One of the critical concerns in Nigeria is how to alleviate poverty
in the country. The general prevalence of poverty in Nigeria is
paradoxical because the country is one of the biggest oil-producing
countries in the world. A 1999 World Bank report for instance
showed that some 70 per cent of the population lives below the
bread line - usually considered as living on less than US$1.00 a
day. This raises a number of very important questions: What are
really responsible for the wide prevalence of poverty in Nigeria in
the midst of plenty? How is poverty manifested in the country? What
alleviation strategies are in place? How effective are they? And
what are the implications of all these for the country's democracy
project, political stability, nation-building and development
discourse? Contributors to this volume address these questions and
provide insights into some of the central issues in the discussion
of poverty, including how the poor themselves struggle to cope or
adapt to their condition. Using multidisciplinary perspectives, the
contributors critique the current alleviation strategies and
recommend more viable and better- targeted approaches that will
sharply reduce the incidence of poverty in Nigeria.
_____________________________________________ * Mustapha C. Duze is
a Professor of Sociology at Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. He
did his undergraduate studies in Sociology at the University of
Ife, Nigeria, and holds a PhD in Demography from the University of
Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Professor Duze also holds a Diploma in Survey
Sampling from the Institute of Social Research, University of
Michigan, Ann Abor, U.S.A He was Head of the Department of
Sociology at Bayero University (1994-1999) and the Director of the
General Studies Unit of the same University (2002 to 2006). He has
published widely in scholarly journals and has co-authored several
books. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Bayero University's
Journal of interdisciplinary Studies. *Dr. Habu Mohammed holds a
PhD in Political Science from Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. He
is currently a senior lecturer in the Department of Political
Science, Bayero University, Kano-Nigeria. He has published widely
in the areas of political economy, political development, peace
studies, human rights, civil society and democratization. He is a
co-editor of Readings in Social Science Research (2006) and editor
of Concepts and Issues in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
(2005). He is a Member of the Editorial Board of the faculty-based
Journal of Social and Management Studies (JOSAMS). He was also a
Fulbright Fellow at the Programme of African Studies (PAS),
Northwestern University, Illinois, U.S.A. * Professor Ibrahim Ahmed
Kiyawa did his undergraduate studies at the University of Bradford
in the United Kingdom and a doctorate degree in Development
Economics, from Maxwell School, Syracuse University, New York, USA.
Professor Kiyawa was a Dean of the Faculty of Social and Management
Sciences, Bayero University, Kano-Nigeria for a long time, and Head
of the Department of Economics, which he founded in 1976. Professor
Kiyawa has over 30 years of teaching and research experience. He
has published extensively in national and international journals
and has edited a number of books, including Management of the
Nigerian Economy under Democratic Administration (2000),
Accountability, Finance, and Financial Discipline in Local
Government Administration (1999), Topics on the Nigerian Economy
(1988), and Export Promotion as a Strategy for Industrialization
(1988). Prof. Kiyawa is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of
Social and Management Studies ( JOSAMS).
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