Leadership, policy making, and economic growth in African countries : the case of Nigeria (English)

Nigeria's long-run growth performance has been extremely poor. Between 1960 and 2000, real income per capita grew at only 0.43 percent per year. The situation improved between 2001 and 2006 when real per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at an average annual rate of 4.2 percent. This paper demonstrates that the superior growth performance during 2001-06 is largely attributable to the impact of better leadership and economic policy making. The...

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Iyoha,Milton Amenaghawon;
Document Date
2008/01/01
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
57717
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Nigeria,
Region
Western And Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2010/11/25
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Leadership, policy making, and economic growth in African countries : the case of Nigeria
Keywords
average annual rate of inflation

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Iyoha,Milton Amenaghawon.

Leadership, policy making, and economic growth in African countries : the case of Nigeria (English). Commission on growth and development working paper ; no. 17 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/257751468288951249

Leadership, policy making, and economic growth in African countries : the case of Nigeria (English)

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