JPDS aims to publish the best research on international development issues in a form that is accessible to practitioners and policy-makers as well as to an academic audience. JPDS is an international journal that effectively bridges the gap between academics, policy makers, and practitioners and links the various economic development communities. The journal focuses on contemporary research publication philosophies including blind strict peer refereeing, timely review, regular publication and broader coverage of the field. The editorial board is represented by the world”s reputed and experienced academicians and researchers. The journal is completely open access which has opened the doors for the millions of international readers and academicians to keep in touch with the latest research findings in the field of economics and development studies. Publisher Centre for Social Science Research, Enugu, Nigeria and Zainab Arabian Research Society for Multidisciplinary Issues Dubai, United Arab Emirate. Editorial Policy The Journal of Policy and Development Studies (JPDS) is indexed and a member of Arabian Group of Journals. It is a professional and academic discussion and research in development related issues across the globe. The journal is published four times a year (Feb, May, August and November).

• Vol-11 No-1 (2017)
• - Globalization, Alterity and The Local: Reconstructing and Deconstructing Africanity
• - The Spdc and Challenges of Corporate Social Responsibility: Evidence From The Niger Delta Region, Nigeria
• - Management Information System (MIS) and Business Success: A Technique For Goal Attainment In Hotel Management
• - Need For Recycling: A Panacea To Unemployment and Economic Development In Nigeria
• - Marketing Targeting and Fundraising of Public Universities In Anambra State
• - Ownership and Control of Natural Gas In Nigeria
• - Factors Affecting The Consumer Preference To Buy Online: An Empirical Study On Students of Punjab University,...
• Vol-10 No-4 (2016)
• - Corporate Governance and The Nigerian Banking Sector’S Share Price
• - Understanding Determinants of Demand For Higher Education: Macroeconomic Evidence From Nigeria
• - Financial Inclusion and Nigerian Economy (1990-2015)
• - The Impact of Internal Control On Corporate Sustainability and Economic Development
• - Prolegomena To E-Government and Service Delivery - The Nexus: Evidence From Enugu State University
• - Job Satisfaction and Performance of Librarians In Universities In South East Nigeria
• - Diagnosing The Elephantine Problems In The Implementation of The 2004 Pension Act In Enugu State Civil Service
• Vol-10 No-4 (0000)
• - Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Inflows and Real Sector of Nigerian Economy (2000-2015)
• Vol-10 No-4 (2016)
• - An Empirical Analysis of Infrastructure Investment and Msmes’ Performance In Nigeria
• - This Paper Analyses Empirically The Effects of Infrastructure Investment On Four Critical Infrastructures...
• - Effect of Human Capital Development On Nigeria Economic Growth (1999-2014)
• - Child Labour and Small-Scale Quarry Mining In The Global South
• - Implications of Policy On Extreme Poverty and Hunger In Nigeria From 1999 To 2015: Prelude To Post 2015...
• - Factors Affecting The Jordanian Entrepreneurs To Investment In Malaysia
• Vol-10 No-3 (2016)
• - Corporate Goverance Attributes and Earnings Management: A Study of Listed Companies In Nigeria
• - Effects of Debt Financing On Financial Performance of Firms Quoted On The Nigeria Stock Exchange (2008-2012)
• - Electoral Violence As A Threat To Consolidation of Nigeria’S Democracy
• - Essence of Cheque Truncation System Toward Efficient Financial Service Delivery In Nigeria
• - Military, Civil Rule and Nation Building In Nigeria Since Independence
• - The Impact of Training On Performance of Micro and Small Enterprise Operators In Ethiopia
• - Factors Influencing Tax Compliance Attitude In Ethiopia: A Multivariate Analysis
• - Determinant Factors In Credit Risk Management of Microfinance Institutions In Ethiopia
• - Social Media Communication Affecting Consumer Brand Perception
• - Fiscal Deficit and Inflation In An Oil Rich Exporting Country: Evidence From Nigeria
• - Effect of Liquidity Management On Performance of Deposit Money Banks In Nigeria (2000-2015)
• - Responsiveness of Economic Growth To External Debt In Nigeria
• - The Politics of Implementation of Universal Basic Education Policy In Anambra State Nigeria (2005-2014)
• Vol-10 No-2 (2016)
• - Imperatives of Cash Flow Management As A Tool For Business Success: An Empirical Survey of Selected Firms In...
