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- On the Socioeconomic Determinants of Households' Access to Safe Drinking Water:Some Evidence from Nigeria
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1 Department of Economics, Gombe State University, P. M. B. 127 Post Code-760214, Gombe, NG
1 Department of Economics, Gombe State University, P. M. B. 127 Post Code-760214, Gombe, NG
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Indian Journal of Economics and Development, Vol 4, No 7 (2016), Pagination: 1-14Abstract
Background/Objectives: This study investigated the socioeconomic determinants of households’ access to safe drinking water alongside the factors responsible for urban-rural inequality in access to safe drinking water in Nigeria.
Methods/Statistical Analysis: Data from 2013 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) was used. The study adopted both ordinary least squared (OLS) and probit regression models to estimate the determinants of access to safe drinking water (SDW). The technique of Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition has also been adopted to assess the urban-rural inequality in having access to SDW.
Findings: The results show that age linear, marital status, household size, awareness, Northern region, female and access to electricity have positive effects on the likelihood to access safe drinking water (SDW). However, age nonlinear, poor, rural locality and time taken to fetch water have negative impacts on the probability to adopt a particular source of SDW. Also, the same factors except female are responsible for the urban-rural inequality in access to SDW.
Improvements/Applications: The study recommended that there should be old age social security for old people, private water selling business, massive electrification, awareness campaign, incentive system, and rural development, to access SDW.
Keywords
Safe Drinking Water, Probit Model, Blinder-Oaxaca.Full Text
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- The Impact of World Trade Organization’s TRIPS Agreement on Access to Essential Medicine in Nigeria: Apolitical Economy Analysis
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Authors
Muhammad Yusuf
1,
Musa Abdu
2
Affiliations
1 Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin, NG
2 Department of Economics, Gombe State University, NG
1 Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin, NG
2 Department of Economics, Gombe State University, NG
Source
Indian Journal of Economics and Development, Vol 6, No 10 (2018), Pagination: 1-11Abstract
Background/Objectives: In view of the trade-off, this paper sought to delve into the implications of TRIPs agreement on access to essential medicines in Nigeria.
Methods/Statistical Analysis: Data from World Bank and World Health Organization were used in the paper. The study adopted some techniques of descriptive analysis like charts and tables in accomplishing its objectives.
Findings: The study came up with the following findings. First, a great number of people living with diseases lack access to essential medicines and the figures are rather increasing on daily basis, thereby resulting in the death of millions of people, due to TRIPs. Second, TRIPs agreement might be seen as a strategic tool used in maintaining and perpetuating developing countries’ dependency on developed world. Third, other factors like distribution challenges, information gap (lack of awareness), and social factors (like stigmatization) are playing subservient roles in restricting people from accessing essential medicines even though some of the medicines are provided free of charge.
Applications: The study recommended that TRIPs agreement should be reviewed; there should be a public-private partnership in the provisioning of the essential medicines; and bridge information gap through awareness creation.
Keywords
Essential Medicines, TRIPs Agreement, Human Rights, Trade-Off and WTO.Full Text
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