The Role of Rational Planning in Economic Development: A Nigerian Example

1969 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-49
Author(s):  
Oladejo Okediji
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Land Settlement ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Rational Planning ◽  
Directed Change

Sponsors of rational planning often assume that successful implementation of planned and directed change is guaranteed. It is a thesis of this paper, however, that such planning may generate instead conditions which can defeat the socio-economic purpose. A comparison of two of the farm settlements currently administered under the Western Nigeria Land Settlement Scheme will show that their divergent patterns of development, which fell outside the framework prescribed and anticipated by the policy makers, were determined largely by the conditions specified for the establishment of their social structure.

Financial access and economic development: the moderating role of financial consumer protection

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 406-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Kriese ◽  
Joshua Yindenaba Abor ◽  
Elikplimi Agbloyor
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Compliance Monitoring ◽  
Financial Access ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the moderating role of financial consumer protection (FCP) in the access–development nexus. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on cross-country data on 102 countries surveyed in the World Bank Global Survey on FCP and Financial Literacy (2013). The White heteroscedasticity adjusted regressions and Two-stage least squares regressions (2SLS) are used for the estimation. Findings Interactions between FCP regulations that foster fair treatment, disclosure, dispute resolution and recourse and financial access have positive net effects on economic development. However, there is no sufficient evidence to suggest that interactions between financial access and enforcement and compliance monitoring regulations have a significant effect on economic development. Practical implications First, policy makers should continue with efforts aimed at instituting FCP regimes as part of strategies aimed at broadening access to financial services for enhanced economic development. Second, instituting FCP regimes per se may not be enough. Policy makers need to consider possible intervening factors such as the provision of adequate resources and supervisory authority, for compliance monitoring and enforcement to achieve the expected positive effect on economic development. Originality/value This study extends evidence in the law–finance–growth literature by providing empirical evidence on the effect of legal institution specific to the protection of retail financial consumers on the access–development nexus using a nouvel data set, the World Bank Global survey on FCP and Financial Literacy (2013).

scholarly journals The role of organizational capabilities on e-business successful implementation

2021 ◽  
pp. 417-432
Author(s):  
Rima Kabrilyants ◽  
Bader Yousef Obeidat ◽  
Muhammad Alshurideh ◽  
Ra'ed Masa'deh
Keyword(s):  
Strong Support ◽  
Organizational Capabilities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Learning Capabilities ◽  
It Assimilation ◽  
Knowledge Management Capabilities ◽  
Management Capabilities

This study sought to investigate the role of organizational capabilities on e-business successful implementation. The proposed conceptual framework was tested on a sample of 16 Jordanian companies with an online involvement, and a total of 263 valid returns were obtained in a questionnaire based survey. The results provide quite a strong support for the hypothesized relations: organizational capabilities, namely learning organizational capabilities and IT capabilities have significant impact on e-business implementation success. However, no statistical support was found for the significant impact of the knowledge management capabilities on e-business successful implementation. This study implies that the policy-makers should focus on formulating policies and targeting appropriate organizational capabilities to ensure effective e-business implementation, which will eventually yield positive results for the company as a whole. An organization needs a well-designed IT infrastructure to create and maintain the organizational knowledge deriving from organizational learning capabilities and enabling IT assimilation. In light of these results, the research presented many recommendations for future research and a set of limitations.

Entrepreneurship, the Diaspora, and Return

2021 ◽  
pp. 16-36
Author(s):  
Nick Williams
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Contemporary Literature ◽  
Specific Role ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
International Borders ◽  
National Borders

Chapter 2 outlines the contemporary literature on entrepreneurship and its role in economic development. It then explicitly examines the specific role of returnee entrepreneurship and the potential impacts of returnee entrepreneurship to home countries. The chapter highlights the resurgent interest in entrepreneurship among economic theorists and the increased importance ascribed to entrepreneurship by policy makers. It also demonstrates that often research focuses on entrepreneurs within a country, region, or locality, rather than entrepreneurs who are global actors moving across international borders. Of the research on flows of entrepreneurs outside national borders, the majority of literature focuses on the impacts in host countries (i.e. the country they have emigrated to), rather than their home country (i.e. the country they have emigrated from). This chapter thus builds on this research by setting out the important potential role for returnee entrepreneurs who invest at home and have the potential to fill entrepreneurial gaps.

Creation of a system of management and coordination of R&D of high-tech enterprises in the context of digital transformation

2021 ◽  
pp. 116-125
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Dmitrievna Dobrova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Coordination System ◽  
Digital Strategy

The article discusses the role of R&D in the activities of science-intensive enterprises, analyzes the problems arising in the implementation of investment activities in the context of digital transformation, and concludes that it is necessary to build a management and coordination system for R&D, focused on the successful implementation of a digital strategy and the growth of the market value of enterprises. The main tasks of building a system, its components, as well as measures and ways of solving problems arising in the process of management and coordination of R&D at enterprises in the new realities of economic development are given.

