AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND LIVING CONDITIONS IN ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE
AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND LIVING CONDITIONS IN ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE
| dc.contributor.author | SANUSI, Ismail Hayatu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-10T11:17:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-09-10T11:17:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-01 | |
| dc.description | A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, AS PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ECONOMICS | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Recent measures of welfare tend to go beyond the conventional focus on resources to a wide range of other aspects due to the multidimensional nature of quality of life. Such an approach is however limited by lack of clear framework for evaluating quality of life particularly at the micro level. This study evaluates the quality of life, living conditions and the effectiveness of governance in Zaria Local Government Area from an economic perspective. The Capability Deprivation Index (CDI) was developed and estimated across the thirteen wards of the study area. Using a combination of stratified and systematic random sampling, data were collected on key dimensions of quality of life - education, health and living conditions, to determine the nature and extent of capability deprivation and its disparity across the thirteen Wards and Zaria Local Government Area as a whole. With the use of descriptive statistical method of analysis, findings from the study suggest the existence of capability deprivation in all dimensions with great disparity across households. The results also point to living conditions as the greatest source of deprivation, which is evident in poor living standards and significant governance deficit. The study therefore recommends that government should scale up commitments in the living conditions dimension, and welfare intervention policies should be ward-specific based on a scale of preference. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10368 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, | en_US |
| dc.subject | QUALITY, | en_US |
| dc.subject | LIFE, | en_US |
| dc.subject | LIVING CONDITIONS, | en_US |
| dc.subject | ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, | en_US |
| dc.subject | KADUNA STATE, | en_US |
| dc.title | AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND LIVING CONDITIONS IN ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |