An assessment of causes and consequences of urban poverty in Nigeria - a study of Suleja local government area Department: Public Administration By: Expresshubpub Project ID: 2243 Rating: (3.8) votes: 8Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis research attempt to assess the causes and consequences of urban poverty. As Nigeria experiences the major thrust of urban growth, urban poverty has become the most intractable phenomenon attracting the attention of concerned observers, who has discovered however, a wide range of interrelated variables, including the people''s annual income, their educational level, occupational distribution, residential status, and even psychological factors explaining the structure of poverty in Suleja. As a result, the poor in Suleja are seen to fall within a wide spectrum of deprivation. Thus, the study suggested that since a mix of lots of factors is involved in assessing urban poverty, the phenomenon called for a system approach which takes into consideration the interacting characteristics of the diverse parameters of the whole system, in the formulation of anti-poverty measures. This study is carefully divided into five chapters with one leading to another. Chapter one deals with the introduction of the study, the background of the study, statement of problems, research questions, objectives of the study, scope and limitation of the study, significance of the study and definition of terms. Chapter two deals with literature review, that is the historical background of suleja local government, the meaning of poverty, poverty and its common misconception, indicators of poverty, major causes of poverty in Nigeria, poverty reduction- whose responsibility, indices for measuring poverty reduction, the aims of local government, functions of local government, notable facts about poverty. Chapter three deals with sources of data, instruments of data, population and sample size and method of data analysis. Chapter four deals with data presentation and data analysis. Chapter five deals with a critical summary of findings, conclusion and recommendations. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Public Administration project topics and materials you might be interested in»Impact of industrial conflict on the performance of workers in the government parastatal (a case study of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)»Human resources as a catalyst for economic growth and development in Nigeria (a case study of Abuja municipal area council) »The influence of effective personnel management practice in organization performance»Local government financial autonomy and grass root development in Nigeria (a case study of Afikpo north local government area)»Enhancing political stability in Nigeria through good governance ( a case study of Abia state)»Niger-Delta crisis and its impact on socio-economic development in Nigeria»Manpower training and development as a tool for effective performance in public sector in Nigeria»Bureaucracy and efficiency (a case study of Enugu state civil service)»The impact of poor revenue generation on the development of Local Government Areas»Political instability a major hindrance to effective policy implementation and good governance (a case study of Nigeria 1983 -1999)»Accountability and corruption in local government in Nigeria (Case study of Bonny local government area of Rivers state)»Fuel subsidy removal and the Nigerian economy (a case study of Abakiliki local government area, Ebonyi state) »Effects of delayed payment of lecturers salaries and wages on students performance»Impact of collective bargaining techniques on industrial relations practice (a case study of two selected firms from NUPENG and NUBIFE)»The influence of employee behaviour on the internal audit function of an organization (a case study of P.Z. industries plc Aba)