• - Corporate Financial Reporting: Adopting The International Financial Reporting Standard In Nigeria Firms
• - Women Empowerment: Panacea For Poverty Reduction and Economic Development In Nigeria
• - Community Development and Corporate Social Responsibility In Ebonyi State: An Investigative Study of Selected...
• - Community Development and Corporate Social Responsibility In Ebonyi State: An Investigative Study of Selected...
• - The issue of Gender Inequality In Nigeria
• - Effective Capital Management: Tool For Organizational Growth A Survey of Selected Manufacturing Firms In Delta...
• - The Need For Freedom of Information
• - An Appraisal of Contributions of Negotiation To Business Success
• - World Financial AIDS and Socio-Economic Development: The Challenge of Poverty Alleviation In Nigeria
• - Effects of Internal Audit Practice On Corporate Policy: A Study of Selected Private Enterprises In Nigeria
• - Manpower Development and Employee Service Delivery: A Study of Enugu State Local Government Service Commission
• - Politics of Economic Reforms In Nigeria: A Comparative Analysis of Needs and Sap
• - Deregulating The Nigerian Economy For Enhanced Real Sector Growth
• - A Review of Green Supply Chain Characteristics
• - Comparison of The Effectiveness of Different Methods of In-Service Training On Employees' Performance At...
• Vol-10 No-1 (2016)
• - Determinants of Trade Balance In Jordan
• - Economic Openness and Industrial Development In Nigeria
• - Sources of Funding For Entrepreneurs For Sustainable Growth and Development of Small Scale Businesses
• - Public Library Services and The Attainment of The Social Well Being of Users In Enugu State
• - Politics of Impeachment In Nigeria; A Discourse On Causes and Implications For Democratic Consolidation
• - Micro-Finance Institutions: A Vehicle For Empowerment of Rural Women and Urban Poor In Nigeria
• - Testing The International Transmission of Interest Rate Shocks Using Vector Auto-Regression: Evidence From Cape...
• Vol-9 No-5 (2015)
• - Fiscal Crisis and Its Impact On Local Government Administration In Nigeria: A Case of South- Eastern States
• - Effecting Checks and Balances of Powers In The Local Government System In Nigeria: A Critical Discourse On The...
• - Effective Revenue Utilisation and Substantive Development: A Study of Nnewi North Local Government Area of...
• - Accounting Ratios As A Veritable Tool For Corporate Investment Decisions: A Study of Selected Organizations In...
• - Role of The Youths In Nation-Building
• - Ethno-Religious Identities In Nigeria: Implications For Governance In Nigeria
• - The Challenges of Visionary Leadership
• - Stock Market Development and Economic Growth In Nigeria: Application of Granger Causality Test
• - Perceptions of The Role of Government Policies In Promoting The Growth of Business In Nigeria: A Study of Delta...
• - Democracy, Election and Political Participation In Nigeria: 1999-2011
• - Management Information System As A Veritable Tool For A Sustainable Business Development and Growth: A Survey...
• - E- Administration Implementation In Nigerian Universities: Prospects and Challenges
• - Imperatives of Effective Conflict Management and Resolution In Nigeria Organizations (A SURVEY OF SELECTED...
• Vol-9 No-4 (2015)
• - Leadership Influence On Ethno-Religious Conflicts In The Middlebelt Region of Nigeria
• - Prebendalism As The Albatross To Democractic Practice and National Development In Nigeria: A Critical Discourse
• - Human Resource Management Challenges In Nigeria Under A Globalized Economy: A Study of Innoson Vehicles...
• - Imperatives of Good Industrial Relations Management In The Nigerian Banking Industry: An Empirical Study of...
• - Privatization of Unity Schools In Nigeria: Implications For The Education Sector
• - Reflections On The Realities and Challenges of Income Tax Administration In Nigeria
• - Imperatives of Good Industrial Relations Management In The Nigerian Banking Industry: An Empirical Study of...
• - Youths and Capacity Building: Creating An Enabling Environment
• - Capital Market and Nigeria’S Economic Growth (1980-2013)
• - Corruption In The Imo State Local Government System; A Case of Njaba Local Government Area, 2006-2010
• - Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism In Contemporary Nigeria: Understanding The Emerging Trends
• - Electronic Payment Systems and The N10 Million Cheque Limit Policy In Nigeria: Benefit and Challenges
• - Understanding The Dynamics of Legislative Powers In Nigeran Local Government System: Implications For Rural...
• - Imperatives of Effective Total Quality Management As A Veritable Tool For Corporate Survival and Growth: An...
