Alleviating Poverty in Nigeria through the Improvement of the Labour Conditions in the Informal Economy
A Socio-ethical Enquiry
| ISBN/EAN: | 9783631626061 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Umfang: | 276 |
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23.11.2012
In this study, the author takes the Nigerian situation for offering new opportunities for developing a poverty alleviation strategy that aims at creating decent work opportunities in the informal economy. An important contribution to further development of the Catholic social ethics for Africa and at reducing poverty in a sustainable way.
Samuel Rapu, born in 1968, hails from Asaba and is a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Isselu-Uku. He studied Philosophy and Theology at SS. Peter and Paul Major Seminary Bodija, Ibadan (Nigeria) and obtained a Doctorate degree in Sacred Theology from the Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology, Frankfurt am Main.
Contents: The Problem of Poverty – Informal Economy in General – Poverty and the Informal Economy in Nigeria – Impulses from the Catholic Social Teaching – Poverty Alleviation Strategies in International Discussions – Previous and Current Poverty Alleviation Efforts in Nigeria – Recommendations for an Integrated Poverty Alleviation Framework in Nigeria – The Role of the Nigerian Church in Promoting Decent Work for Poverty Alleviation.
