Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) the Role of Productive Investment in the Development of SMEs in Nigeria.
| Основен автор: | Uzor, Osmund Osinachi. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Frankfurt :
Lang, Peter, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften,
2011.
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| Серия: |
Europaische Hochschulschriften. Volks- und Betriebswirtschaft ;
Bd. 3373. |
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Clusters, Networks, and Innovation in Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) : The Role of Productive Investment in the Development of SMEs in Nigeria. |
Съдържание:
- Tables
- xiv; Figures
- xviii; Acknowledgement
- xxi; Dedication
- xxiii; Preface
- xxv; Chapter 1: Introduction
- 1; 1.1 Research Problem
- 1; 1.2 The Research objectives
- 2; 1.3 Motivation of the study
- 3; 1.4 Theoretical Assumptions and Hypotheses
- 4; 1.5 Methodology
- 6; 1.5.1 The Analytical Steps
- 6; 1.5.2 Data collection and field survey challenges
- 8; 1.5.3 Design of Sample Representative
- 10; 1.5.3.1 The Sample Procedure
- 10; 1.5.3.2 Selected Sample of clustered and dispersed Enterprises
- 16; 1.5.4 Methods of Data Analyses
- 16; 1.6 The Study Plan
- 17.
- Chapter 2: The Nigeria's Economic and Social Performance
- 192.1 Introduction
- 19; 2.2 The Geography and Nigeria's Political Economy
- 19; 2.2.1 Geographical Facts and the People of Nigeria
- 19; 2.2.2 Overview of Nigeria's Political Economy 1807- 1999
- 22; 2.3 Nigeria's Economic Performance and Problems
- 26; 2.3.1 The Structure of Production and Economic Growth
- 26; 2.3.2 The Structure of External Transactions
- 29; 2.3.2.1 Exports of Oil and Non-Oil Commodities
- 29; 2.3.2.2 Import of Oil and Non-Oil Commodities
- 30; 2.3.2.3 Balance of Payment Current Account
- 31.
- 2.3.3 The Structure of Demand and Federal Government Finance
- 322.3.3.1 The Structure of Demand
- 32; 2.3.3.2 Federal Government Finance
- 33; 2.3.4 Macroeconomic Performance
- 34; 2.3.5 Nigerian International Liquidity and Aid Dependency
- 37; 2.3.5.1 Nigeria's External Reserve and Debt Problems
- 37; 2.3.5.2 Nigeria's External Debt
- 38; 2.3.5.3 External Assistance and Aid Dependency
- 40; 2.3.6 Relative Prices Changes and Interest Rate in Nigerian Economy
- 42; 2.3.6.1 Inflation Rate in Nigeria's Economy
- 42; 2.3.6.2 Food Price Index in Nigeria
- 43; 2.3.6.3 Interest Rate
- 43.
- 2.4 Labour Force and Unemployment in Nigeria
- 442.5 Structure of Nigeria's Industrial Output and Manufacturing Activities in Nigeria
- 46; 2.6 The Poverty and Income Inequality in Nigeria
- 52; 2.6.1 Poverty in Nigeria
- 52; 2.6.2 Income Inequality in Nigeria
- 55; 2.6.3 Health care and Economic Development in Nigeria
- 56; 2.6.4 Interdependency of Education and Economic Development in Nigeria
- 60; 2.6.4.1 Nigeria's Education Outcome
- 60; 2.6.4.2 Primary school enrolment
- 61; 2.6.4.3 Federal Government Commitment to Education
- 63.
- 2.6.5 Environment and Economic Development in Nigeria
- 642.6.5.1 Trends and Inplications of Environmental Problems in NigerianEconomy
- 64; 2.6.5.2 The Role of SMEs in the Environmental Management
- 65; 2.7 Poverty Reduction Strategies in Nigeria and Industrial Development
- 67; 2.8 Summary and Conclusion
- 71; Chapter 3: SMEs in Economic Development and Growth Discourse
- 73; 3.1 Introduction
- 73; 3.2 Definitions and theoretical conceptual of small enterprises
- 75; 3.3 Literature review on SMEs in Developing Countries
- 77.
- 3.4 The political economic weaknesses in the promotion of SMEs in Africa
- 82.