IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (IJSSMR )

E-ISSN 2545-5303
P-ISSN 2695-2203
VOL. 9 NO. 11 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijssmr.v9.no11.2023.pg38.66

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Religious Diversity and Socio-Economic Development in Southwest Nigeria

ACHUGO, Eusebius, ADETAYO, Hezekiah O., ONASANYA, Opeyemi O.

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Abstract

Diversity management shares an important link with Socio-economic development. Religious diversity as a type of diversity also has a link with socio-economic development of southwest, Nigeria. The study investigated the effect of religious diversity on the socio-economic development of southwest, Nigeria. Regression analytical method was used to measure the effect of the parameters (religious diversity) which is the independent variable on the dependent variable (socio-economic development) which was measured with indicators like foreign and local investments, employment opportunities, quality education, good social amenities, higher life expectancy and personal safety using SPSS version 20.

keywords:

Diversity, Diversity Management, Religious Diversity, Socio-economic development

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