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The Factors of Declining Agricultural Growth in Bangladesh and Its Impact on Food Security

Minhazur Rahman Rezvi · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2018

Agriculture is an important sector of Bangladesh economy because it has a positive role in food security, employment and livelihoods. Around 84 percent of rural people rely on agriculture sector directly or indirectly for their livelihood. However, in last 17 years, the shares of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2018/v1i425810

Materials Management and its Effect on the Performance of Manufacturing Sector: Evidence from Nigerian Cement Industry

F. Oyebamiji, Florence · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2018

The study examined the effect of materials management on the performance of manufacturing industry with particular reference to the selected cement industry. Purposive sampling technique was employed to select Dangote Cement Plc, Ashaka Cem Plc and Lafarge Africa Plc, while judgm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2018/v1i425808

Implementation of Public Procurement Act and Government Performance: Evidence from Nigeria

F. Oyebamiji, Florence · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2018

This study examines the influence of implementation of public procurement Act on government performance in Nigeria. Specifically, the study determines the extent of compliance with the Public Procurement Act, identifies factors affecting compliance with the Public Procurement Act...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2018/v1i425807

Impact of Inventory Management Practices on Small and Medium Enterprises Manufacturing Subsector In Oyo State, Nigeria

Kareem, Thompson Sola · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2018

This study examines the impact of inventory management practices on the performance of SMEs manufacturing sub-sector in Oyo State, Nigeria.   A survey of 129 randomly selected from three (3) cities such as Ibadan, Ogbomoso and Oyo town.  The data collection instrument was a struc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2018/v1i425803

Investigating Health Communication Interventions on Three Major Illnesses in Nigeria

Chinwe Catherine Okpoko & Elias Chikee Aniwada · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2018

Background: Communication methods are used to create and increase public awareness of a disease; its causes and treatment; change a person’s or group’s attitudes about a disease; advocate for policy changes in favor of prevention and control, and create social norms that favor he...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2018/v1i325798

The State of Africa in the Global Political Economy

Mohammed Seid Ali & Mengistu Alamineh Mazengia · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2018

Since the Cold War, at international, regional and domestic levels, there have been various dynamics which have been significantly impacting Africa's political economy. Taking the major historical developments prior to 1990s as background premises, this article intends to critica...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2018/v1i325794

Gross Margin and Factor Analysis of Watermelon Production in Patuakhali District, Bangladesh

Bishwajit Sarker, Shankar Majumder, Sheikh Mohammad Sayem & Md. Shaikh Farid · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2018

This study examined the Gross margin and factor productivity of watermelon production in Patuakhali district, Bangladesh. A multi-stage stratified sampling design had been used for the selection of the watermelon growing farmers.  Data were obtained with the aid of a pre-tested s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2018/v1i325792

Women’s Perception on Community Based Development Organization Activities in Imo State, Nigeria

J. C. Olojede, J. O. Oparaojiaku & J. C. I. Ukoha · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2018

Women’s community based organization serves as the apex organization for rural development and their perception in the activities involved should not be overlooked. This is because perception precedes action. The study assessed women’s perception on Community Based Development Or...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2018/v1i325790

Land Ownership and Land Management System in Chars: A Study in Sariakandi Upazila under Bogura District of Bangladesh

A. K. M. Zakaria, Rebeka Sultana, Md. Al Mamun & Md. Menhajul Alam · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2018

Bangladesh is an agricultural country. Her Per capita land in comparison to the number of people is very insignificant and hence the management of land system holds a vital role in the economic and social aspects of the country. Scarce land and  the  rapid  increase  of populatio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2018/v1i225787

Opportunities and Constraints in Ghana’s Informal Sector (A Case Study of Ho Township)

Agbede Philip Sunday & Muddey Komla Donne · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2018

Aims: To determine the opportunities, and constraints in Ghana’s informal sector by examining the structure of the informal sector, identifying the factors influencing people to work in the sector and to determine the salient factors constraining the growth of the informal sector...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2018/v1i225783

The Dynamics of Oil Prices in the Nigerian Construction and Economic Growth

Peter Uchenna Okoye & Evelyn Ndifreke Igbo · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2018

Aims: The continuous reverberation of unstable global oil price change has caused this study to examine the effect of oil price fluctuation on the construction and economic growths in Nigeria. Study Design: Data for the analysis were extracted from different National Bureau of St...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2018/v1i225782

External Debt and Economic Growth of Nigeria: An Empirical Investigation

S. Sajuyigbe, Ademola, A. Odetayo, Tajudeen & Z. Adeyemi, Adewumi · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2018

The study investigates the impact of external debt on economic growth in Nigeria for the period 1999-2015. The data for this study was obtained mainly from secondary sources mainly from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Statistical Bulletins and Debt Management Office. Time series da...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2018/v1i225780

Identifying Factors Affecting to Retailer-manufacturer Relationship Continuity Special Reference to Cosmetics Market in Kandy District

S. M. K. M. M. Samarathunga & Shamini Newton · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2018

Aims: A key issue in the field of relationship marketing is developing and sustaining relationship continuity. By this study retailers and manufacturers can recognize the factors that effect on their relationships and those findings can use to meet their desired relational benefi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2018/v1i225776

Traditional Bureaucratic Culture as an Impeding Factor in Implementing New Public Management in Bangladesh

Naim Ebna Rahman · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2018

Since the independence in 1971, Bangladesh has made a commendable progress in all sector of the state in its 47 years of journey. Over this period it has come across to a long way in administrative reforms under different political regimes. Most of the reforms in the administrati...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2018/v1i125773