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Industrial Clusters, Institutions and Poverty in Nigeria

Part of the Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-41151-4

ISBN: 978-3-319-41149-1

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Feb 1, 2017

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Industrial Clusters, Institutions, and Poverty in Nigeria

Oyeyinka, Oyebanke

Pages: 1 –26

[This chapter gives an introduction to the book. It provides the background to the study, including the main themes touched upon—the collective efficiency framework; the organizational structure of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and the relationships between owners and employees in informal...
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The Nexus of Industrial Clusters and Poverty

Oyeyinka, Oyebanke

Pages: 27 –56

[This chapter is the literature review of the book, which locates it within the existing theoretical literature. It begins by demonstrating the links between industrial manufacturing pathway, employment, and living standards. It provides key stylized facts supporting industrial manufacturing as a...
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Living Standards and Industrial Clusters in Nigeria

Oyeyinka, Oyebanke

Pages: 57 –99

[This chapter gives a descriptive historic portrait and evolution of the case study, and its position within the political economy and urban context of Nigeria. It reviews and analyzes background information on poverty, unemployment, inequality, living standards, and planning issues in Nigeria,...
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Industrial Cluster Impact on Employment and Poverty: Analysis of Living Standards

Oyeyinka, Oyebanke

Pages: 101 –129

[This chapter considers the relationship between work and standard of living. First, it pays close attention to the nature and quality of employment, drawing attention to the discourse on informal versus formal employment, given that the Otigba cluster sits on an informal to formal continuum....
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Social Protection and Living Standards in Informal Industrial Clusters

Oyeyinka, Oyebanke

Pages: 131 –155

[This chapter takes a close look at the debate on social protection generally and within the Nigerian context. It shows that formal social protection in Nigeria is small and not far reaching particularly to informal workers and enterprises. This chapter shows that although the cluster ranks high...
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The State, Institutions, and Policy Support for Clusters

Oyeyinka, Oyebanke

Pages: 157 –177

[This chapter discusses the particular role of the state and its agencies and other institutions in leveraging industrial clusters as means of employment and poverty eradication in existing literature. It specifically focuses on the past and current roles of government, its agencies, policies,...
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Conclusion: Industrial Clusters and Poverty

Oyeyinka, Oyebanke

Pages: 179 –190

[This chapter highlights the key findings of this book and recounts the main lessons from the previous six chapters. It revisits the main hypotheses of the book: first, firms in clusters influence the living standards of workers by passing on workplace benefits, which they build upon and impart...

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