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Thickly Populated and Abundant Resources but Struggling with Development: The Case of Nigeria
Department of Public Administration, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria
Department of Public Administration, Yobe State University, Damaturu, Nigeria
- 1 Department of Public Administration, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria
- 2 Department of Public Administration, Yobe State University, Damaturu, Nigeria
Theoretical Economics Letters·Volume 11 (2021)·Pages 643–647·Published 8 May 2021·DOI10.4236/tel.2021.113042
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Abstract
The study focused on the subject matter of development. It attempted identifying reasons why a nation densely populated and blessed with abundant natural resources battle with development. The study depended on secondary data and historical description method used in data collection and analysis. Problems about religion, ethnicity and syndrome for getting rich quick are hampering any strategy for development in Nigeria. It is therefore recommended among others that the society must rise up to challenge any support for the quest to get rich quick syndrome so that corruption can be controlled or reduced being a dominant factor.
KeywordsSubject Matter of DevelopmentAbundant Natural ResourcesEconomic Growth
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