IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE RESEARCH (JPASWR )

E-ISSN 2504-3597
P-ISSN 2695-2440
VOL. 9 NO. 1 2024

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A Comparative Analysis of the Impact Administrative Eras Has on Economic Growth of Nigeria Using a Mixed Study Approach

Chinenye Blessing Obi, Osita James Igweike, Eze Osmond Ikechukwu, Chibuzor Chigozie Nweke

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Abstract

This paper compared the impact administrative eras (military and civilian) has on the economic growth of Nigeria using a mix-study approach. Agricultural and educational policies introduced under the various administrations were used as bases of comparison. The study was a historical research design. Three research questions guided the study. The population comprised 61 time series data points which spanned 1960 to 2021. A sample size of 37 time series data points were purposively selected. For the purpose of triangulation, 10 stakeholders 5 each from education and agricultural sectors were purposively drawn. Primary and secondary data were used in the study. Secondary data were sourced from the World Bank database and analyzed using descriptive and regression analysis. While primary data were sourced through the in-depth interviews and thematically analysed. Results showed that neither the military nor the civilian regimes' policies on agriculture and education had a favourable impact on Nigeria's economic development. The study also found that the more a new agricultural policy is introduced, the more it is unfavorable to the Nigeria’s economy development. The paper recommends that democratic government should tackle corruption and employ a multi-stakeholder structure in the formulations of its policy.

keywords:

Regimes, Civilian, Military, Education, Agriculture, Economy, Policy, Administration, Nigeria

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