nigeria Flashcards

(12 cards)

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regional importance

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  • Nollywood
  • youthful educationa poulatioon
  • manifacturing economy african union
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global importance

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  • african union
  • 2.7% or world supplies
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3
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effects of economjic development - imporvements

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life expectancy now 55 yr
- more enrolled in ssecondary school
- gdp risen
- child mortality decreased
213 - 117

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4
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effects of economic development - challenegs

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  • low HDI 161 on the chart
  • north less developed l
  • large gap between rich and poor 2/3 pop live in poverty
  • 10,000 tonnes of toxic waste
  • corruption takes 20 billion
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5
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environmental impacts of economic growth

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polluted waters = bad ecosystem and bad water sources
- mining for resources = oils pills and toxic gases
- 80% forests deforested
- 60% slums

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6
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large scale aid

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world bank provides aid
- 560 milllion for irragation and drangage schemes
- dadin kowa dam

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7
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small scale aid

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oxfam - helps farmers

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8
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short term/ emergancy

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2017 - two agencies wanted to avoid conflict between boko haram and gov
- food program given 400,00 life after starvation

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9
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bilateral

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china suppies weaponds, training, tech but in return nigeria buy the cheap nigerian goods = competition and destroys nigerian buisnesses
= corrpution

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10
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shell the TNC

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  • employs 65,000 directly and 250,000 indirectly
  • 91% of contractors are nigerian
  • shell doesnt want to invest due to political instability and corruption
  • militant groups disrupt oil
  • toxic fumes in air
  • iols spills 500 million gallons in delta
  • helped increase GDP
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11
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advantages of TNC

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investment, jobs, xpertisem skill, tech

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12
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disadvantages of TNC

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leakage of profit, environmental damage, low wages, poor working conditions

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