AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON EDUCATION AND HEALTH SECTORS IN NIGERIA (1980-2009)
AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON EDUCATION AND HEALTH SECTORS IN NIGERIA (1980-2009)
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2012-10
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SEKONI, Basheer Wahab
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Abstract
The study investigated the efficiency and effectiveness of government spending on
human capital development in Nigeria (1980-2009) as a means of determining whether
government spending on human development were efficient and effective in
accomplishing the human development outcomes in the country. Specifically, the
study focused on two main components of human capital- education and health; and
modelled each component separately.The study used secondary data and employed
ordinary least square techniques to estimate; in addition to charts and percentages for
trend analysis. The result revealed that government capital spending on education and
health sectors in the country is inefficient and ineffective in spurring human
development. The study concluded that there was need for more capital spending as
well as effective budget monitoring and evaluation through the use of performancebased
budget technique rather than the line-itemed budget system.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF
MASTERS OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ECONOMICS (M.SC)
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA, NIGERIA
OCTOBER 2012
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EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION,, EFFECTIVENESS OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING,, EDUCATION AND HEALTH SECTORS,, NIGERIA (1980-2009)