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ABSTRACT           This research work Foreign Investment and Economic Development in Nigeria, examine the essence, to what extent will forget investment generate the desired level of economic development.           In this study, various theoretical and literature issues were discussed as regards foreign investment and economic development in Nigeria and an Empirical Analysis was also employed in evaluating the effect of some economic variables on GDP growth rate (economic development), using ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Globalization has led to a rapid growth in the number of multinational enterprises (MNEs) that have been investing abroad in recent years. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has become enormously significant as the magnitude of international business has grown gradually during the last two decades. This development has occurred for several reasons, including the evolution and development of free-market economies around the world, the ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Of The Study The political, economic and social development of any country depends on the amount of revenue generated for the provision of infrastructure in that given country. However one means of generating the amount of revenue for providing the needed infrastructure is through a well structure tax system. Azubike (2009) is of the view that tax is a major player in every society of ...

ABSTRACT This study examined the relationship between foreign private investment and economic growth in Nigeria over the period of 1980 – 2009. In doing so, we investigate the impact of foreign private investment on economic growth in Nigeria, as well as the causal relationship between them. We used an ordinary Least Square Regression (OLS), based on objective one, we found that foreign private investment causes economic growth in Nigeria, and economics growth does ...

CHAPTER ONE 1.1     INTRODUCTION According to annual report of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigeria economy has performed less well in the 1980’s than the 1970’s. Much of the growth in both periods was based on performance of the oil sector. By 1970 oil output stood at 558 million barrels and increased to 823 million barrels by 1973. Between 1975 – 1985, oil output per day averaged between 1.8 ...

CHAPTER ONE 1.0       INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY In a word where nation are unequally endowed with human natural, financial resources, a high degree of interdependent do exist. No nation can therefore operate as an Island for survival may be impossible. This interdependent is so vital that it cuts across ideological and potential political lines. Hence we see, for instance trade between the Eastern and Western blocks despite their strong ideological ...