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An Evaluation Of The Impact Of Napep On Entrepreneurship Development In Nigeria
[A CASE STUDY OF IMO STATE]
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It is hoped that the relevance
of this study serves as a ready made tool for government to apply
strategic ways in promoting entrepreneur activities and also to check
the youth involvement in anti-social vices such as fraud, prostitution,
armed robbery etc. which could be minimized. This study also provides an
opportunity for others of government, to accept the reality that
entrepreneurship development stimulates economic growth. The study would
also provide information on the role of poverty alleviation program in
sustaining entrepreneurship activities. Nonetheless, this research will
be of benefit to the government research and social scientist around at
projecting or developing means to enhance the living standard of the
entire society.
1.5 Scope and Limitation Of The Study The study of
poverty alleviation program in the performance of entrepreneurship
development is a broad project to embark on due to the lack of the
continuity of some policies that have been implemented earlier on in
fighting the problem of unemployment and the creation of jobs and also
in the promotion of some
enterprises such as the small and medium and
also for other social entrepreneurs. Therefore, the research wishes to
limit the scope of this study to “an evaluation on the impact of NAPEP
on entrepreneurship developmentâ€. A case study of Imo state. The period
of study cover from 2001-2009. Perhaps, the most debilitating limitation
of this study is the inadequacy of data. The most available data was
not sufficient enough and some of the data available in the NAPEP office
in Imo state were outdated. There was also a limitation in terms of
library facilities as it is only the World Bank, British council, United
Nations and Central bank of Nigeria libraries that have materials
related to the study. The researcher being a full time student had no
enough time to make extensive research. However, the above limitations
could not hinder effective and meaningful research work. Rather they
motivated the research to try to summon them all.
1.6 Hypothesis This
attempt shall test two hypotheses; hypothesis could be alternative or
null hypothesis. Null hypothesis (Ho) is a negative declaration, while
alternative hypothesis (Hi) is a positive declaration.
The study will
test the hypothesis below; Ho: NAPEP has no profound effect on the
development of entrepreneurship. Hi: NAPEP has a profound effect on the
development of entrepreneurship.
1.7 Organization of the Study The
entire research project consist of these chapters. Chapter one consist
of a brief introduction on the background of the study, statement of the
problem, research questions, objectives of the study, significance of
the study, scopes and limitations of the study, hypothesis, outline of
the study and the definition of terms. Chapter 2 would cover the
literature review, comprises of conceptual ,theoretical framework and
the empirical literature, case study review, entrepreneurship challenge
in Nigeria, economic perspective on entrepreneurship, Nigerian poverty
alleviation in enhancing entrepreneurship, brief history of NAPEP,
constraint, on NAPEP in enhancing entrepreneurship, and summary of the
chapter. Chapter 3 deals with research methodology; such as research
design, sample size and sample technique, data collection and
methods,
data analysis techniques, presentation of data, justification of the
method used and the summary of the chapter. While chapter 4 will cover
data presentation and analysis, test of hypothesis, finding of the
research and summary of the chapter. Finally chapter five will contain
the summary of the whole study, conclusion and recommendation and
bibliography.
1.8 Definition Of Terms
Poverty: Poverty is the
state of one who lacks a certain amount if material possessions or
money. It could also be the deprivation of basic human needs such as;
food, water, sanitation, clothing, shelter, health care and education.
Entrepreneur:
An entrepreneur is a person who develops a new idea and takes the risk
of setting up an enterprise to produce a product or service, which
satisfies customer’s needs.
NAPEP: National poverty eradication program responsible for alleviating poverty in the country.
SAP: State poverty alleviation program responsible for eradicating poverty within the state.
YES:
Youth empowerment scheme, which deals with capacity acquisition,
productivity, technology development and enterprise promotion.
UNDP: United Nations development program. This is the United Nations organ for development purposes.
HDI:
Human development index. This is a criterion used by United Nations in
making and positioning a country in terms of standard of living.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The focus of this research “An Evaluation of the Impact of NAPEP on Entrepreneurship development in Nigeria†was to access the impact of entrepreneurship activities in Nigeria, a case study of Imo State. The programme was designed by the government to cater for unemployed youth and jobless person all over the country. To arrive at my conclusion, I administered a questionnaire with some primary and secondary data on different categories to know the percentage of the response to my ana ... Continue reading---
