48 research outputs found
ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIOECONOMIIC EFFECTS OF LAND RECLAMATION IN LEKKI, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA.
No full textThe paper investigates the effects of land reclamation in Lekki area of Lagos state. The objectives of the study include the extent of the reclaimed land in the study area, examination of the factors for relocation to the study area, livability and satisfaction of the residents, the implication of the reclamation exercise and the examination of the control measures put in place to mitigate possible effects of such reclamation exercise. The study adopts survey research design and multi-stage approaches. Data collection were done using questionnaire survey and personal observation instruments. The study uses descriptive and inferential statistical tools for data analysis and interpretation. The study reveals the portion of wetland and ocean based has been transformed to human settlement and that the occupier placed high premium on home ownership than shelter in their decision for relocation to the study area, they are satisfied with the level of infrastructure in the study area and that the perceived disadvantages of the reallocation was consider too insignificant to reckon with in their decision to relocate. The study recommends among others formulation of policy for the maintenance and preservation of the quality of the reclaimed environment
TECH HUBS AND URBAN TRANSFORMATION: THE CASE OF YABA AS A TECHNOLOGY HUB
No full textThis paper investigates the relationship between the emergence of Yaba as a prominent technology hub and the patterns of urban transformation it has engendered in Lagos, Nigeria. By employing a mixed-methods approach that combines qualitative and quantitative research, the study examines the analysis of spatial dynamics, and identifies the mechanisms driving urban change in Yaba. The findings reveal significant demographic shifts, changes in land use, and evolving community identities as a result of technological growth. Furthermore, the research highlights the implications of these transformations for urban planning and community development, emphasizing the need for inclusive strategies that address issues such as displacement and housing affordability. This study contributes to the existing literature on urban transformation in the Global South and provides practical recommendations for policymakers and stakeholders to foster sustainable urban growth in technology-driven environments
The political economy of the Lom� Convention and the relations between the European Economic Community, and Africa, the Caribbean and the pacific states: A study in the political economy of north-south relations, 1982
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Urban Safety and Security in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria
No full textUrban insecurity, loss of life and property are global challenges that affect the living conditions and the geomorphology of urban centers. This study assesses the use of closed-circuit television (CCTV) inclusive design to promote urban safety and security for sustainable urban development. The objectives are to examine the socioeconomic characteristics of the residents, examine the existing security structure, assess the level of CCTV awareness, and assess its current uses. Mixed method of data collection and analysis were adopted. The findings reveal that both the residential houses and banks have suffered adverse security issues and anti-social menace. CCTV inclusive design is described important for preventing crime in banks, while the same cannot be categorically stated in residential houses. Recommendations for CCTV inclusive design strategies, safety, and security strategies with government policies, public and private participation of stakeholders in urban planning design were proposed for the study area.</jats:p
Assessing the effect of urban informal economic activity on the quality of the built environment for sustainable urban development in Lagos, Nigeria
No full textDeveloping countries'participation in the World Trade Organization
No full textIn the 1960s and 1970s developing countries viewed UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade&Development) rather than the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs&Trade) as the main institution through which to promote their interests in international trade. But beginning with the Uruguay Round in the mid-1980s, their attitude changed, many more of them became members of the GATT, and a significant number played an active role in negotiations. The author analyzes developing countries'representation and participation in the World Trade Organization (WTO) as of mid-1997 to determine how developing countries can effectively promote their interests and discharge their responsibilities under the rules and agreements of the new organization. He concludes that although many developing countries are actively participating in the new process, more than half of the developing countries that are members of the WTO participate little more than they did in the early 1980s and have not increased their staffing, despite the vastly greater complexity of issues and obligations. Institutional weaknesses at home are the main constraints to effective participation and representation of their interests at the WTO. To make their participation more effective, he recommends that the developing countries establish adequately staffed WTO missions based in Geneva; failing that, pooling their resources and representation in Geneva; and being sure to pay their dues, which are typically small. He also recommends that the international community place higher priority on programs of assistance in support of institutional development of poorer countries aimed at enhancing their capacity to participate in the international trading system and the WTO -- and that the WTO review its internal rules and procedures to ensure that inadvertently they do not make developing countries participation more difficult.Economic Theory&Research,Decentralization,Economic Conditions and Volatility,Country Strategy&Performance,Labor&Employment Law,Trade and Services,Poverty Assessment,Economic Theory&Research,World Trade Organization,Country Strategy&Performance
International economic order and the political economy of foreign investment: a study in imperialism and unequal development, 1979
No full textThe major premise of this study is that a relationship exists between international economic order, imperialism and unequal development. The nature of this relationship is that the international economic order is the legal political superstructure as well as the economic arrangement that governs international political economy relations. This economic arrangement was formed and structured at the end of the second world war under the hegemony of the United States. The development of this postwar international economic order was accompanied by economic arrangements that were based on trade, aid, investment policies and monetary system. These four functional areas were structured within the framework of imperialist institutions like the IMF, IBRD and GATT. By operating within the structure of these institutions the economic order has become the major promoting and accelerating factor of imperialism and subsequently of underdevelopment. The study also suggests that of the four functional areas of the economic order private foreign investment is the most powerful link between imperialism and underdevelopment. This important role of foreign invest�ment is derived from the fact that it functions within the framework of MNCs. And since the activities of MNCs touch every aspect of the national and international, social and politico-economic system, foreign invest-ment has become the international mechanism of control that organically connects the two processes of development and underdevelopment. The analysis of the demand for a NIEO reveals that the demand by third world leaders was precipitated by two factors: the failure of political independence to bring economic prosperity and their frustra�tion, in about two decades of largely fruitless efforts to obtain inter�national consideration and implementation of their proposals for equitable distribution of international resources. The finding reveals that despite the conflict on a NIEO there is no prospect that the NIEO will be implemented. And if it does, it would not enhance the developmentof third world peoples. Instead it will result in a new and more advanced form of imperialist exploitation of the people through a new unequal international divisio of labor and form of dependency that will emerge. The reason is that an internal development geared to the NIEO will strengthen the position of the priviledged dominant classes who are in alliance with the monopolies of the center and subjugate the masses furthe to capitalist exploitation and oppression. The study concludes that underdevelopment can not be eliminated through the diffusion of technology and institutional values from the advanced capitalist countries. The process that will lead to genuine development that is capable of creating the production base sufficient to serve the entire population must take an introversion character, be socialist and self-reliant
Japan as a Capital Exporter and the World Economy (Occasional Papers No. 18. Group of Thirty, New York) by Masaru Yoshitomi
No full textSound financial system is considered central to the development of trade either in an economy or internationally. This fact informed the author of this Occasional paper in examining and bringing into focus how Japan became an international creditor i.e. net capital exporter in the world financial system aside from her leading role in world trade. This position was attained through a combination of many factors, some of which were sectoral savings-investment imbalances and the co-existence of high-employment government deficit and the high-employment current account surplus in the 1970s and 1980s. The author thus, traced the historical evolution of Japan• s chronic current account surplus vis-a-vis its impact in the international financial systems back to the end of World War JI in 1945 when she was an immature debtor country with a regulated financial . system. Although it was written in 1985, the paper is still relevant in the light of free market economy and economic liberalisation and the concomitant internationalisation of local economies
