The Dimensions of Poverty and its Effects on Nigerias National Development

Authors

  • Abdulrahman Adamu

Keywords:

poverty, national development, dimensions, effects, challenges

Abstract

This paper examines the dimensions of poverty and how it affects national development in Nigeria It therefore views poverty as a phenomenon that affects the socio-economic and political conditions of its victims in both developed developing and underdeveloped countries Relying on qualitative data this paper used the political economy approach to argue that the underdevelopment of the productive forces occasioned by politics of primitiveness orchestrated by the political class is largely the cause of the poverty in Nigeria It is against this analytical angle that the paper reveals that poverty in Nigeria has resulted to inequality social injustice conflict crime and consequently leading to political apathy and sometime vote buying during elections With these dimensions it concludes that the nature and character of poverty in the country pose challenges to Nigeria s national development Because sustainable national development cannot be achieved in a poverty ridden nation hence the menaces of poverty are recipes for anti-nation building culture It recommends among others that the poor should be involved in the designing and implementation of policies that concern them due to the fact that they know better the challenges facing them in their various communities

How to Cite

Abdulrahman Adamu. (2022). The Dimensions of Poverty and its Effects on Nigerias National Development. Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 22(F2), 73–81. Retrieved from https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/3995

The Dimensions of Poverty and its Effects on Nigerias National Development

Published

2022-03-09