IMPACT OF MICRO CREDIT ON POVERTY ALLEVIATION SCHEME IN EDO STATE A CASE STUDY OF LIFT ABOVE POVERTY ORGANIZATION (LAPO)
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 BACKGROUND FO THE STUDY The level of poverty has increased in Africa and inNigeriasince the implementation of the Structural Adjustment Programme in the ‘80s (UNDP Nigeria, 1998; World Bank, 1999). Data from the Federal Office of Statistics (FOS) on poverty profile inNigeria(1999) showed that the incidence of poverty increased from 28.1% in 1980 to 43.6% in 1985 but declined to 42.7% in 1992 and rose again to ...
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