• Vol-9 No-3 (2015)
• - April 2011: Combating The Nigerian Security Challenge
• - Foreign Private Investment and The Nigeria’S Economic Growth (1980-2013)
• - The Plight of Infertile Women In Nigeria
• - Impact of Interest Rate On Savings On The Nigeria’S Economy (1981-2013)
• - Determinants of Capital Structure Decision: A Research Synthesis
• - Assessing The Cost Implication of Using Gsm By Undergraduate Students In Nigeria: A Case Study of Esut Students
• - The Impact of Training On Employees Job Erformance: An Empirical Study of Selected Organizations In Warri,...
• - Employee Empowerment and Team-Work In Management of Change: Techniques, Challenges and Prospects
• - An Evaluation of Social Services Delivered By Local Governments In Nigeria: A Study of Ebonyi State Local...
• - Assessment of Materials Management and Profitability of An Organization
• - Asset Protection and Financial Statement Fraud: The Audit and Management Function In Nigeria Business...
• - Changes and Continuity In Age Grade Practices In Nigeria: A Study of The Igbo Traditional and Modern...
• - Internal Control and Fraud Prevention In Nigerian Business Organizations: A Survey of Some Selected Companies...
• - The Challenges of Ending Rural Poverty: An Appraisal of National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP)
• - Librarian’S Contribution In The Fight Against HIV/AIDS
• Vol-9 No-2 (2015)
• - Impact of Banks and Other Financial Institutions In Enhancing The Growth of Entrepreneurial Development: An...
• - Monetary Policy and Balance of Payment In Nigeria (1981-2012)
• - Stemming The Tide of Low Budget Implementation In The Nigerian Public Sector: A Search For Effective Budgeting...
• - Improving Public Service Delivery In Nigeria: A Paradigm Shift Between Traditional Public Administration and...
• - Politics of Merger of Political Parties In Nigeria: The Past and Present Efforts To Evolve Two Major Parties
• - Corporate Governance and Accounting Quality: Empirical Investigations From Nigeria
• - An Assessment of Impact of Microfinance Banks On Poverty Alleviation In Nigeria: An Empirical Investigation
• - Vocational and Technical Education: A Solution To Unemployment Among Graduates In Nigeria
• - Effective Talent Management: Key To Organisational Success
• - Federalism In Nigeria: The Past, Current Peril and Future Hopes
• - Rural Development and Food Security Programmes In Nigeria: issues and Challenges
• - Conflict Management and Industrial Harmony: The Nexus
• - State Governors As Albatross To Democracy and Local Self-Government In Nigeria
• - Security Challenges and The Implications For Business Activities In Nigeria: A Ctritical Review
• - The Impact of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Adoption On Financial Reporting Practice In...
• - Impact of Strategic Management On Competitive Advantage and Organisational Performance – Evidence From...
• - Governance and Climate Change In Nigeria: A Public Policy Perspective
• - Performance Effectiveness of Related Product Market Diversification Strategy In Nigerian Companies: Information...
• - Census Politics In Nigeria: An Examination of 2006 Population Census
• Vol-9 No-1 (2014)
• - Restructuring The Political Economy of Public Administration and Governance For The 21St Century: Trumpeting...
• - Local Government Autonomy and Democratic Governance: A Comparative Analysis of Nigeria and United States of...
• - Public Policy Failures In Nigeria: Pathway To Underdevelopment
• - Postgraduate Education and Human Resources Development In Nigeria
• - The Impact of Tax Reform On Federal Revenue Generation In Nigeria
• - Emergency Rule: A Panacea For Peace and Conflict Resolution In Nigeria
• - Ethno-Religious Crisis and Socio-Economic Development In Nigeria: issues, Challenges and The Way Forward
• - Social Security Administration: A Culture of Industrialized Nations
• - Measuring and Analyzing The Effects of Dividend Policy In Banking Profits and Growth
• - The Impact of Micro-Finance On Small Scale Business In Nigeria
• - Market Orientation and Profitability of Quoted Companies In Nigeria
• - Corporate Governance and Audit Committee In Nigeria
• - Monetary Policy and Economic Growth of Nigeria (1981-2012)
• - Banking Sector Reform In Nigeria: Implication and Challenges
• - Critical issues In The Internal Management of The Local Government System In Nigeria
• - The Impact of Real Exchange Rate Fluctuation On Industrial Output In Nigeria
• - Resource Control: Implications For The Economic Development of Nigeria
• - The Joint Account System In Nigeria:Problems and Prospects
• - The Place of Local Government In The Nigerian Federal Framework Authority Or Servitude

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