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Socio-economic And Cultural Factors Militating Against Community Development In Ideato Local Government Area Of Imo State
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1.6 Definition of Terms
For
more understanding of this research work, the researcher has decided to
define some of the terms which would be frequently used for easy
understanding.
Community : Okoh (1989), defined community in line
with this study as group of people living in one geographical area and
sharing the basic condition of common life. Example, family, a village,
town or city, a tribe, among others.
Community development: Thus
simply means all the strategies aimed at promoting the socio-economic
status of the rural communities. It aimed at motivating the rural
dwellers to utilize their full potentials in attempt to embark on the
project that will help better their lots. United Nations in line with
this study defined community development as including the effort of the
government united with that of the people themselves. Thus, the efforts
of the people themselves are united with that of the governmental
authorities to improve the economic and social well being of people to
enable them to contribute fully in national progress.
Development:
The definition of development by Walter Rodney (1972) was used in order
to explain this term. Development according to him implies increased
skill and capacity, greater freedom, creativity, self-discipline,
responsibility and increase in material wellbeing.
Rural: Rural areas
are characterized by their depleted workforce, their rudimentary and
inefficient mode of production, their general lack of basic
infrastructure and social amenities, such as portable water, all season
access road, electricity, schools, medical facilities, market, low level
of health care delivery, nutrition, hygiene, education and social
awareness.
Rural development: According to Ihumodu (2003), rural
development is the process of economic and social progress aimed at
eradicating poverty through the provision of employment, improvement in
the quality of life and satisfying the basic needs of the people.
Rural
dwellers: These are group of individual or persons living in the rural
communities. These group of persons are not urbanized and typically,
much of their land is devoted to agriculture.
Rural Geographical Area: This is a mapped out area of the earth's physical surface, in which rural people live.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Over the years, Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo state has been experiencing a slow rate of development in the area. Based on this therefore, this work was designed toinvestigate the socio-economic and cultural factors militating against rural development in Ideato North Local Government Area. Two hundred respondents were randomly selected and used. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The data collected were analysed using SPSS and chi-square, tables, charts and p ... Continue reading---
