nigeria Flashcards
(12 cards)
regional importance
- Nollywood
- youthful educationa poulatioon
- manifacturing economy african union
global importance
- african union
- 2.7% or world supplies
effects of economjic development - imporvements
life expectancy now 55 yr
- more enrolled in ssecondary school
- gdp risen
- child mortality decreased
213 - 117
effects of economic development - challenegs
- 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
environmental impacts of economic growth
polluted waters = bad ecosystem and bad water sources
- mining for resources = oils pills and toxic gases
- 80% forests deforested
- 60% slums
large scale aid
world bank provides aid
- 560 milllion for irragation and drangage schemes
- dadin kowa dam
small scale aid
oxfam - helps farmers
short term/ emergancy
2017 - two agencies wanted to avoid conflict between boko haram and gov
- food program given 400,00 life after starvation
bilateral
china suppies weaponds, training, tech but in return nigeria buy the cheap nigerian goods = competition and destroys nigerian buisnesses
= corrpution
shell the TNC
- 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
advantages of TNC
investment, jobs, xpertisem skill, tech
disadvantages of TNC
leakage of profit, environmental damage, low wages, poor working conditions