From Social Insurance to Poverty Relief

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mónica Uribe Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Poverty Relief ◽  
Welfare Systems

This article expounds how analysts have narrated and analyzed the transformations undergone by policies of social protection in Latin America since the emergency of social security. It emphasizes the weight given in these analyses to the construction of typologies adapted to this regional context, the incidence of the consolidation of democracy, the models of economic development and corporate pacts, the role of political parties and policy makers, the legacy of previous policies, and the actions undertaken by social movements and other organized actors (such as private service providers). In general, it finds that the narratives offered in the literature specializing in this theme have shown the how of the developments undergone by welfare systems in Latin America and identified the factors that have influenced these changes, but they have rarely sought to discover the why of these transformations.

The Changing Tolerance for Income Inequality in the Course of Economic Development

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert O. Hirschman
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Tunnel Effect ◽  
Social Injustice ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Policy Makers

This chapter discusses the complicated relationship between perception and reality in development. It explores the role of emotions and subjective forces—especially envy—in arguing that just as social scientists and policy makers should not confuse circumstantial setbacks with failure in development, rising intolerance for inequality need not be seen as a sign of a crisis of capitalism, or of having to choose between growth or equality. Psychological effects, like the “tunnel effect,” are highly contingent, and one has to understand them carefully before jumping to big conclusions. After all, a strong tunnel effect, by making social injustice more visible, can have positive repercussions.

scholarly journals RURAL GREEN TOURISM AS A TYPE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE UKRAINIAN VILLAGE IN THE CONVENTION OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2020 ◽  
pp. 92-99
Author(s):  
Максим Скочко
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
High Standard ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Green Tourism ◽  
The Village

The article analyzes the tourist resources of the region by organizational forms of tourism. The role of rural green tourism as an important branch of the national and world economy is considered. The main trends in the development of this type of tourism are studied, its role in the economy of different countries is determined. The role of rural green tourism in solving socio-economic problems of the village is highlighted. The role and place of rural green tourism in the development of rural regions of Ukraine, the relevance and issues of rural tourism in a pavid-19 pandemic are considered. It is highlighted that the development of the Ukrainian countryside is the main goal of the decentralization reform, which is aimed at developing a high standard of living of the rural population and capable economic competition in a crisis and an exacerbation of the pandemic. Social and economic development of tourism, including "green", increasing its popularity is relevant because it will increase the state budget and employment, maintain a high standard of living, improve education, introduce new means of dissemination of information, create conditions for improving the balance of payments countries, development of territories and other sectors of the economy of Ukraine. Rural tourism can become an independent system capable of solving the main socio-economic problems of the village. In general, the developed segment of rural tourism will have a positive impact on the competitiveness of rural areas and will contribute to employment of the rural population. Subject to the successful implementation of green tourism development projects, the following results can be expected: creation of new jobs; intensification of entrepreneurial activity of all economic forms and motivation of growth of budget revenues; development of related services infrastructure, etc.

How nurse practitioners implement their roles

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane L. Desborough
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Nurse Practitioner ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Central Process ◽  
Policy Makers

Objective. This is a report of a qualitative health research study examining how nurse practitioners construct and implement their roles. Methods. In-depth interviews and a focus group discussion were conducted to obtain narrative data from nurse practitioners from a variety of clinical backgrounds. Data were analysed utilising the principles of grounded theory. Subjects. Seven nurse practitioners participated in face-to-face interviews and six participated in a focus group discussion. Results. The central process of ‘developing legitimacy and credibility’ is achieved through the processes of: ‘developing Clinical Practice Guidelines’, ‘collaborating with the multidisciplinary team’, ‘communicating’, and ‘transitioning to practice’. Conclusion. Policy makers and those responsible for operationalising nurse practitioner roles need to support the central process of developing legitimacy and credibility vital for successful implementation. First, this involves enabling a supportive and informed process of Clinical Practice Guideline development. Second, key inter-disciplinary relationships need to be identified to facilitate collaboration and sources of mentorship for nurse practitioners. Finally, an identified period of transition will facilitate identification, development and implementation of the above processes. What is known about the topic? The contemporary role of the nurse practitioner was introduced to provide a flexible, innovative, integrated care strategy, providing increased continuity of nursing care at an advanced practice level. Implementation of the role of the nurse practitioner can be challenging and is influenced by several identified barriers and facilitators. What does this paper add? This paper adds an understanding of workplace relationships and processes, which are integral to the construction and implementation of nurse practitioner roles. The interplay of these processes and relationships support the central process of ‘developing legitimacy and credibility’. What are the implications for practitioners? This paper provides a clear guide for policy makers and those responsible for operationalising nurse practitioner roles in regard to the requirements underpinning successful role development and implementation.

Lessons for India, Policy, and the Economics of Development

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Himanshu ◽  
Peter Lanjouw ◽  
Nicholas Stern
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Development Economics ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Growth Process ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Public Pressure ◽  
The Subject

This chapter attempts to draw some broad lessons for policy-makers and for the subject of development economics from the close examination of economic development in Palanpur over seven decades. It considers possible implications for India’s wider development, and argues that the workings of policies in relation to Palanpur can raise questions as to how policies elsewhere might be created, modified, or abandoned. Theories of development should, if they are to have real explanatory power, help in understanding the growth and development of a ‘not particularly unusual’ village. The chapter considers which ideas contribute the most important insights for Palanpur and what are the implications for research priorities. These include the role of informal activities in understanding the growth process, entrepreneurship, sustainability, inequality as an outcome of mobility, and the role of empowerment in public pressure, all of which involve understanding the role and evolution of behaviour and institutions.

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