THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN KANO STATE (1990 – 2009)
THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN KANO STATE (1990 – 2009)
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2012-11
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ADAMU, SANUSI
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Abstract
The study has provided both descriptive and empirical analysis of the impact of
public expenditure on human capital development in Kano state in the last twenty
years. For that purpose recurrent and capital expenditure on education services
together with pupils and students gender enrolment, number of teachers/tutors
employed, and schools buildings were used as proxies for number of graduates
generated in the state as the basis of human capital. The available data were
basically secondary in nature. The study made use of both qualitative and
quantitative method of analysis. The results of the study showed that there was
insufficient funding and inappropriate expenditure in education service and that
was why accessibility to western education was limited, school buildings were
inadequate and not in good shape, equity in providing education is neglected and
therefore secondary school leaving examination has never been appreciative the
result of which is shortage of modern manpower among the indigenes of the state.
Public expenditure is statistically significant in building human capital in the state
implying that there is need to increase budgetary allocation to education and
ensure its proper utilization, careful study of the type of graduates available paves
way for sense of direction, involvement of volunteers from the community to
supplement government efforts is necessary and lastly the public schools to
incorporate children from all and different classes of income earners.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
AWARD OF M.Sc. DEGREE IN ECONOMICS
NOVEMBER, 2012
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IMPACT,, PUBLIC,, EXPENDITURE,, HUMAN,, CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT,, KANO,, STATE,, (1990 – 2009)