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BEYOND SECTORAL SPENDING: SYNERGIES BETWEEN HEALTH AND EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Hussaini Aliyu Jibril, PhD and Mohammed Jibrin Mohammed
Volume 12 Issue 3

This study investigates the synergistic effect of combined government health and education expenditure on human development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), departing from the conventional approach of examining sectoral expenditures independently. The study argues that integrating health and education read more...

HOW OPPORTUNISTIC AND PARTISAN POLITICAL BUSINESS CYCLES INTERACT IN NIGERIA’S OIL-RELIANT ECONOMY: EVIDENCE OF FISCAL POLICY MANIPULATION (1999-2023)

Umar Musa Kallah , Hussaina Sanusi and Nasir Aminu Ibrahim
Volume 14 Issue 1

This study investigates the existence and dynamics of opportunistic and partisan political business cycles in Nigeria over the democratic Fourth Republic period (1999–2023). We investigate the impact of pre-election periods and regime changes (PDP versus APC) using annual time-series data and a h read more...

ECONOMIC GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN VIETNAM: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE GROWTH–POVERTY NEXUS (1992–2018)

Ishaq Saad Idris
Volume 14 Issue 1

This study examines the extent to which economic growth contributes to poverty reduction, using Vietnam as a case study. The relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction has remained a major issue in development economics, with many scholars arguing that sustained growth improves livi read more...

IMPLIED TERMS IN UK EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND THE PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES: A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF LEGAL FOUNDATIONS, JUDICIAL PRACTICE, AND REFORM

Ishaq Saad Idris
Volume 5 Issue 2

This study is a critical analysis of the protection afforded by implied terms under UK employment law, focusing on the principles, interpretation, relevance and reform of implied terms. Express terms are explicit contractual duties of the employer and employee, but implied terms act as a safety net read more...


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